Collect Call

*Ring Ring*

Person 1: "Hello"

Operator: "You have a collect call from"

Person 2: "Havingababyitsaboy"

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I hate West County

Consider this a break from the usual Castañeda update...

I’m sitting in Bread Co. getting some much needed time to work. As I was driving down Olive this morning in order to drop Isabela off with my mom, I noticed a woman walking down the sidewalk wearing what appeared to be a bikini at 8:30 in the morning. I just assumed she was running and opted to do her morning jog in something that wasn’t going to cause her to overheat. About 5 min. ago the same woman, this time with a pair of pants on, walked in to get a glass of water at Bread Co. She was clearly out of place amongst the west county snobs that stared at her and wondered what this dirty woman was doing in their neighborhood café. To my oversight this woman is not a jogger but more likely homeless. I have headphones on so I thankfully can’t overhear what people are whispering to each other about this woman’s presence in their Bread Co. However, just observing their disgusted looks makes me sick. This woman didn’t bother anyone. She came in, walked straight to the bathroom and then to the fountain to grab herself a water cup, filled it and walked out. She came in a few min. later for a refill, and then immediately walked out again. I didn’t see where she went but I’m kind of hoping she walks back in so I can see if she’d like something more filling than a glass of free water.

I’m sure this will give plenty of the lunch rush something to talk about tonight with their significant others and friends. On a day with a 36-hour heat advisory you’d think people would be a little more gracious and kind. Guess not.