My Morning Walk
Got out of bed. Glanced at my computer. Said good morning to some friends. Brushed my teeth. Changed my clothes. Changed them again. Brushed my hair. Checked the clock. Put on my socks. Put on my makeup. Put on my shoes. Said good morning to Confucious. Said good morning to my kid. Fixed my bed. Fluffed up my pillows. Closed my closet door. Turned off the Prince CD. Checked lipstick. Signed off on AIM. Went to kitchen. Foraged for food. Grabbed Timbuk2 bag. Grabbed laptop bag. Dangled keys so I can hear them. Closed door behind me. Clicked alarm on car. Laptop in trunk. Timbuk2 in front. Turn on radio. Put in ATL CD. Track #4. Bump that shit. Off we go.
Traffic not too bad. Pass a Maxima. A truck. Two lanes over. Nod my head to the music. Signal to change lanes. Take my exit. Zoom past a truck. Turn right. Mad dog someone on a cell phone driving too slow and swerving. Turn left. Go up the hill. Peace sign to the firemenses. Turn left into garage. Park. Grab Timbuk2. Sling it over shoulder. Grab umbrella. Walk to office.
See the dog who is always walked by a woman now being walked by a man. Wonder where she is. Hope she's okay. See coworker, dodge and run to building. Go up two flights of stairs. Give a peace sign to my boy at the front desk. Take out keys. Open door. Throw down bag. Monitor on. Speakers on. CPU on. Throw off jacket. Sit and wait for network registration. *******. It's on. Log back onto AIM. *********. Respond to IMs. Check email. Barely awake, call homegirl to get coffee.
Go to ATM. Insufficient funds. Fuck me. Manage to work it out. PLEASE TAKE CASH. Hear the beeping tones of joy. Grab the fetti and walk to cafe. Meet homegirl. Order Almond Roca Soy Mocha, medium. Grab banana bread. Fork out cash. Sip. Talk. Dodge conversation when boss walks in. Get up. Go back to office. Rain on face. Rain in coffee.
And it wasn't until I got outside and felt drizzle on my face and watched droplets fall in my coffee that I woke up. My days are starting to get longer, and my mind isn't as sharp as it should be this early in the morning. As we walked back to the office, I watched my coffee get doses of drizzle, and I wondered if it would be safe to consume. I pondered this a few more steps and got thirsty, so it's all good. Back to reality. And the drizzle didn't fade the coffee one bit.
Voodoo
Wednesday, April 10, 2002
I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people who annoy me. ~Fred Allen
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