Vortexia's Secret

so i headed out to procure one of my bridesmaid dresses today. or to put down a payment to order it actually. as i left, i decided to check my mail because i'm waiting for a package. i pass by the pool and notice the strangest thing. there is a man wearing a down puffer parka, sneakers, and windpants standing at the edge of the pool looking down. he gingerly dips his sneaker clad toe into the pool and then removes it. then he steps that entire leg forward over the edge and just drops straight down into the very cold water of the pool. no ceremonious jump, no taking off any of the clothing, no deciding it's an idiotic idea and walking away. he just walks right off the walkway into the water. oh yes, and did i mention that it was also raining and was had just had a cool front? yeah. psycho man. when he comes back up, he does it just as calmly as he entered the water. he straightened his knees, retrieved his baseball hat, and looks up at me and the other guy passing by. just calmly, no emotion, as if he were on his way to check his mail as well. an older man by the mailboxes had stopped to watch as well, and when i passed him he asked me what i thought that whole thing was about. i figured that in case the guy was truly psychotic or schizophrenic that i would be in a safer position to just brush off his behavior as normal. so i just kind of smiled and shrugged at the older man, and acted as if there was nothing wrong with it. if i don't cause friction, i won't get hurt. anyway, just wanted to share because i never would have expected such a crazy thing.

and did i get my errand completed? sort of. i braved idiotic traffic to get to the bridal store. i even kept my cool as i took a wrong turn and entered the freeway instead of the turn lane. no big deal, i couldn't see that the lane died because of the traffic, i wouldn't have expected the frustrated mall drivers to let me in, and i could easily just backtrack again. the store was having a huge event, so i finally got through to being helped. they had the dress in a size too big in the right color, or the right size in the wrong color. so i tried both on, confirmed that i needed the right size/wrong color. so she checked other stores, and nothing. they just got bought out, so it's what you see is what you get. they can't order from their current brands because they will no longer be carrying them. so i explained that i'd have to check with the bride and see what she wanted to do because they've already had to change styles a few times. in the meantime, she's holding it for me but i'll have to get back there tomorrow probably with the final decision. oh well... i'll make a few calls and emails, and will hopefully get this settled. until then...