Surreal Saturday

surreal : marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream ; also : unbelievable, fantastic



This is a rambling post about several non-related events that happened Saturday that created for me a surreal experience. None of this is terribly profound. If you are looking for depth and meaning, you'll need to wait for another post.

1. It was Saturday morning and I looked out the window and there was an absolute deluge going on. Cats and Dogs. I was already at the computer so I pulled up the weather radar:

Do you see it there? It was absolutely pouring and all I got was a shower about 2 pixels in diameter. I laughed out loud. I think I must have had my own black cloud following me around this weekend. I thought about starting an Ark. Well, at least now you know where I live.



2. We drove to Tuscaloosa to begin retrieving my daughter's things, as her academic year was almost over. As I trudged out with her mini fridge and file cabinet on the hand truck it dawned on me: didn't we just last weekend haul all of this stuff in here? I know time flies but give me a break. Her year may have seemed like a long time to her, but to me it had passed in a moment. Surreal. This is also surreal: I just used the words "academic" and "Tuscaloosa" in the same sentence! While there, I also used the word "surreal" in a sentence while eating ribs at Dreamland, (imagine a mouthful of meat and sauce), "these surreal good ribs."



3. Last, but not least, while walking out the front door of a nice store in a nice area of town, there was a lady just standing on the sidewalk. After I walked past her, I did a complete double-take to make sure I had seen what I thought had seen. She was flossing her teeth! I'm all for oral hygeine, don't get me wrong, but come on! Let's floss at home people. Unless you just ate at Dreamland.