Forgetful

I have been trying to make a conscious effort to write on this more often and be clever and entertaining and I think of things all the time that I wanna write about...and then forget them. So I'm gonna write this now...not that I think it is funny and/or clever but I wanted to write about it...so here.

1. As many of you know, or you know from my "dislikes" on here, one of my dislikes is poor sidewalk etiquette. I'm very impatient, walk too fast for no good reason and am easily annoyed when people are in my way and I am trying to do too many things in too short of a time. So anywhere..thats where it comes from. 

But as I was running today... and I've known this forever... I once again remembered how Terrible my personal sidewalk etiquette is when I'm running. It's horrible and while I get annoyed at the people that stroll and/or swerve in front of me when I'm walking on the sidewalk...they are harming nobody but my own patience. But me? I harm just about everyone that comes in my path and in the most danger of course is...myself. I pay attention to street signs...one ways...walk signals (which mean nothing to me because a) nobody really lets you walk when it says you can b) I wear bright colors so they should see me anyway c) i'm running...so it won't take long for me to get across and d) there is a street I have to cross every 7 feet in this city) but with street parking creating blind spots for everyone and just no tolerance for stopping every second...I just sort of slow and look to see if anyone is coming as I'm walking.

Don't get nervous..I'm never THAT stupid or put myself in THAT much danger...

But today...the car's light was ALMOST red (yellow meaning YIELD!) and though my walk signal wasn't on yet..I just sort of kept running and out of nowhere flies by a car. Quick reflexes and a yell from the guy next to me (a little too late sir) i jumped back and was fine and just kept running but I thought to myslef...while this was not a big deal to me because it happens all the time (I looked at the guy next to me and said O00pps while I was laughing...he kinda smiled but was clearly scared for my life and deep

 down was probably annoyed that I wasnt paying attention) it is SO annoying for everyone else...especailly the people in the cars. It bothers me how utterly annoying I am when it comes to running...but you know what? Everyone runs here so I guess people are used to it....I mean...I'm polite at least and say sorry when I scare the crap out of people...but its kinda like punching someone over and over again and saying sorry thinking it means you can do it again (see also: ANY story I've ever told about a family I USED to babysit for...who thought it was ok to be evil as long as they said please and no thank you) 

This would all be solved if I could just run on a field again:)

So...for now...I will try and be less aggressive when I'm running. I have picked routes that lend themselves to less run-ins like this...but I guess I'll never escape them entirely.

And on another note... I despise runners like me when I am in a car.