Cruel and Unusual Punishment
The summer's gone by quickly I'll be leaving for the Philippines in a day. I officially worked my last shift at Borders last Saturday in which I spent the whole time recovering from stupid Harry Potter night the evening before. Potter night can be summed up in two words- freaks and mayhem. Working in the store from anytime between 9pm to 2am would've been a sufficient catalyst for the suicidal. There was barely any walking room, muchless breathing space. As I walked through crowds of people I was inadvertenly violated by the masses since there wasn't much space to move. Disgusting. I actually found that I was in the newspaper yesterday. A Norman Transcript reporter took my picture at Potter night and my name was in the caption. The only problem is you probably won't recognize me because the photographer managed to only include a shot of my hair in the picture. If you happen to obtain a copy... that big black blurb-- that's me.Before the chaos I was amused by a middle-aged man resembling Kenny Rogers who was wearing a "Vote for Pedro" shirt. I'll really miss Borders since it was probably the most fun I've had working.
And I had another run-in with the cops. I was coming home from Borders at 3am after Potter night and I was tired as hell. Unfortunately, I was greeted with red and blue flashing lights in the rear view. What was it this time? I was going the same speed I always go, I didn't run any lights, I was totally dumbfounded. Suddenly it came to me-- the cop must think I'm drunk. I was so delirious at this point that I grabbed for my change compartment and aimlessly stuck a penny in my mouth. I had learned in Org 2 that a penny neutralizes the alcohol that the breathalizer test detects. But I wasn't drunk at all, just paranoid enough to stick a disease ridden coin in my mouth. I was afraid that if the cop made me walk the line that I'd fail since I was so tired. The penny seemed to work to my disadvantage since talking with a penny in your mouth tends to cause you to slur your words. I just didn't want to spend all my hard-earned money from Potter night on yet another ticket. It turns out she pulled me over for going 37 in a 25 mph zone. I don't know how I pulled it off- maybe because I was so tired- but I managed to squeeze a few tears out just in case. It worked... the kind woman let me off with a warning.
posted by mellokitty007 @ 11:39 PM
1 Comments:
Oh man! Potter mania! If you've ever been to an Anime Convention, it's a whole lot worse! Meanwhile, I hope you're ready for your trip! I am almost there...
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