Stupid Human Tricks

You know what....sometimes I do the stupidest things, that ultimately end in catastrophe, and after the post-mortem I'm always like "Why are you such an idiot?"

For example. Today I got off the bus, walked home and approached my front door with my iPod in one hand and with my Cell Phone in the other (checking messages). I walked up the steps and opened my bag with my pinky finger, in order to get my keys. My keys are attached to a clever little key leash inside my bag - this is instrumental in keeping my keys from becoming 'lost' - I never have to take my keys off said leash b/c it's like a foot long. So I manage, my hands still full mind you, to get through the outer door of my building. So, with hands still full, I try to open my mailbox, ended up grabbing my keys sort of underhandedly in order to get the mailbox key - it was an awkward grip & the key leash had kind of wrapped around my forearm such that there wasn't much leeway. Anyway I managed to get the key to the keyhole, but couldn't get it in - so rather than put some of the shit that I was carrying down - I pressed myself up against the wall in order to get that little bastard in. After about a minute - yes a full minute - I found myself standing on my toes trying to angle this awkwardly held key into the keyhole - of course everything fell apart. The key went in, the phone slipped out my my hand - while trying to catch the phone I basically threw my iPod at the wall - then my bag fell off my shoulder and I took a hard knee into the tile to prevent it from landing hard.

I know - long story - but I wanted to blog about what an idiot I am some times - my god - I would have saved so much time, embarassment & pain if I had just put my shit down to get the fucking mail.