The Commute

Like me I'm sure most people find the commute to work monotonous and boring.  I try to make my own amusement on the drive.  First thing in the morning I'm no use to anyone so to wake myself up on the drive to work I watch people in the cars that are driving towards me.  Some of the face people pull are just classic.

At that time of the morning the most popular face to be pulled is the 'fly catcher', the people like me that are still half asleep and yawn the whole way to work.  Another, which is the freakiest one of all, is the smiler.  These people freak the fuck out of me!! Who goes along just smiling to themselves?  Yes smiling is a natural daily thing but the drive with a big cheeser on your face is madness.  Then I think to myself if they do this on purpose to freak the likes of me out?


My favourite one is the one I do most mornings otherwise I would end up crashing.  I turn my music up!  I put on usually some rock style music or something up beat that I sing to and I bop away to myself.  On occasion I have been known to get a little carried away but I don't care, I sing and dance in my seat and it keeps me happy.

Now, this morning I was doing my usual routine with my music up and 'What's going on' by 4 Non Blonde's came on the radio.  I hadn't heard this song in ages so I was psyched that it was on and as normal I got a little carried away.  I was stopped at the lights unaware of anything going on around me due to my intense singing when I peered over at the car beside me.  The man was just watching me and by the look on his face he was watching me in disgust.  It actually looked like I had ruined his entire day. 

What did I do?  I kept looking at him while I sang and grooved left and right.  I had my sunglasses on due to a very rare bright day in Northern Ireland so I got to hide a little bit of the satisfied expression I was carrying.  He couldn't hold his gaze too long so he chickened out and looked straight on.  Next time I think I will make little signs for my car that say 'Nosey Bastard' on them so I can hold them up next time this happens.

Little amuses the innocent :)