01-21-04

Walk of Shame: A Whole New Game

So, who would of thought… one whole week in the Steel City! I don’t really have to point out the major differences i’ve found between Dirtville, USA and Pittsburgh, so i won’t. But for those of you all who know me, it wouldn’t come to any surprise that i couldn’t get past that first week mark with out finding myself in trouble. But trouble cooks and fed me cheesecake, so its ok. Besides, i behaved myself, i slept on the sofa with the pug. You don’t believe me? I wouldn’t believe me either if it weren’t the truth.

So the morning, I found myself in a dilemma, how to make my exit tactfully without losing grace?

I could leave without saying anything but I can only imagine what that would make me look like. Hi, my name is shady. Or I could find a pen and paper and leave him a note, but that would require me going through his things which i wasn’t wanting to do. Then again i could leave and come back with a… this is about the time he rolled over and found me there contemplating this. So in the end I did this: smile, hey! i’m going to get going. Oh that was hard. In a perfect world, i would of said something the night before about having a meeting/interview/appointment in the morning. Strategy, walla problem solved. But this wasn’t a perfect world, a perfect body(him), not a perfect world. I didn’t expect to be eating cheesecake and drinking beer at the Pug Guys house. I’m not complaining, don’t get me wrong, I like imperfections like these, they are the best kind.

So i left his apartment building and headed towards mine. Between the two lays the park. So walking through the ice covered grounds with the sunshining i realized there was nothing shameful in this walk. It was gorgeous and peaceful. I loved it. People were walking their dogs, the trees had ice crystals hanging from them and i realized this town has alot more to offer than just the obvious. Now if I could just figure out how to stay out of trouble.