break in routine

today was a good day

unplanned
a great time to get out of
a rut

instead of the standard commute
adventure

instead of hard work
respite from it
thanks to a silly decision
frustration over wasted work can be vented
another day

started the day early
driving my little car to the dealer
to get a badly designed sunshade
replaced

to the dealer's surprise
my bike emerged from the car
'oh he's got his own ride'

and off i rode for a bit

to the train
or more to the point
to north station to see my train
pull away

but that's okay
if i did that trip every morning
it would probably crap on my day a bit
but this is different for me
a novelty
a treat
even
more than being stuck in my car
i'm out
in the world
with homeless weirdos in the train station
i'm riding my bike through the city at sunrise
i'm talking with other humans
and not simply swearing at
john mccain and sarah palin's voices
on the radio

i'm actually getting better at the office's
new brand of ping-pong

i made it from maynard to somerville in 1:20
on the way back
on a beautiful afternoon

and my car was all done
and washed too

i'm in a damn good mood