#TrueStory: $2 means a snack for me but it means a big deal to you
Ah hoi hoi nerderinos!! First up, thanks for all the comments, tweets, and posts re: the gizmodo chickadee. You're right, clearly she is a troll journalist nerd baiting, but she just committed online suicide. She better not checkin on Foursquare anytime soon. SHEEESSHHHHH!!!!
Secondly, had something really gnarly happen to me today that I wanted to share. I was in Harvard Square getting my FIRST TERABYTE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE!!! Like seriously!!!
I am now no longer a nerdy girl, I am now a nerdy woman!!!
Dudes, this thing has 4 stars on amazon ... ANNNNNDDDDD I got it for $10 cheaper by scoring a SUPER GNARLY sale at Staples. This nerd is winning on SOOOO many levels ... LOOK AT THIS THING!!!
::drool::
I left Staples skipping ... literally ... and remembered that Cute Boy Chicago had told me to try this pizza place in Harvard Square (where Staples was).
He made a big deal out of it, and told me that we couldn't talk again until I had tried it ... it was apparently THAT amazing.
Alrite, I'm game for some pizza - it was pretty early, but whatevs. I popped on google maps, and realized I could LITERALLY throw a stone and hit this place. It was called Pinocchio's, and was literally like 50 yards from Staples.
I walk up and order a Sicilian slice of sausage (say that three times fast!! Sicilian slice of sausage - sicilian slice of sausage - Sicilian slice of sauschwage ... ah buggar). I go to pay with my debit card and the duderino goes, we only accept cards with a minimum of $7.00! Okey dokey, gimme 2 slices then and a salad for later. It didn't make much sense since I don't have a fridge here in the hippie hostel, but whatevs - it came out of my mouth faster than I had time to really think about it.
I order a big greek dinner salad, and another slice - BOOM! $12 and some change - and totally covered.
I sit down and eat the pizza, while reading the gizmodo post (haha) - and text the duderino.
WHOOMP WHOOMP mission complete.
I then grab a box for the rest of the pizza, and a bag for the salad and call it a day. Again, I had no idea where I was going to store this food or whatevs, but I just figured I would pick out whatever would parish and try to save as much of it as I could until the morning.
I was walking out and back into the main area of Harvard Square this guy stops me. Mind you too, I have headphones in and am a VERY fast walker. Translation: Dudes, I stop for NO ONE!!!
I'm so used to dudes coming up and being all "how you doin?" But this dude seemed different - he seemed kind, very non-Ted Bundy.
I pulled out my ear bud. How can I help you?
He motions to the pizza box, and asks - are those left overs?
I take a look at the guy ... sure he was tan, but he seemed clean. I was a bit thrown.
Without thinking any further though I say, yeah! It was delicious and should still be warm. Would you like this? I hand him the box - his face LIIIGGHHHTTTSSSS UP and his friend approaches.
THANK YOU!!! He and his friend SCCCREEEAMMMM in the middle of Harvard Square.
I then realize I have a salad in my other hand - I hand it to his friend. Here, and here is some dressing. I hope you like Greek!
I swear in that moment, I thought those two dudes were going to cry. They were SO grateful.
You are amazing, he said - thank you, I replied. Many blessings to you both. Enjoy the meal!! The salad wasn't even touched!!!
We all smiled at each other as we walked away.
See, I didn't have to sit there and worry about how I was going to keep the food, BOOM - just like that, the universe presented me with an opportunity to help someone.
During my couch surfing, I never went hungry once. Never.
Never went without a shower.
Never went without a place to sleep.
The universe CONSISTENTLY provided me with everything that I needed. Albeit, yeah, I had to get clever a few times ... it all worked out in the end. Now, it was my turn to provide, and just like that ... all was said and done.
Amazing too because had he asked me for cash, I wouldn't have given it to him - but there he was, just asking for my leftovers.
I am seriously tearing up right now writing this. I cannot BEGIN to describe to you all what a blessing this universe is and how UNBELIEVABLY abundant it is.
There is no "lack" - there is only "is" and "is not." If you are following your path, and following your bliss - people with like energy will align and no matter what, you will always be provided for. Had I gone home another way, or gone another route our paths wouldn't have crossed. But like energy being attracted - that was a universal impossibility.
Many blessings to you all nerderinos!!! Go ... do cool shit!!! The universe TOTALLY has your back!!! Just remember though, when you get yourself back on the ground - time to give back!! ;) ;) ;)
#peaceloveandlollipops
