Friday, July 2, 2010

Scary Monsters

Last night and again tonight, as soon as I got home, I hopped on the bike and went for a ride. Last night I rode around the lake, tonight I rode around the lake - again. Originally I had intended to ride to Jack London Square to go see Twilight - Eclipse, but as I got about 1/2 way around the lake I thought I wasn't quite brave enough to ride home at 9 p.m. up Broadway. In all truthfulness, I would have been fine, but instead I carried on around the lake and ended up at The Grand Lake Theater where I say "Twilight - Eclipse". The plan didn't change - just the location.

So after seeing a movie of vampires and werewolves, I walked out to my bike, by myself, in the dark. And I was scared - not because I was a woman alone in Oakland, at night, by myself, but rather I couldn't shake the whole vampire thing. I kept thinking that even though I was surrounded by people as I unlocked my bike, I couldn't help but feel a vampire would swoop down and get me.

I unlocked my bike and with a wobbly start, I rode down lake park drive to Lakeshore and straight up - in the dark - by myself. I pulled up to my house and quickly shut the garage, making sure that I wasn't followed (no stray dogs, no vampires), and then dashed inside and locked the door behind me.

No comments: