Patience

You ever have one of those days that constantly test your patience? Today has been one of those days for me.

My day started with the inexplicable headache... I ran down the checklist of things that could have caused it:

1. Did I eat? Yes, constantly. Been lifting weights so I've been eating A LOT!
2. Have you consumed caffeine? Yes. In the form of one cup of coffee and a soda. It's one of the few addictions in my life... it compliments my vain addiction of starring in the mirror every 2 minutes to flatter myself and my compulsive need to go through my routine (lick the door knob three times, turn it twice, knock once, before entering a room... this may or may not be funny... I guess it depends if you're obsessive compulsive... read a David Sedaris novel and decide for yourself). The above stated is like "Where's Waldo". Find the lies dressed in the stripped shirt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sedaris

But I digress...

At any rate, the headache is there, and I have work to do, which always makes the things on your agenda "not as fun".

I finally decide (after a complete day of work, i.e. music stuff, booking fall tour, new album prep work, etc.) that I need to go out and get some aspirin and something to eat aside from the protein bars, protein shakes, and eggs/toast that I've already consumed since this morning. I do the search for my car keys (surprisingly find them rather quickly), but discover that my wallet is no where to be seen... which is when I remember that I left it in my best friend's car last night. This poses a new problem. I have three dollars in cash on me, not much to eat in the house (save for a can of 100% white chicken in water and ranch dressing), I need aspirin, I need something decent to eat, and my best friend is M.I.A.. What do I do?

Well, I'm proud to say that I came up with a solution (cue the MacGyver theme song again... no, seriously, hit play on the youtube video below and then keep reading):



- I spent $1.61 on Excedrin. "My headache was THIS BIG, but now I took Excedrin, and it gone!"

- I bought Lettuce and one Roma Tomato for $1.04. Combine this with the can of Chicken I have and ranch dressing... voila, salad!

However, this grocery store accomplishment had to wait in line... and wait in line... and wait in line... and wait in line. Nope, my day of patience is not quite over. I fell prey to the ol' grocery store line predicament:

There I am at the grocery store. There are several lines to chose from (roughly 10 check stands... all open). Which one do you chose? This isn't the kind of question that anyone really asks themselves, right? You just pick a line (normally the one populated with the people that only have a few items). Well, the line I picked was a bad choice. The person in line two people ahead of me had only one item, unfortunately, it required a price check (that took about 5 minutes). Then the next person in line had a price check (go figure). Lastly, the person directly in front of me had a dispute with the price on a few of her items (which caused another price check). Meanwhile, I decided to pass the time by watching everyone who joined an adjacent line leave in a timely manner with their delicious groceries.

You have to smile in situations like this; it happens to us all and makes me a little more thankful for the days that go completely right. Patience is a virtue, right? I'm working on it.

I went surfing again with my friend Marcus a few days ago (and when I say surfing, I mean this loosely... like it's a good day of surfing when I can stand up on the board when I catch a wave). But, I guess I should save this for my next blog... I'm going to be late for my gig at Aurora... need to take a shower still!

Hope your day found you with some patience.



~ Mike