Ahh, messager of the gods, what have you brought me? Two things, firstly, news of a mighty tournament, the final, apocalyptic showdown! In the left corner, sun tea! *WOOOO* Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is tea, prepared in a jar, left in front of the window, so the sun's smile on it, for a day or two, is twisted into a power for dark eeeeeevil! And, could it be? Yes! In the right corner, it's the amazing iced tea! *WOOO* Huzzah! This tea is taking the other tack, using modern technology to live an ascetic life in the frozen wasteland of my refrigerator, also for a day or two. Stay tuned, ladies and gentlemen, for the eventual taste test, and in the meantime, there's the warm up of traditional hot tea in a cup, to whet your appetite for the DAY ... OF ... JUDGEMENT!!
Umm.. yeah, that was a bit silly. Actually today was a really mixed bag.. When I left work, I found my bike has yet another flat tire. Vehicles suck. So... I inserted myself into the frame of the bike so I wouldn't need to use my hands to carry it, and started the walk home... and along with another pedestrian, almost got run over by some idiot driver who was driving in the middle of the road, speeding by quite a bit. This was one of the rare times in my life where I literally thought that I was going to bite it -- he was coming right at me, despite my being on the other side of the road from where he was supposed to be, and he swerved partly back into his lane only at the last minute. He slowed down a little, said he wished he had hit me, and sped up again, coming close to hitting the other guy. He literally drove close enough that I could've touched his car just by putting my hand out. I wonder what his deal was... maybe he was drunk.
So.. after making my way home, I went out to grab my $4 srees dinner before coming back here to work on school stuff... and happened on the highlight of the evening. I live right near a Yeshiva, and for those of you who don't know what that is, it's a religious school for the more conservative sects of Judaism. Anyhow, they were having a party, with some really good klezmer, and dancing filling the streets. I stopped walking for a bit to watch and listen, and whistled the music the rest of the way to Srees. Unfortunately, they were done by the time I got back -- I was hoping to sit down with my dinner across the street and listen.. But if I'm going to settle down here in Squirrel Hill, get a house, and all that, there'll be plenty of opportunity for that..
I wonder when the bike shop will open tomorrow...
