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Interesting People I've Met So Far A Las Vegas lounge singer (it showed, she had an amazing voice while simply talking) who almost made me miss my connecting flight to Arizona. Luckily, it was no problem that fast legs and a big smile couldn't cure. A loud, drunk, obnoxious guy from (you'd never guess) Texas, that thought it was hilarious to say "eh?" after every sentence, after learning I was Canadian. He was very entertained by someone living up to this stereotype of Canadians. He, of course, had no idea that he was fulfilling my stereotype of a Texan by being loud, drunk, obnoxious, and unable to sense irony. A massive (defensive lineman sized) Jamaican cab driver that had a) never been north of Nevada, but b) knew more about hockey than I did. So much for stereotypes. An aerospace engineer for Standard Aero that spent at least one week a month in Amsterdam. (See? Some jobs *are* cooler than mine!) A systems administrator for Charles Schwab that absolutely hates spammers. Mu-hahaha! (If you don't know why that's funny, it's probably better that way.) A cabbie who, less than 2 months out of prison, was now a mentor in AA, helping other prisoners get sober. He felt like it was his duty to "pay it forward". This guy touched me more than anyone else so far. A state public health official that ran seminars to help chronic disease/pain sufferers adapt to their condiditons. A massive (defensive lineman sized) blonde, black, transvestite attendee of the seminar that thought I "had it going on." OK, I admit it, I'm no fashion consultant. But I don't need to be. Blonde hair just don't work for black chicks. Worse for black guys. Downright scary for black guys trying to be black chicks. You thought "The Ring" was scary? You ain't seen shit, pal. :) Maybe I'll do Day Two tomorrow sometime. I never promised that this would all be in order. |