Anyways. I just had a rather lovely encounter with a fellow pedestrian while crossing Division. Since we have that construction site thing going on (I don't know if you've heard about it...), there are plenty of large dump trucks and other various construction-y equipment vehicles. Today there happened to be one of those huge-mongous double trucks (ugh, what are those called...the ones they fill with dirt, or large chunks of concrete, or really anything someone might want in an extremely large quantity) complete with the WIDE LOAD sign strapped to its front bumper, attempting to start moving down the street (and as you all know, it takes a bit for these things to start moving...they lurch forward a few times and finally churn to life)...so this sir across the street and I are kind of paused watching it deciding whether or not we have an adequate amount of time to cross the street safely...and we're kind of going and stopping because we're really not sure...and then he just starts jogging across the street so I decide it's fine and start laughing and moving my rear across the street. The amazing thing was, that as we crossed the street I wasn't the only one laughing. Someone else, at the University of Michigan, thought something was funny and thought that it was actually okay to laugh about it, with *GASP* a complete stranger! Hahaha made my day. Or at least the a.m. portion of it!
Another funny thing I saw the other day was some rando girl on her bicycle. Okay, yes, plenty of people ride their bikes around campus, but they typically stick to the concrete areas. Now keep in mind this was an awkward time of day and there weren't throngs of people everywhere, but this girl decides that she just needs to ride all over the grass in front of Angell Hall...? I'm not sure. Maybe it's because I grew up being yelled at if a tire went near the grass...but typically I don't think that's the most normal of transit routes. Besides, it's way harder to ride a bike on the grass than on a solid surface, like say...mmm...the SIDEWALK?! Ay yi yi...
Okay. Thematic reaction me captain. Adios.
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