Berkeley Dreamin'

Today, when riding home from Berkeley this evening, I saw a lady that resembled a tired angel. Her hair was snowy white and she was tall, but her face looked drawn and weary. Poor cross-eyed angel.

I was talking with a friend of mine about ways to react when facing a dangerous situation. I said that if someone sitting next to me got in my face, I'd punch them. Well, truth be told, many people really don't know how they'd react when faced with a scary situation. I'd be more likely to freeze-up but I would hope I'd take action, if I could. There are so many variables, though. What if he has a gun?...What if I can't run away?

So many things run through my head when thinking about my safety and I keep wondering what it would be like to live in a world where I could walk at night and not have to take precautions. It probably be a world where unicorns roamed the plains and where little fairies would gather round and weave flowers into my hair. And perhaps I'd have a lovely mirror that would sound loud applause and sing "Bootylicious" every time I peered through it. Sigh. While I am dreaming, throw in some exciting romance with a Fabio look-alike...no, wait...that would be a nightmare. Did you know "Fabio" means "bean-grower"?

I'm done being serious, for now. Recently, I was waiting for the BART, and this female cop was on the other side of the rails walking up and down the walk. She looked like she could be a character straight out of Police Academy (or a sleazy cop show one watches late at night...). Why? Well, she was very "fit", and her uniform looked like it was sewn right onto her. Her blonde hair was in a chignon and immovable. I know this because it was a windy day and I saw not a hair move. It looked like the hair below...



She kept prancing up and down (okay, maybe not "prancing" but she certainly had a skip in her step) the station and peering over the wall, giving every guy with a policewoman fantasy a great look at her...um...(rhymes with "um"). Okay, do people say "bum," anymore?

I don't think anyone else could see the humor in this whole show, but I certainly did because it conjured up great memories of watching the Police Academy movies with my brothers. Those movies were hilarious...at least, I remember them being that way. I was cracking up to myself because, well, I knew no one else would get it.