A microbial neck sprain, loitering at the gym, and turning laundry a social event…

~Tuesday~  I stepped outside at 8:20 with every intention of hopping in my car and driving over to the Wolfline stop, but decided to take a chance that the city bus was destined to arrive at its mode, 8:22. Not that the concepts of “bus” and “destiny” should ever be conflated. The bus arrived at … Read more

A study abroad Wordle, the Raleigh police calls, a sad engineer, and a pool in the bar…

~Saturday~  I was up early this morning after sleeping almost 12 hours. Glorious. I made moves in the five of seven active Scrabbles in which it was my turn, while i had coffee and a whole grain bagel with some honey walnut cream cheese on it. I spent a couple hours scraping all the text … Read more

A not hot ear cigarette, a memorable bug, Laziz Biryani Corner, and a weepy Glee episode…

~Tuesday~  I drove to the Wolfline #9 Greek Village stop at Avent Ferry and Gorman, where I had a very short wait for the bus. At the next stop, the one with the infamous sign that’s now correct, a man was handing a pamphlet to an Asian girl who was waiting for the bus.  I … Read more

A tomato omelet, a question for Greg, Amy passes, happy mail, savory bruschetta, & inverted biceps

~Saturday~ I woke up at three after eleven and the first thing I thought was, “Mrs. Chason’s funeral is starting right about now.” My thoughts are with you, my friend. My next thought was, “I have to run over and water Joe’s indoor plants some time today.” For breakfast, I made a cheese, onion, and … Read more

Holey knees; if it weren’t for bad luck, she’d have no luck at all; deadly artifacts; and a $$$ trip

~Thursday~  Once again, I was ready between the 30-minute interval of the city bus, so I rode over to the Avent Ferry and Gorman Wolfline #9 Greek Village bus stop, which would be a convenient place to pick up my car after a luncheon I would be attending down the road on Avent Ferry. Since … Read more

Is the bus close, credit card fraud free-for-all, a really misplaced modifier, & smokes for dancing

~Wednesday~  I was running way behind this morning, so much so that I caught the #9 Wolfline at the Gorman and Kaplan stop at 8:40. When I arrived at the stop, a student was there waiting and seeing me look at my CrackBerry, she asked, “Is it close?” “Yes, it’s at the stop before this … Read more

A quiet conversation with the air, a hellbent lost and found task, and not being a dog…

~Tuesday~  I was at the city bus stop at 8:16, where after ten minutes of just standing there, the back of my shirt was wet with sweat. Can you say humid as f*ck again? And zero breeze. The bus arrived at 8:26, and not a moment too soon. I’ll give you a topic, “Neither Hot … Read more

An eating kinda day, a lost and found credit card, 1000% humidity, and girls night out drag show…

~Friday~  Looking in my wallet this morning, I noticed that my credit card was missing. I checked two other places in the house that it could possibly be—to no avail. I quickly reviewed yesterday’s activity, remembering that the last time I used it was last night at the grocery store, and I made a mental … Read more

The enforcer/aggressor, Sadlack’s bar, “luck,” wi-fi and hand-waving, and fruitless errands…

~Thursday~  I was at the city bus stop at 8:17. Checking Facebook status updates while waiting, I sent an email to myself with a link to an article called, “Why Some People Have All the Luck,” that my friend Rob Shook posted and commented about. The bus arrived at 8:20, with The Enforcer at the … Read more