Last week was crazy for me. The above picture kind of sums up the whole thing. Let’s go down the list.
Monday – Started off with the young lady that I thought for sure was “the one” making it clear to me that she wasn’t the one. That same night I had some crazy guy trip me while playing basketball. I fell on my elbow and scratched it up pretty nice. A few minutes after that another guy and myself collided shins. Once again, a nice bruise to show for it.
Tuesday – Not too bad. Just a $125 parking ticket and I think I spilled some milk or something. Also cut my finger while trying to peel a potato.
Wednesday – I returned to playing basketball. Before I could get to the gym a fire truck was coming my way and the only way to avoid it was to back into some hard snow. Of course the snow dented my rear bumper. Cost to fix? $350. I still go the gym nonetheless because basketball and running are my best stress relievers. This time no shins collided and no one tripped me. Some Edwards Scissorhands person did cut my wrist and drew a bit of blood. On the drive home someones car kicked up a rock that landed on my windshield and cracked it. Cost to replace? $240.
Thursday – At this point I just stayed home to regroup. No basketball, no knives, and no driving. Death was obviously next and I’m not ready to check out just yet.
Friday – I attempted to help someone jumpstart their car. Some how the jumper cables caught fire. Came within seconds of burning me and my car up. Thank God I saw the smoke and quickly took them off.
Then I went out that evening. Hung out for a few hours and had dinner at Park At 14th. Nice little spot in DC. The weather that day was just right. My music in the car was just right. It felt good. So good that I had forgotten all about the disastrous week that was.
From Friday to now, which is exactly a week, nothing but good fortune has come my way. I’ve been in a great groove. I guess the moral of the story is that the world goes on. It’s up to you to go on with it or stop and worry about your problems. Two good quotes I try to live by: “Be too busy in the day to worry and too tired by night to worry”. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional”.
Damn homie, well you’ll be in Jersey soon. I would love to link when you make that move. Let me know.
Most definitely man, let’s link up. March 1st was my intended moving date but some things got slowed up. I’ll be there shortly though.