Today was totally awesome. I had 3 “firsts” in one day. Here they are in no particular order…
1) I actually saw a person get bumped (okay, hit, but lightly…not clobbered) by a car in the crosswalk. Scary, right? I know! The worst part, is the stupid chick driving the Beamer while talking on her phone, didn’t even seem to care. Like, rolling down the window for a “Hey, sorry I almost ran you over” would’ve killed her. What a biddy! I’m always so freaked out about this happening - more when I’m driving then when I’m walking. When walking, it’s fair to say that I’m not always as cautious as I should be, often racing across the street in spite of the blinking orange hand, and on a walk sign, not evening stopping to look. I know Mom, I’ll be more careful.
2) I ate a cactus for lunch. Didn’t even know you could do that!!! Marisol made a cactus salad, and despite the fact that it looked a little green bean-ish, I gave it a try. When we inquired about how you make it, she basically said you wash and peel them, mix and enjoy. Now, I’m thinking I can go to Home Depot and buy myself a cactus and skin it. When I said that, without totally laughing at me, said she wouldn’t recommend it. Apparently, you can buy ready to eat cacti at the grocery store. Who knew?!? For those of you that knew this, I probably sound like a huge jackass, but I never thought of a cactus being an enjoyable snack. Shoot me. Verdict - the actual cactus is very bland, but when mixed with lime, tomatoes and avocados, it’s actually quite refreshing. The perfect summer treat. In Mexico.
3) I saw not one, but two crazies on the train within an hour. It was so great! I swear - and Ja-Clint will back me up on this - you NEVER see crazies on the train unless you have out of town visitors. Never fails. So needless to say, I was really excited! The first guy was on the pink line, “singing” (term used loosely) if you will, and then started getting progressively louder and louder, before making the highly illegal walk between the trains. Illegal, but common. But he didn’t go anywhere. He just stood in between them. Which is even more random. If you’re gonna go out there, at least change cars, ya goof ball! Then he came stumbling back in screaming about something. Always hard to tell. By in large, the crazies tend to be mumblers, which makes it all the more entertaining. The second guy was on the Library/State/Van Buren platform, and was holding a crumpled old poster and screaming about some law that was passed in 1996 and how bad it sucked. Not sure what the law was, again, a mumbler, but this guy is still p.o’d like 12 years later. Dude - get a job. And no, annoying me is not considered work. Ugh.
