A Random Day

I'm sick of my job. I'm sad about this. I love the building I work in, love downtown Tacoma, and love my coworkers. Well, almost all of my coworkers. Sadly, I share office space with one of the most diabolically egotistical women on the planet.She's a silly, stringy-haired thing in her mid 20s. It says bad things about me if I let someone like her bother me, so I usually do a fine job of ignoring her. I think you know where this is going.

Saturday morning obnoxious coworker started in on how she's "Leading the pack" and "In line for an amazing raise!" and "The shining star of Tacoma!" I know this doesn't absolve me, but I'd only had a few hours of nightmare-infested sleep. I...wasn't feeling well. My responses to her were something to the effect of "Grrrowl!" "Grrrrrr!" and "Rooarrrrrrrr!" I sounded like something from a horror movie. I may as well have been carrying a chainsaw. She actually flinched at one point, and yes, I liked it. No, I'm lying. I loved it.

I walked out the door at noon as calm and relaxed as a rabid kangaroo on crack. I was walking with Robert to his car when he decided to accompany me on a walk. That was the start to the Random Day.

Here's a list of what happened on the Random Day, which was, by the way, very enjoyable and which possibly stopped me from leaving a Wendy-shaped bas relief in my 14th floor living room window:

1. Sat and talked for an hour and a half in a zen-like hospital lobby
2. Walked through a hail storm to get back to Robert's car at work.
3. Had lunch at Anthony's at Pt. Defiance
4. Drove into Pt. Defiance park. Passed through groves of lime-green phosphorescent
trees. Drove by the logging museum. Wandered into a covered picnic area surrounded
by majestic trees, amazing Puget Sound views and pristine fresh air. I decided
in earnest,that it's where I'd like to get married.
5. Saw a sign for "Blacksmith demonstration". I fantasized that the
blacksmith was a 6'2, 50 year old dentist who did the blacksmith thing on
weekends to build up his already-impressive biceps. Alas, we were too late
for the demo.
6. Rode the ferry round trip to Vashon Island
7. Made the same wrong turn onto the highway leading to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
that resulted in a ticket New Year's Eve.
8. Went to the T-Mobile booth at the Tacoma Mall to find out how to load photos from
phone onto my computer.
9. Went to Dairy Queen
10. Passed a "Quick Test" booth on exiting the mall, staffed by one guy with a crew
cut and the other with the kind of gigantic, two-foot high spikes in his hair
that were radical 30 years ago. Both men were behind a full-walled glass enclosure
like a zoo exhibit
11. Exited Tacoma mall trying to figure out what they were testing.
12. Passed a "Learn How to Ride!" sign and saw motorcycle neophites buzzing
in a circle around a parking lot.

I think the highlight of the day was the Vashon Island ferry. We've had bizarre weather this week, with snow of all absurd things. We headed out to Vashon Island around 4:30 pm and got some delicious late afternoon sun on the way over. With my eyes closed and the sun on my face, the horrible morning was far from my mind. Watching the sun sparkle on the water, feeling the wind blow back my hair, and taking in the panoramic views was not only therapeutic but divine. I live only three miles from the ferry dock. I need to get out on the water more often, whether it's part of a random day (which I need more of) or a planned one.