This morning on my walk to work I saw a person in a gorilla suit standing on the corner of a busy road waving a sign for drive-thru coffee. While I stood there waiting for the light to change, he or she in the gorilla suit pulled out their mobile phone and proceeded to read then write a text. It was a funny image and it reminded me of daydreams I had as a kid about what animals, pets in particular, did while people weren't around. I imagined my cats running around upside down on the ceiling, friends' dogs sleeping in all the places they weren't normally allowed or giraffes in the zoo sitting back for a bit of a chat, idly munching on grass stalks like we snack on chips. This reminiscence got me to work in a good mood.
This evening I went for dinner with some friends who I haven't seen in several weeks. At one point we started recalling funny moments from our last get-together. I apologised to my good friend for something I had said last time that was meant as a joke, but didn't come out right and ended up being a weird, offensive comment. I've felt terrible about it for weeks, like a bumbling, insensitive oaf. It was good to be able to apologise and explain myself. Overall dinner was fun and delicious and we all agreed we should do it more often.
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