Today was fairly interesting... I get out of class and pass by the Fisherman's Market on the way home, so I say what the hell, I'll stop by and get a taco, why not. So I get in there, and the cook gives me a couple extra tacos just for stopping in... I'm off to a good start...
Then I go outside and there is a black man on a bicycle with a box of ju ju bees coming my way... He comments to me that the man accross the street, lying on the grass is dead and that we should go check on him... I suggested we hit him with a ju-ju bee to see if he is just sleeping... So the random stranger insists that we go over and check on him. So I figure why not, it's Eugene, let's go check on the passed out kid in front of Hollywood Video. So I get over there and the black man insists that I shove some candy in the guys mouth to see if he's ok, he assures me that he knows the himlick manuver if anything should go wrong... I am totally freaking out about this, I mean what if the guy is passed out, I wouldnt want anyone shoving candy in my mouth while I was sleeping, and for all I knew the kid was gonna bite me! But after five minutes of stalling the guy woke up and said he wouldn't mind a JuJubee...
The black man introduced me as Electra, a nice name, seeing as he didnt know mine... And then insisted on escorting me back across traffic to my car. That was really strange, I am pretty used to atracting strange people, but never know where I will meet them next. He also commented on what odd people live in Eugene and how anyone passing by seeing a white girl with a black man would automatically assume that he was a pimp. I thought that was a little odd as well, but it was interesting to see the world through a different perspective and make some observations about people's conceptions in this town...
So all be told, free tacos, random strangers, and JuJubee's made for a pretty interesting afternoon.
I am staying in my house, I have had enough fun for one day...
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Wow. I don't have anything else to say except...wow.
Why is it you get all the interesting people? I just attract panhandlers. And they all use the same story about their car running out of gas and needing to make it to Florence.
By the way, can you spare some change? I'm trying to pay a fee to get into a cool blog club.
A likely tale... and then you'll need some cash to buy a small child, right... I have seen it before, and I know the money would probably go to drugs...Nice try : )
Yeah, the freaks really do come out of the woodwork when I'm around... The really crazy ones say they were drawn in by me eyes, ha, right...
On the subject of magnetic personalities, my sister and I go through an unusual number of light bulbs, since they burn out once we get within 5 feet of them. It's always really funny walking home with her, the lamp posts go out one by one till we are left stumbling in the dark. Guess we just have good luck.
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