The Eleventh Little Indian Boy

Tuesday, August 12, 2003:

I'm having one of those brittle days where all existence hangs by a lone thread of insanity: Woke up. Couldn't find toothbrush. Used finger. Went outside to fold blankets on couch. Heard a crack. Looked down. Glasses smashed. Hopped a shower and came out to discover....didn't pack a clean change of drawers. Commando ( until I got to work where I changed ). Drove out to fulfill an appointment during lunch. Got lost. Late upon return. Went to cafeteria for a quick bite. Ran into woman. Both trays disheveled. Berrated by woman. Cleaned up mess by hand. Got back to desk and took a bite of my salad. Strangely inhaled as I swallowed. Tomato got stuck in trachea. Hacking noises ensued. Reached down in to throat and pulled tomato out. Neighbors gathered to see if I was ok. Lots of laughs. And that brings us up to speed for this glorious day.

*Update to the aforementioned glory....purchased a cheap game on Ebay only to find out that it was for a rival system, accidentally sprayed myself with the extension hose while washing dishes....twice, outscored 9-4 in 3 games of Winning XI, rocked by the Capitol in Live 2003 ( Cato and Griffin....sigh ). Tomorow is another day....

I unexpectedly ran into an old friend at the fisherman's wharf yesterday ( not Pier 39.....more like Pier Geraldine ). Her name is Paracelsus. It was a chance meeting indeed, for earlier in the day, I was just catching up with all of her past emails that I had saved throughout the summer. No, it wasn't like I was saving them for sentimental reasons. Purely out of initial skimming due to anticipation of length. You see....Paracelus is a writer....which would make me a lazy monkey. Anyways, it was really cool b/c the time was well spent catching up and forming mental pictures of the many trials and experiences a Christian endures while travellling in the world abroad. Highlights for me were: The experience of "dating a rebel".....( shotgun on a motorcycle....not dinner with Fidel Castro ), Finding out about how Wycliffe is doing out east and learning that her home has many peculiar creature features, one dollar will buy you a bowl of pho twice the size of PPQ, Thai people are seemingly among the friendliest in the world, always look before you jump, and finally.....the familiar grin of a friend transcends the boundaries of time and space......Accueillir Paracelus de maison!

Peculiar thoughts from days gone by: Experian, Yahoo autos, Bend it like Beckham, boiled chicken, the return of Stephen Davis up the middle, Dive, Sentinal / Ryu / Guile, yellow roses, farewell incredible Hulk, kitty litter, water wars, and drool. Unexpected drool while clipping toenails next to a bowl of salsa...haha...hilarious!!!

Late.



LIB // 3:19 PM

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