The Kindness of Strangers

After being jerked around by Sprint, Larry the customer service man chose to show me compassion. Thank you Larry the customer service man. You treated me like a human being, you didn't transfer me, and kept me from throwing my phone through the window.
It may sound like I jest, but I am sincere. It is amazing what a small act of compassion can do. It didn't take much, but it revitalized my belief in my people. Up until that point, Sprint had convinced me that all humans were mean idiots on power trips. Larry changed that.
Now do I really believe that everything with Sprint is patched up? No. I am sure that yet again my bill is wrong, but at least someone tried in earnest to help me.

I don't know how Blanche made it though. For me, the kindness of strangers is few and far between. But I guess, if we really think about it, Blanche didn't make it too far either.

I just needed to express I did two excellent California things today.

1-I did my morning run along the Pacific Ocean.

2- Spent the afternoon at Goleta State Beach reading Hegel and frolicking in the saltwater waves.

Things have improved in California. I ordered cable which should come next week. I no longer have to go to the DMV. And....well...that's it.
Okay, so I am also happy to be here, I am happy to be studying theatre and I really like the faculty and I like the flexibility of my schedule even if it means I essentially work nights and chunks of the weekend. I guess I just have to get used to that side of the equation.
I am still adjusting to California and its essence. I went to a triathlon club meeting but was turned off when every other word out of the president's mouth was 'stoked.' And it was so much more intense than I really wanted. I don't really want to get up at 7 am and run on a track. I just want to run with other people and some different routes. And the only person at the meeting that was even close to my age was the coach and I would never be in good enough shape to truly impress a man who has won Nationals twice and was president of the US Triathlon team for the World competition or something.
Now I am babbling. Point is- things are going better. :)