May 17, 2007 23:48
Today I took Camblor to get his hair cut. What I classify as his first real haircut in.... ever. We were an hour late fr the appointment because I am an idiot, but my hairdresser didn't mind. She's pretty lax about things, since she's just a crazy lady who lives down the street and cuts hair in her garage.
I am ashamed to report I had my first real blonde moment today. Whilst Cam was getting his haircut, I had to duck out to g get some money to y'know, pay for the hairdressers good and services. Since we had arrived in Cam's Bluebird, I got the keys off him and ran outside to take his car down the street to get money out. So anyway, I get to his car, pres the alarm button to turn off the alarm and nothing happens. And I'm like, hmm, so I ran back to Cam to check that I was deactivating tha alarm properly, because I was paranoid about setting it off (it is SO LOUD and obnoxious). And he's all like, yeah, it's fine, just press the button, you'll be fine. So I go back out, press the button again, I still don't hear a beep or the doors unlocking, so I figured maybe the alarm remote was broken. So I'm like, no problem, I'll just use the key to open the door. So I stick the key in the door and it doesn't want to turn. So I jiggle it around a bit and after a minute I manage to force it to turn and the lock unlocks. Then I spend another minute trying to get the key out. So I get the key out, and climb in and sit in the drivers seat. I had to move the seat back really far, because it was very far forward. I found it strange that Cam would ride with the seat so far forward when he is taller than me. Anyway, I go to put my foot on the clutch to start the car, but I can't find the clutch. No problem, I think, Cam has said his car will start without the clutch in anyway. So I reach over to make sure the car is in neutral, and I see that the gearstick is in park, and I think to myself, well that's good, I am safe to start the car without the clutch in. So I stick the key in the ignition and try to turn it. It won't turn. So I try to turn it again, still wont turn. I try for about a minute before I have a look around to see what I am doing wrong and I notice that Cam has bought some ugly new carseats
And then it dawns on me
Strange new car seats...
Driver seat too far forward
No car alarm...
Keys not turning in ignition...
No clutch...
Automatic gear stick...
I WAS IN SOMEBODY ELSES CAR.
I WAS SITTING IN A STRANGER'S AUTOMATIC SUBARU LIBERTY, TRYING TO START IT WITH THE KEYS TO CAM'S MANUAL NISSAN BLUEBIRD. WHAT THE HELL. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME. HOW DO I MAKE A MISTAKE LIKE THAT?
so needless to say, I got out pretty quickly, locked the door behind me. Had a good look around me to make sure nobody noticed, and then went and got in the correct car. I am an idiot. Oh god, it kills me.