i got this cell from idiot comics (rob sergel)
Bostonalicious: The Drive Home
On the drive home the people in the left lane pass you on the left. Problem is, the people on the right pass you on the right.
I like looking at faces on the drive home. Who are all these people? Where did they come from and where are they going and where are they sleeping tonight? You can infer and extrapolate what you like from the make and model of their car, their driving style, and their seatbelted appearance.
In Massachuetts people wait for their chance to get angry. Road rage is ever-present, ready to emit at the sign of an aggressive driver or careless commuter. Parking, rush hour, and bumper to bumper traffic particularly incite emotions. Whatever frustration has built up at home, work, or the grocery store gets its chance to shine from the pulpit of the driver’s side window.
Pedestrians walking home from Whole Foods with their reusable bags enter the crosswalk in front of two lanes of weary drivers and proceed to shout back at the compacts that honk and bellow. I cheer on the pedestrians and the folks taking charge and taking offense. If nothing else, it’s entertaining after an hour on the highway.
Closer to home, walls of subway passengers spill from the T and clog the sidewalks and barricade intersections. Walk signals become white beacons of invitation and approval. Truck drivers and cab drivers plod through the sea of the homeward bound.
Most windows stay closed. I imagine everyone listening to boring talk radio or bad music on their iPods that they choose to connect via FM radio rather than a simple tape adapter. Here it’s still legal to gab on your phone, blast texts, and multi-task away from your desk.
Many roads carry these travelers – Route 2, 95, 495, and 9. The Mass. Pike and the Middlesex Turnpike. Commutes with traffic, reverse commutes, short commutes, long commutes. Telecommuters commute to the living room. Many commute across state lines. Cops and troopers wield radar guns and pull over with impunity.
If you make it home safe, be grateful you didn’t get into an accident, didn’t get ticketed for speeding, and didn’t get any bad news on your cellphone on the way home.
The drive home can take you from your parking garage to your two car garage, but it can’t take you much place else.
4 comments:
dude, this was incredible. honestly. i feel like i should BE TYPING IN CAPS. jack kerouac style.
but is your job and drive good?
leg. (pronounced ledge)
haha thanks jeff! yes, job is great and drive is fine with ipod :)))))) celticsss!!!!!
great post. awesome post. fuck yeah post.
best post?
well, it might have to take the title as the best post. i'm happy with that. writing is one of the most satisfying experiences, and i have done more critical and analytical writing than creative work. this is more fun though :)
the comic book cell i got from rob really helps it out. i really like that image of boston. the pru!
Post a Comment