Friday afternoon after my first full week of work in almost 2 years I was beat. Add that I was carrying a heavy laptop and the added weight and girth of a near 5-mo. pregnant belly and I was more than ready to sink into an awaiting seat. Only problem was when I arrived at 53rd and 5th for the E train, there were track problems and delays, so of course, this means when the trains do show up, they are overcrowded. I managed to get on an arriving E train and parked myself in front of four able-bodied young fellows. All of them pretended to sleep or averted their eyes the second they saw me. I sensed a weak one in the herd, and I exploited him. I stared at him, even though he tried to avoid my gaze. I sighed loudly. And then, if that wasn't enough, I rubbed my belly WHILE sighing and staring. After one stop, I think it's safe to say that I made this man sufficiently uncomfortable. He glanced at me, asked "would you like my seat?" and i responded immediately. "Yes, thank you SOOO much. I really appreciate it." then as soon as I sank into the seat I rubbed my belly a couple of times and sighed for good measure.
On an unrelated note, I went to a bbq on Sunday in Sunnyside and there were a number of toddlers there (with parents of course). One of the toddlers in my friend's play group is named Attila. Seriously. Attila. Why, oh why on earth would parents do this to their child? And he doesn't have a nickname like "Atty" or anything. It's straight up Attila. That kid is going to have serious problems.
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