Today

An icy blanket has fallen over the DC metropolitan area. Federal government has decreed that employees are to come in two hours later. So after enjoying a nice cozy breakfast with family, I scooted upstairs to finish my morning toiletries. My mom fretted and my dad worried, because they didn't want me to drive on the icy roads. I poo-pooed their concerns, rather looking forward to my adventurous drive on the road. The ordinary has become tinged with a little excitement and I'm always attracted to excitement.

Driving out of my neighborhood proved the most harrowing. The roads have not been cleared, and it was caked with a thick layer of ice and snow. There were tracks laid down by previous intrepid explorers however and I very dutifully followed the already trodden path, going at the breakneck speed of 5 mph.

Later on the road, two things pissed me off. One was when people foolishly decide to walk on the cleared roads, regardless of whether or nor they were for pedestrians. I pictured a bowling ball knocking down pins, that's how it would look if my car were to skid out of control and slam into those g-damn idiots. I was mad that they not only put themselves in danger, but they also made me risk manslaugther. Needless to say, while passing by these people, I drop to almost a crawling pace, just so I won't have to go to jail for their idiocracy. I gave them the evil eye though and by God, I hope they felt that.

Second thing that pissed me off was when I was trying to inch my way ever so gingerly to another lane. A car behind me had the audacity to travel at, gasp!...30 mph. How dare he go so fast?? In short, he zoomed into the lane that I wanted to change into and forced me to sharply turn back into my own lane. Pissed off by this bad driver decorum, I immediately changed lanes and began tailgating him at the heart pounding speed of 35 mph. Then I had to laugh because I felt like we were in turtle world and though we were both in reality crawling, there was still road rage.

Anyway, today's the dreaded Vday. Hope everyone has a decent day and don't get too hung up over the Hallmark propaganda.