AND IM LIKE....

So..

This week was pretty interesting. I was meeting a potential client in a cafe to discuss some things and I got there earlier than them. I hate when that happens, especially when you dont even know what this person looks like. A guy walked into the cafe and was looking around... "DAVE?" I say. "No" he answers, "sorry" I say as my face turned beet red. One thing I tend to do is say what Im thinking out loud sometimes not even realizing it. "Wow, that was horrifying" I say to myself except it came out loud. The cafe was pretty full, the people next to me on other tables started to laugh. BTW, we all should be able to laugh at ourselves. He walks over to me and says.. "Are you Patrick?" "No, not today, at least" I answer. We laugh. I vow to keep my head down and wait for "DAVE" to find me, Im done with awkward encounters for the day.

He walks in and says.. "R?" "YES!! thats me!!" Yay. So anyway we sit down and start to talk. Two minutes into our convo a homeless bum walks into the cafe and starts screaming at the top of his lungs. " Now listen here everyone.. I love MICHAEL JACKSON! I need to see his movie!! THIS IS IT!!!! SO I NEED THE MONEY TO BUY A TICKET. DO U UNDERSTAND?? SOMEONES GOTTA GIMME MONEY NOW" Best thing about NY is that no one is really fazed by this stuff. they hardly even look up from their skim chai lattes. At this point the yuppie manager comes out and tries to escort the bum out of the cafe calmly telling him that he need to go NOW. The bum continues to scream and stumble saying that hes not going anywhere, that he will "kick his white ass" if he touches him. Back up arrives, his felloow co worker whos huskier but has a calmer demeanor. They threaten to call the cops, the first guy starts counting to ten. He says he "aint scared" and that hes "been to jail" before. He continues to taunt the manager mercilessly.

I go back and forth thinking to myself, cant we all just give him the 12 bucks and make him a happy man?? I look around and half the patrons are staring, the other half are doing their own thing unfazed. I quietly reach into my bag for cash but decide to stay out of it. Thing is, I hardly know "Dave" and I dont want to disobey the cafe manager.. I actually feel a tad nervous that the guy is packing heat and that we are all going to die and go to hipster heaven together in this cafe. They finally get him out. I feel sad and regretful not helping him out. I support the ARTS, this man just wanted to see the movie high as a kite. I promise myself that if Im ever in that situation again, because its likely that I will be, (weird stuff always happens to me) I will treat the man to the movie and buy him snacks for the show. I might even friend him on Facebook! Today, even the homeless carry cell phones, surely hed have a fb page. No?!

THE END.

Thats just ONE of the things I experienced that day. You get what Im saying right??


DEEP THOUGHT of the DAY-

One thing I will never understand is when people feel the need to fight each others battles. It shows poor character. I understand loyalty and camaraderie but people take it to another level sometimes. Especially grown adults, its like grow up!! I guess what Im trying to say is that people really shouldnt get involved in other peoples gripes and choose sides its so juvenile.