Thoughts of LoWriter

Green Lights and Crunch Berries the Whole Way

This morning while I was enjoying my ziplock baggie of Crunch Berries in the car, I hit every single green light on my street.

That never happens. The first light on my street is notoriously long and runs on timers rather than sensors, so I almost always hit it just as it is turning red. Then, I hit every other light down the street as it turns red. Not today! In another unprecedented event, I only had to pause briefly at two stoplights on my drive this morning. I hit all the everlasting lights just as they were about to turn green or just after they turned green. And I didn't get stuck behind any slow people on the freeway. Everybody slow had the courtesy to drive in the right-hand lane for once.

Overall, I made it to work in less than 15 minutes, which meant that I was on time with Crunch Berries to spare!

There are few things that make me happier than the lights all changing from red to green a few seconds before I get to them so that I don't even have to pause on my way through. There is a similar scene in Weeds, and it's great. I love watching the green lights blink on down the line. I love that feeling of absolutely perfect timing--the serendipitous kind that you can't plan.

Lately, that's how I feel about my life. I keep stumbling upon perfect timing. I keep coming up with serendipitous good fortune when I trip over a block in the road. I see stop lights, but then they flash over and I am free to cruise at will. I may not know where I'm going, but every place I turn, I see signs of "GO!" regardless.

I'm sure this feeling will pass (I'm sure it's me being dorky in love), but for right now, life is good. One project is nearly done, the other has a deadline of a couple weeks from now, the sing-along-dance-party neighbors moved out, I've got my favorite man, I like everybody I know, and the whole street is lighting up green.

I can't think of a better way to start the morning.

Posted by LoWriter at June 13, 2007 10:24 AM