I’m a Magpie
It was marvelously sunny today, so we headed out to one of our favorite city parks: There were four of us: Hope, Brian, the dog, and me. Hope’s car is a two-seater by nature, but has this teensey vestigial back seat that I folded myself into for the trip. I had to sit sideways with my seatbelt wrapped awkwardly around me and my feet wedged against the opposite wall, but at least I had a decent view of the dog, who was sitting cozily on Brian’s lap in the passenger seat up front. At Fort Funston, Re Dag (the dog) and I played ball in the surf while Brian and Hope went for a run. The tide was coming in and washing sand and sea water against my bare toes, and I called my parents up to inquire about the weather they were having. I didn’t let on that I’d overheard at the farmer’s market earlier today that it was snowing in Boston. Finally, Re Dag and I, both soaked to the skin, met up with Brian and Hope by the stairs leading up to the hang gliders’ launch point. We heaved ourselves back up the hill to the car, where Re Dag fell asleep on Brian’s lap, and I tracked sand through the nonexistent backseat. The end. |
I'm a library assistant, writer, and perpetual graduate student living in San Francisco. Special skills include dog charming, brochure writing, slapdash cooking and long-winded nattering. I also enjoy watching the sunset's reflection in the tall buildings downtown.
For a while there, I taught classes on Classical literature, philosophy, and the history of religion at New College of California. I have an MA and an MFA in Writing, and started library school in the fall of 2009.
seester
February 10th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
fooey.
then again,
teachers in san fran never get snow days!
momeester
February 11th, 2008 at 2:43 am
Mr Boo is so jealous.
Schmutzie
February 14th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
It is ridiculously cold in Saskatchewan this morning, so seeing those pictures of your dog with his nose out the window put some warmth into my day. That dog looks so freaking contented.