I had to move my 1998 Subaru Legacy because there was a street cleaning on my street.
I found another parking spot just next block. It was quite tight in between shiny SUVs like some Class A asshole would drive. Im Class C Asshole since I have a car in the city and contributing to Climate Change. I need my Subaru for my job sadly:( I wouldn't drive if I didn't do what I do for living. or if I had enough money, I would drive electric car and blast ELO, vaping and tell everyone, "Im the future! My vape flavour is called, Student Loan Debt!"
anyways, I parallel parked in this tight spot. First try, it was so bad. I was off curve by 20" on the back, 17" in front. crooked. I was hungry so I went home but I knew I could get a ticket for really bad parking job. I felt like a dentist who pulled wrong teeth. I felt like a magician who threw up on doves coming out from the hat.
So I went back to my car and I tried to re-park. If there was no one was watching, I could just re-park it no problem. Maybe it might take two tries but it would be ok. But there was this Korean restaurant where I parked with people on the patio. I got quite self-conscious, their laughters sounded like they were making fun of me.
After second try, I just parked there and sat in my Subaru and pretended like Im waiting for someone. I just sat there in the car til people on the patio left. I left my phone in the house so I just watched people eating and having great time. Obviously, I looked around and did this face, "where is my wife?" "where is my friend, Bob I'm picking up." "I'm just temporary parking here. It's not a bad parking job. It's like temporary."-Look.
Then, I started to think about this insecurity. I wonder if there is a parallel universe where I'm a Class A asshole who doesn't care about my bad parking or environment or misfortuned people in the world. Just having great time in club and really bad taste in cargo shorts or whatever.
After 30 mins or so, people left from the patio and it was quiet. No one was judging so I did excellent parallel parking. It was so sexy with my right arm on the passenger seat headrest.
The end. Have a great weekend.
Posted by Mitz at May 26, 2016 6:17 PMThis is a great story!!
Keep on going Mitz, your English is getting a lot better, this is basically flawless
You rule the hardest Mitz and I wish I could have seen that sexy headrest move. Also, that previous comment is weeeird. BB
Posted by Brendan at June 2, 2016 4:22 PMThis is one of the greatest short stories of all time, syntax and all. And accompanied by one of my favorite songs. Thanks Mitz! (And the previous commenter is right, you rule the hardest.)
Posted by Third Branch at June 6, 2016 12:29 AMAs an elderly, first-language-English, non-Asian person in another country, I always enjoy reading about life in your parallel universe. (And that tune here condensed, at full length, is one of the great all-time compositions.)
Posted by RPS at June 8, 2016 4:13 PM