Momma Said, Momma Said
Good Lord, you know when you’re having one of those days like you never should’ve left the house? Yeah, that’s me today. And Mercury went direct today too so wtf? I need to be updating my resume right this second but if I don’t do this post now I will forget and then it’ll be old news and I won’t do it. I know that routine all too well.
I Left this morning to go to the main library only to arrive and see that it’s closed and doesn’t open till 1:00. DOH! Okay, Golden West College library is only two more miles so no problem, right? Wrong lol. I get about 900 feet and my chain slips off my cruiser which makes my bike a no go. Great. How hard can it be, right? HA. I got so frustrated because I just watched a seven year old on YouTube do it with little to no effort no problem. I tried and tried and tried, said a few choice words (lovingly of course) and shed a tear of frustration and tried again but to no avail.
I don’t know how many cars passed me by besides a shit ton which frustrated me even more considering my angle message this morning was to be an Earth Angel today and help those that may seem struggling which is funny in itself because I do that everyday anyway but whatever nobody’s counting. After what seemed like an hour but was really only like fifteen or twenty minutes, being the sarcastic little Earth Angel that I am I said out loud, “okay guys (speaking directly to my brigade) I could use a little help right now yes I could, thanks in advance.”
I kid you not, not even two minutes later the landscaping guy who was mowing whatever softball field that’s right there asks me if I need help. I smiled and said I sure do. He kindly came around and showed me a better way to put the chain back on. I didn’t even catch his name which is rude and I feel bad about but next week hopefully he’ll be there again so I can take him a tall guy or some cookies or something. I told him I appreciated him more than he knew and went on my merry way.
Get to the college after peddling my ass off against the wind for half a mile, now I know why they have motorized beach cruisers which in my opinion is cheating, I’ll just walk it till I can ride again. Finally found the library after asking like five people who had no clue. Really? You go to this college and you don’t know where your library is? Believe it. Finally I found a map and was like I’ll find it myself thanks only to find out you need a fucking mask to enter. BLESSED BE, REALLY!?!?
Should’ve stayed put this morning. It’s barely noon.
— Melissa Parker
— Your Friendly Neighborhood Fearless Leader