LA Chronicles 7.5

Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?? Do you remember this game which was later made into a TV show? For the sake of time, I’ll jump start your memory. You basically followed Carmen across the world based on clues you received from people that had seen Carmen. (Side Note #1: She was never in San Diego as her name may imply) You collected these clues at each location and you were given options for your next stop at the end of the visit. Once you located Carmen you won the game. (Side Note #2: If this isn’t how the game went, please refrain from bursting my bubble or you can expect to get an electronic ass whoopin)

You may ask why I bring up Carmen San Diego…well I feel like my lodgings in LA are becoming Carmen San Diego. No matter how hard I try to lessen my drive time by taking alternate routes, I continue to pick the wrong next stop on my way to find Carmen. It is almost like she is leaving me faulty clues such as “Take the 101 South…I mean 101 North…I mean 10 East….I mean 134 West.” I’ve tried just about everything including Soul Train, the Underground Railroad, and the Midnight Train to Georgia. Last night I thought I was being slick by going in the opposite direction of traffic and taking a roundabout path. Unfortunately I missed my exit going east so I continued north for approximately 8.3 miles before realizing I was closer to the Bay than I was Carmen S. You ever been in the car so long that you forgot you actually went to work that day? Some days I feel like I work at the gas station because that is usually my first stop.

However, my part-time job testing my car at speeds of 1-8 MPHs will soon come to an end. I was informed today that my belongings have begun their trip to Sunny California. I feel like my couch sent me out here first to see how it would be before agreeing to follow. Or Cincinnati was so mad I left that it held my furniture hostage until we reached an agreement. But I’ll have everything by Monday, crossing my fingers and praying, to move in and cut my work commute down to 20 minutes. Imagine how much more fun my days will be when they are 24 hours again vs. 21 I’ve been getting the past two weeks.

For shout outs, I’m giving away miles because I have way too many of those these days:
MC – For being the best roommate since Puck on the Real World
UM – For being my long lost twin…I mean even Nip/Tuck
Everyone – For questioning me being on Myspace when you have to be on to see me online

M aka “F Carmen San Diego”