Thursday, March 15, 2007

Today was another long walk, thanks to the car. The mechanic needed to fix one more thing, so I drove it to the garage, then started the long walk to work. Five miles. I did the exact same walk on Tuesday, but today was better because it was cooler and cloudy, and I think all the walking I've done in the past few days has made my legs a lot stronger. Along the way I thought about all kinds of funny things. Like the twin brothers that used to live across the street from me when I was little and how we used to eat the wild clover in our yards because it tasted surprisingly good. And I wondered things, like why did whoever painted the metal gate guarding the parking lot I walked by pick that shade of green? Stuff like that.

I stopped and got coffee in a cafe that I normally drive to, and while I was waiting for the restroom, I read a flyer for some self-actualization thing. The headlines were like, "Who really are you? Do you know your full potential? Why do you feel the way you do?" And I thought, "I'm in my 30's. Those questions are no longer fun or interesting."

I got to work after an hour and ten minutes. A couple hours later the mechanic called and said, on second thought, what I should really do is drive my car around for a few days with the new parts they put in on Tuesday so that next week they can more accurately do the readings to see what maintenance my car needs. So not only was my walk today completely unnecessary, but it means I'll be doing it again some morning next week.

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