today, i was driving to the post office in wallingford. i was at 45th and stone. and across from me, on the sidewalk waiting to cross, were three people. there was an older women, with white hair, holding a “to-go” styrofoam box from some restaurant. her companion was a younger woman. i didn’t pay too much attention to her. she doesn’t figure much into the story. standing in front of them, reading a weekly newspaper, was a bohemian type of guy, with a green hat. when the light changed, the white haired woman, while talking to her friend, reached a hand forward and SHOVED the bohemian guy into the cross walk. she wasn’t even looking at him that much. she didn’t shove him hard, she was, after all, sort of an old lady. with one hand full of left overs. but you should have seen the utter shock on the face of the guy! he was stunned. then he stepped aside and gave them they international gesture for “no… after YOU.” letting them go first. in an annoyed, but still shocked, kinda way.
you can’t really blame him for being annoyed. shoving is rude.

here is my voyager card of the day:

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SETBACK
Just as the earth suffers devastation and disaster, your most beautiful, prosperous, solidly organized projects and plans – on which you depend and bank – encounter setback: a drying up of resources (drought), a sudden ruination (hurricane, forest fire, volcanic eruption), a block (wall), or a parting of ways (abandoned village).
oh for pete’s sake. i hope it’s referring to the resources i already know about. because i don’t have any other resources to dry up. i’m an empty shell. the IRS left me FOUR FUCKING DOLLARS AND SIXTY-ONE CENTS out of my paycheck today. dear internet friends, that is not enough to live on, is it?
Defeat and difficulty are regenerative, as are the earth’s natural disasters. The earth’s healthy new seeds symbolize this new life. For every storm, there is a rainbow. Take one step back – a strategic retreat – to go two steps forward through the newly open door of opportunity. As it is said, make lemonade out of lemons.
as long as there is a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow.
let’s examine all the new possibilities that will come with my being poor. hmm…. ok. i admit it. i’m not coming up with much. but i’m not exactly ready to look at the silver lining yet. fucking IRS. give me a couple of days. i was getting better over the weekend, until i saw how much they left me. s’ok. i’m going to get that levy released before the next paycheck.
how fun is it that i just air my dirty financial laundry out in public like this? pretty fun, huh? maybe after all this financial stuff is settled, i’ll discuss my intimacy issues.

*jodi looking dubious*