Originally posted on September 14, 2009
Current mood: enlightened
Category: Life
Even with the
Frankenstein-stitched gaping hole replacing the spot in which a problem wisdom
tooth once sat, I spent my week long vacation (last week) in relatively high
spirits. Sure, I had a
few low moments but low moments are par for the course, right? I spent most of
my time looking through video clips and getting "inspired" for future ChaunyShort movies with the slamming video
software Sis bought for me. As far as nightlife related stuff, I found Sunday night
particularly enjoyable. I got to be all "edgy and
sexually liberated" which are two things I am anyway but I rarely
show those sides of myself in public nowadays. I just wish the video of that
night had come out better. Because of a live band (for Memorial Day), Sunday
Karaoke was moved to the other side of the pub, which happens to be "midnight" dark, not good for recording usable
video footage. Absent of video proof, I can tell you that Sunday night
kicked azz and the rest of my vacation week did it's best to keep the momentum
going. Aside from a few woulda coulda
shoulda moments and a couple of Ambien-fueled texts, the only
real low point came when I had to unleash The
Kraken on a couple of
Walgreens employees when picking up prescriptions for my just-removed wisdom
tooth...not a good time to test one's patience, especially mine. I was so angry that I was physically shaking after the
encounter. However during my much deserved tirade, the only things
shaking were the boots of the initially rude Walgreens employees. They knew they
were wrong but it took a little not-so-gentle "coaxing" from me to get
them to admit it. I hate it when I let people make me that mad and I hate it
even more when I'm deduced to angrily reacting to people in public. The silence exercised throughout the entire pharmacy area
was deafening. It wasn't a pretty scene folks. After a feeble attempt at a
smart-alecky reply from one of them, and me urging him to not 'go there'
for his sake, they quickly reversed gears and apologized profusely for their
initial BLATANT disrespect. I'm a very patient and polite person but these
folks were just downright foul. It was obscenely obvious that they were used to
dealing with ignorant or timid people that didn't routinely put them in their
place. The adrenaline I generated during that heated episode
completely knocked out the tooth extraction pain I was in when I first walked in
(from the drive-thru prescription pick-up lane). That low point turned
out to be a positive after all because
I think they truly saw the error of their ways, which will hopefully give them
better customer service skills when dealing with the next paying customer.
Hey, self
improvement can sometimes be inspired by the most unlikely of experiences. And
to that end, I think I'm starting to see how much I've grown over the last few
months. From the fiery depths of passion to the feverish descent into
depression, I've lived more in the last few months than some folks have lived in
the their entire lifetimes. For a person
like me, that ain't all bad. All experiences have something to teach us, it's
just a matter of taking what you can from them. If nothing else, the next time I
pick-up meds from that Walgreens, I'll be treated with reciprocated
respect instead of fat-lipped foolishness. Treating people with
dignity seems like a small, insignificant and obvious thing but when it happens
at the right moment, it's as good as winning the lottery $. When
considering that last statement, you should also consider that I've never won
the lottery.
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