Hope

So around 9:45pm 8/29/09 I wanted to escape from the mundane farmville postings and etc facebook games. Granted I finally cleared my inbox, ugh it's like taking one day off from work: Your email is full and you need to get rid of your inbox.

Anyways off I go tromping into my favorite Starbucks North Main and Treat. I get greeted by John whom I'm an acquaintance through Sarah and Toni. He ask's where've I been, as if we talk often, but i'm a sucker so I enjoyed it. I responded poor and made him crack up. He treated me today which was incredibly nice of him.

I took my seat facing the outside windows but in front of the "cushy" chairs. One of the chairs was a woman sitting with a lime skin colored shirt and jeans. She commented on the music and I responded that it's different today being of a Salsa/African environment instead of the usual Classical/Jazz. (I suppose this was the time to put on my ipod but... i didn't heh woe it me.) She then started (i'll use this term loosely) dancing to the music. I was nice and smiled, because if you grin you are egging her on and if you smirk you are asking for alot of conversation. I must have smirked. Sigh.

She asked my opinion on this shell bracelet with black little beads on it. Which way should it face, solid shell out or with the insides of the shells facing out. I, being neutral, said it depended on your outfit but today I'd go shell out... and sigh forgive me for having a dang fashion sense >< She at that point felt the need to introduce herself fully but without giving a name. I was wondering if she was drunk at any point or was just totally eclectic. It was the latter.

She had quite a story to not tell because I think she wanted to spare me, which I was grateful for. Eventually her friend showed up with some mascara from walgreens nearby. I attempted to look busy but... yeah to no avail. Lucky for me they wanted to go outside and enjoy the summer skies, which I agreed.

That leads me to my topic of discussion today: Hope. I want to believe that I can draw hope for people. It was wierd just having this divine appointment ready for me to infuse a sense of hope into some people, regardless of how strange and how odd. I don't think I fully did the job but tonights event made me realize that life is too short and that if you think you got it bad... someone else has always got it worse. What do you do? You hope. You hope for what is to come. If you already have hoped, then you believe. You believe in that hope and you believe in yourself.

I feel that everything I'm going through this season is for a distinct reason. I mentioned to my friend today that it was the funeral of my ex-brother in law (the formal title i suppose.) Lady overheard and talked more to me about life, and in turn her's. She said one thing to me... That I am a great uncle. That was odd to me, especially as someone I just met. It also could be for the fact I'm too trusting but when she said that... she wasn't just being polite... she meant it. That's the crazy part.

Hope. Let's all hope... together.