Me. Just narrating.

I am very impressed with me. I’ve “read” almost two books this week. And by “read” I mean “listened to.” God bless the person who thought of audiobooks. In a day like this, there are so many tasks that are mindless and could be made useful if we could just read while we do them.

Like today – when I spent nearly 4 and a half hours in my car. I needed only to spend 2 and a half, because that’s how long it takes a normal person to get from point A to point B (point A being my friend’s apartment, point B being my home). If you are directionally challenged, like myself, you are at the mercy of your GPS (we lovingly call ours Money Penny) or the guy at the gas station. In this case, I pitched the GPS because I don’t trust it and stopped to ask for directions.

“I’m so lost!” I exclaimed to the young guy behind the counter. He looked a bit flustered. My sunglasses had been hinged upwards to sweep my hair out of my face. If I learned one thing from my mother as a child (and I learned many) it was to always take off your sunglasses. Need to make a turn in traffic? Take off your sunglasses – let those men see your eyes. Want help getting large items out of your car? Take off your sunglasses. Need directions? You get the idea.

“Where are you going?”

As I told him, a queue (that’s a fun word!) formed behind me. I turned and apologized with my sunglassless eyes to the two men. One looked unimpressed. He, obviously, was acquainted with females and our charms.

“Well…” stumbled the clerk boy. “You want to go down this road. I can’t remember what it’s called…”

“Wait. I know where you need to go.” Interrupted the first guy behind me. He quickly paid for his junk food and walked outside with me.

“You want to take this road to the first light. Take a left. Go to the next light. Take a right. And then take that road all the way to your home town! I do it all the time.” He sounded so sure. I trusted him because I’m young and naive! I had used the sunglass trick – surely the man could not lie!

Well, now I’m hyperbolizing a bit. He didn’t lie to me, but he did give me some bogus directions. I went over an hour out of my way. His way led me to home, though, so for that I am grateful. And it did give me the chance to listen to more of The Spellman Files. It was a lovely day for a ride and a good book.