I am typing in this right now to take my mind off of the abysml Bears game happening in the background. I was having a great day until that dumpster fire ignited. It began with an early morning COVID test. I was exposed to someone who popped up positive last week but there was no way in hell I would be willing to work from home for 2 solid weeks if it can be avoided. Truth be told I was a little suspect of the diagnosis but current laws prevent me from calling bullshit so I did it for myself with science. I would really like to tell the story of me not believing someone who claims to have a pandemic but this particular employee has enough trouble and I would hate for this annoying little hobby to land me in a deposition situation. Let me just sum up by saying this occurrence of the disease is a convenient coincidence.
Anywho... as I waited to get a stick jammed into the back of my skull through my nose hole I caught myself staring into the vehicle next to me. It was a fellow around my age who appeared to be having an extremely animated FaceTime call. Upon further review he seemed to be dancing as best he could from a seated and buckled in position. It took about five straight minutes of watching to figure out that he was filming something for social media.
I had rolled down my window all the way and was half hanging out trying to catch which song was playing on repeat in his car when my nurse rolled up and nasally assaulted me. While I was recovery cough-choking she glanced over at the same car I had been studying and said "we all think he's filming TickTocks." I blinked through my tear filled eyes to try and focus when she continued "we keep skipping him so we can all watch from inside. He hasn't noticed like 10 people have gone before him."
I admire that group of healthcare professionals working on a Sunday morning finding and embracing whatever entertainment comes their way. I would bet that dude was there for quite a while because he didn't notice my dumb ass the entire time I glared at him. I'm not sure if I like doing anything that much. But I just wanted to get away from my assailant and wait the two rapid hours for my results. I had some time to kill so I ended up in a furniture store. I've been idly shopping for a rocking chair to augment my living space a recliner of sorts but my cheap ass is unwilling to spend a thousand dollars on a chair.
I have almost purchased two FaceBook marketplace chairs but both sales were waived off on initial inspection. One smelled like a cat bathroom from four feet away. My first clue should have been the fact that it was sitting on the driveway waiting for me. When I tried to take a pass the guy immediately dropped from a hundred to twenty bucks. No thanks. The next one looked fine but the seller looked like a movie villain. I'm not sure what crimes could be committed with or in a recliner but I was not interested in finding out. If a chair could have bad juju, then this one did. That dude got real salty when I declined and tried to charge me a cancellation fee. I laughed out loud then thought better of it as the chair could be his lure. I just left.
I'm probably better just buying from stores so that's what had me wandering a slumberland. They has a lot of flags proclaiming SALE so I stopped in. I was pleasantly surprised to find adequate seating for under $300 and it was in stock. New in the box I will be picking it up from the warehouse this week. Apparently it is last years model or some bullshit I care nothing about. So a new thing will be moving into the apartment. Now I must choose something to leave...