april 5, 2008

I can still smile when I’m mad.

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Just to prove to myself that this day didn’t completely go to shit, here is a list of the good & sometimes shocking moments of my day:

* It was a perfect day outdoors; just the temperature for me to wear my striped sweater.
* I took Sofie for a walk & halfway through, I was stopped by a car on the road. The passengers in the back seat rolled their windows down & right when I was expecting some obscene or rude remark, a boy (or maybe it was a girl) yelled: “Excuse me… excuse me… were you on Top Model??” [America's Next Top Model, he/she meant.] I laughed & said, “No… I was not. But thank you.” & everyone in the car — there were at least 5 passengers — exclaimed “Ooooh, wow!” in unison. I’m guessing they were disappointed or shocked or something. I continued laughing as they made a u-turn to go the opposite direction. Had they had changed their destination, or did they come my way on purpose, only to strike up a conversation with me? Hmm.
* I have finally had a good hair day! It seems like it has been ions since the last one & I was flaunting my good hair all day around my apartment, around my neighborhood, walking to my mailbox, taking out the trash, etc.
* I went to my [wretched] doctor’s appointment & managed to only be 10 minutes late, despite navigating side streets on my own for the first time. Traffic was terrible! The visit with my Doctor went well, but that was to be expected. We really had nothing to talk about so we talked about Jonathan instead. He had asked; I suppose he was curious. So, I started bragging about him, telling him what Lover does, with this huge goofy grin on my face. I was trying to suppress my giddiness, but it was impossible. All the while, he just nodded, listening & saying “Ahhh” from time to time. He was impressed, I think. Upon bragging about him, it made me miss Lover a bit, in spite of our tiff this morning. (Which reminds me… I haven’t seen him all day & it is nearing 9pm.)
* Lover went to his friends house after work today, which worked perfectly for me. I drove to Target & refrained just enough that I only bought what we really needed. (Bravo, Ev’Yan. Bravo.) I did splurge & bought a Milky Way for myself & decided to butter Lover up with some peanut butter flavored Dibs. While driving to Target, I passed by California Pizza Kitchen & decided that I was going to have one of their pizzas for dinner. So I bought a CPK frozen pizza at Target & scored the last package of bottled root beer in the whole store. I was beaming by then.
* Checking out at Target, a girl approached me & said, “Excuse me Miss, but are you that girl that played on Friday?” Little question marks were probably obviously seen forming on the top of my head. I’ve never seen this movie. Was this a compliment or an insult? & man… I’m sure getting this a lot today! I laughed, flattered & told her that no, I was not & I have never seen the movie. Again, this person seemed disappointed because she let out a huge sigh while exclaiming “Mannn.” I asked the checker if he knew what she was talking about & he said he didn’t. So I moseyed on home with my groceries, a little hitch in my step, happy that I was complimented & happy that I had my dark chocolate Milky Way home.
* I came home & enjoyed a quiet dinner alone, dining on my pizza while sipping my root beer.

Lover just notified me that he’ll be arriving soon. I have to admit… I’m a little bummed. Because now this means we’ll have to talk & I don’t feel like talking about anything. I want this day to finish in a good way. No hard feelings to Lover, of course.