I somehow managed to injure myself while sleeping! I went to bed last night with a set of good healthy legs; I woke up in this morning in agony, limping with a throbbing pain in my left ankle. I have no clue what happened, just another one of those bizarre occurrences, I guess.

Like two nights ago, I’m awakened by these strange loud banshee-like shrieks. Seriously, it’s not like anything I’ve heard before, like the sound cats make when in attack mode but louder and more refined, rather weird. And it was right outside my window! There were two of whatever it was and they were at it for a good hour or so. My sister thought it was an adult mimicking a strange wailing baby. I imagined coyotes, because we have caution signs all over for them, or a bear, mountain lion or maybe some sea creature, I’m two blocks away from the sea.

The weather’s been good lately so I’ve been sleeping with the windows open; I live on the ground floor, the windows open into a garden, I’m quite used to varied bird chirps, the occasional passing car, skater person, fighting couple, click of heels and the hum of faraway traffic but never anything as strange sounding as that. I was scared enough to want to move, but this is Canada there’s probably strange wildlife everywhere.

So next morning I’m justifiably late, I put on this ultra low-neck blouse and bits of my bra is showing, but I’m late and I watched this show on the weekend that says it‘s ok and even sexy to show lingerie public. So I defy everything my mama taught me and go out with the edges of my bra sticking out, there’re these huge trucks in front of the building and blocking off the street with people everywhere setting stuff up! The fashion police’s come to get me! Actually, they were shooting a scene of Dead Zone in the church next to our building.

That’s another bizarre thing, bet you didn’t know I lived right next to a church huh? There’re three on my street, in fact I live within a kilometre of about 10 churches! Trust me, I’ve counted!

Later that day, while jogging with my sister, we were discussing her co-worker who wants to kill his girlfriend’s cat, we decided he should try mercury, it’ll seem like it died a long natural death. But then we chided ourselves and decided we probably shouldn’t watch so much TV and that we were evil. And I wake up this morning and my leg’s not working right, so I decide it’s an April Fool’s trick God is playing on me and I limp in my high heels to work anyway, tomorrow after he’s had his laugh he’ll put my leg back to normal.

PLAYING: I want you – Janet Jackson

READING: Brick Lane – Monica Ali

WATCHING: Tru Calling

QUOTE: “I'm goin out with guys I don't wanna go places that I've been before”