why you should wear a bike helmet

today on the way home
i tried to think of any excuse
to cancel my personal trainer today
i simply did not want to work out
every fiber of my being said HELL NO

i got home at fifteen minutes b4
i had to jump on the bike
for the 2.5 mile ride
to my trainer's house
i obviously had no excuse
she sees right thru me
unfortunatly

so i'm riding my usual route
not even half a mile from my house
i notice a white jeep grand cheroke
trying to run a stop sign
i stop to avoid him
he stops suddenly
i proceed across the intersection
and just then BAM!

the mother fucker hit me
i kid you not -- i got hit by a car
granted it wasn't a high speed collision
but still i was hit by a mofo car
and taken down to the ground
if u know me u know i've waited for this day my entire life
hello lawsuit!

he rolls down his window
and is extremely appologetic
he reaches in his back pocket
and tries to give me money
cotinuing to appologize profusly
in what must have been a rusian accent

i noticed the liscence plate on the front of his car
on the bumper that moments ago had collided with me
the thought of getting the number entered my head
then i don't know what came over me
but i found myself saying

"no man, it's cool. keep your money"
as i rode away looked over my shoulder
and said "today was ur lucky day...slow it down"
and rode away -- i fuckin' rode away
don't know why or what drove me at that moment
but it was truly an out of body experience

a few blocks later i saw a dude
in a life size elmo costume
walking down the street
no point other than
another oddity
thought i'd share

monday august 2, 2006
the day drama got hit by a car
who would have thunk it?