Another slow night at work it was.
I had a car repair bill of almost $900. Oh well, what can ya do? It is what it is man. These are superficial things. My sister was so kind as to loan me her car for a few days while she was away on business.
Well, I had to get a ride to work one more time so I called and asked Dave to send someone cool. He sent this woman who has been driving a taxi for quite a while and unfortunately that is all she capable of talking about. And talk she does. Non stop. There is no way to interject a new thought or premise as she goes on and on about this and that and then this happened and that happened. A right bloody nightmare it was, an unsettling way to start the day but it is what it is.
Once safely in my cab I gave my buddy Tim a ride home to Whitman. Tim is great theater and the conversation swung from religion to science to cartoons and back again.
When I got back into town I got a request to pick up Ashlyn [an anglicized/americanized version of the Irish Aisling] who is one of our favorite regular customers indeed.
Later me and crazy Eddie talked about movies, particularly "Down By Law." Ed believes that guys talk about movies more than women do and I suspect he has a point but I can't say I understand why that might be.
I had a car repair bill of almost $900. Oh well, what can ya do? It is what it is man. These are superficial things. My sister was so kind as to loan me her car for a few days while she was away on business.
Well, I had to get a ride to work one more time so I called and asked Dave to send someone cool. He sent this woman who has been driving a taxi for quite a while and unfortunately that is all she capable of talking about. And talk she does. Non stop. There is no way to interject a new thought or premise as she goes on and on about this and that and then this happened and that happened. A right bloody nightmare it was, an unsettling way to start the day but it is what it is.
Once safely in my cab I gave my buddy Tim a ride home to Whitman. Tim is great theater and the conversation swung from religion to science to cartoons and back again.
When I got back into town I got a request to pick up Ashlyn [an anglicized/americanized version of the Irish Aisling] who is one of our favorite regular customers indeed.
Later me and crazy Eddie talked about movies, particularly "Down By Law." Ed believes that guys talk about movies more than women do and I suspect he has a point but I can't say I understand why that might be.
I found myself near a sort of fast food Thai restaurant so I grabbed some crispy sesame chicken, broccoli and brown rice and listened to the Celtics game whilst dining on this magnificent feast in the parking lot. The C's beat the Hornets 89-77 maintaining a healthy 14 game lead in the division. The food made me so tired that I nodded off for about a half hour. Once you hit 50 this tends to happen more frequently.
There were only a few more fares, one was a nice lady from Alberta who has had Oilers season tickets for many years.
Soon the drunkards began to emerge from the shadows and I got them all home safe and sound.
You know what I'd like right now? A nice cup of tea. I recon I've drank less than 50 cups of tea in my whole life. They say green tea particularly is very good for you. When I get settled in my new apartment I'm gonna stock some tea.
I had a fare the other night and we were talking about Amsterdam because that's where the dude just came from. I asked what he did for work. "I'm a scientist" he said just as matter-of-factly as if he sold shower curtain rings.
That sounds pretty good, doesn't it? Try saying it by yourself there at home in the tub. "I'm a scientist"
He said he didn't have any problem with me using it.
I had a fare the other night and we were talking about Amsterdam because that's where the dude just came from. I asked what he did for work. "I'm a scientist" he said just as matter-of-factly as if he sold shower curtain rings.
That sounds pretty good, doesn't it? Try saying it by yourself there at home in the tub. "I'm a scientist"
He said he didn't have any problem with me using it.
