So, since I started this whole NaBloPoMo thing...uh, yesterday...I have been carrying around a post-it note with topic ideas on it, just incase I am struck with an idea as I am walking home from work, because believe me I would not remember if I didn't write it down right that second. Even with the post-it, sometimes I don't remember what I meant. (I have Annie as one of the list entries... that is all, and I am pretty sure I didn't mean the musical.)
I should have realized that is was completely ridiculous and I would have plenty to write about, like how someone thought I was homeless today.
Here's how it went down:
Scene: Downtown DC, crossing Pennsylvania Ave NW at 14th St. on my way to my second office.
Vendor: Would you like to make a dontation to help the homeless today and buy a copy of street sense?
Me: No, thanks. I can't today.
(Side note: Normally I do, but I didn't have any $1, plus I usually buy from the same guy that stands outside the CVS by my house. It would have been like cheating to buy from this guy.)
Vendor: Hey, can I ask you a question?
Me: Sure.
Vendor: I noticed you seem weighed down by a lot of bags; are you experiencing a bout of homelessness?
Me:(Trying to laugh it off)Nope, just moving between offices right now.
D'oh. So was it the two full bags or the unwashed hair (my hairdresser told me not to!)? And I thought I looked nice; good thing I haven't seen my (possibly gay - that's a topic for another day)crush today.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
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6 comments:
A "bout" of homelessness? What a tactful way to inquire. Also - you can't go a week without washing your hair, it's just wrong! You will have to implement a schedule like I did.
Hey! I was totally going to type "a 'bout' of homelessness"! And then I was going to say "is that what they're calling it these days?" But now you've ruined it! Blog comment stealer!
Actually, I only wash my hair twice a week, because it's very dry, and I put conditioner in every day (it's very very very dry).
I don't think I did anything to help myself when I then walked from work to the gym carrying my towel... It didn't fit in my bag (whiny) any more!
I'm with Sarah - I probably only shampoo 2 - 3 times a week because my hair is also super duper dry.
A bout?! Sounds like a disease.
I've always been a bit of a bag lady, but mostly these days I keep it down to a medium sized backpack. Lucky you hadn't just bought a pillow and were carrying it home with your towel!
Oh it's definitely carrying around a towel. Haven't you ever read a Hitchhiker's Guide?
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