Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Moment of Clarity

I sprained my ankle last night, nothing serious mind you, but ridiculous and embarrassing. I was walking to the bus and stepped on what looked like a curb covered in vegetation, but was in fact, just vegetation. This happened of course, across the street from a large group or attractive men playing basketball (not that they noticed) and right in front of a super attractive cab driver. (Why is that when I take cabs I only ever get old guy drivers?)

Blushing through the embarrassment of responding to the cabbie’s concerned inquiry and having to crab walk myself out of the street and onto the sidewalk I realized two things. One, I’m far more concerned at this moment with what a group of basketball playing strangers and an attractive cab driver think of me then I am about having potentially seriously injured myself. And two, if I can’t walk the rest of the way to the bus I can’t afford to get home.

Sometimes, my life is sad.

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