1. In the computer lab before my class, male students (all male!) were hovering over their stations and chatting. My students were filing in and unable to find free desks. I asked the socializing boys to leave the room with an old school, "Can you please take it to the hall?" And they started mocking me by repeating, "Can you please take it to the hall?... Can you please take it to the hall?" I asked, "What's your problem?" and you know what they said, repeatedly.
2. Went to Whole Foods and asked one of the workers if any of the ice cream was sweetened with unrefined sugar, maybe even agave. And he asked, "What's agave?" I proceeded to explain, "The nectar of the agave plant; also used to make tequila." "They do that?" he said. I have no idea what he meant by, "They do that?" [I accept full responsibility for asking if there is such a thing as ice cream made with agave. I should know better.]
3. At the Whole Foods checkout, the cashier shook one of my few items, a little plastic bottle, and said, "Do you mind me asking, what's this?" "Liquid probiotic," I said. "What's 'probiotic'?" he asked. "Like acidophilus," I said. "What's acidophilus?" he asked.
4. A man in a Subaru was hovering over a parking spot on the corner of Avenue B and 11th St. No one was able to get around him, so I gave him a little honk. Nothing. Then a space opened and he went front first into the spot only to hook himself back into the lane. I gave another prolonged panic honk because he was about to turn directly into my car (clearly, he didn't see me). To my left, a service repairman was pulling wires and pipes from his van. He said, "Shut the fuck up..." to me and my horn and I almost ended my day in prison.
[Original preface to post: "My day and four reasons why I don't like men."]
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