Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Your Daily Humjob

Don't be thinking its porn, you dirty minds.

This song goes through my head daily as I zig-zag around the orange cones, wooden horses, and endless road construction crews in Chicago. After hearing the first 2 minutes of this song, I guarantee you are gonna hate me for the rest of the day---only because you are gonna be singing it too.

Each day, there is yet another road to be torn up, a new detour to take, and new adventures in driving to work. And instead of being crabby, I just take my Pollyanna butt out the door early and sing this song to myself......and all the remarkably-patient drivers who merge 3 lanes of traffic into 1 along with me each morning.

I dedicate this to my fellow mergers AND the dude who pulled up along side of me this morning to tell me that I had no brake lights:

14 comments:

JODI said...

The only one in this house who has to play chicken with the traffic and highway to get to work and college is Alee. Kevin and I drive four miles down the road. But, I'm thinking Demi's driver's ed class might enjoy this YouTube. Safe travels to work pally!

lifeshighway said...

Thanks, thanks a lot.

I want a Boston terrier that drives.

Grace said...

Ok, that was truly annoying. I stopped it at 1:01 - I don't drive, walking is dangerous enough. I don't like being in motor vehicles either. A pox on all wheeled things with motors (or something like that).

Catherine said...

Uhhh.... should that guy be playing his guitar and the trumpet while driving his car??? LOL

Well now ~ that will be stuck in my head all day. Thanks Lin! :)

xo Catherine

PS ~ I hope you don't mind, I bragged about my big tomatoes on my blog today and mentioned your name. ;)

Lola said...

Gee thanks Lin! But how do you get all those band members in your car every morning?

Anne said...

I can't stand commuting. That song is pretty catchy. I am surprised no one plays it during commuting times.

Pricilla said...

It was nice he told you about your lights. Better than it was a cop telling you with a ticket.

Melodie said...

Haha I loved it! But my son came up behind me and watched and said it was the most retarded thing he had seen all day...phtzzzz...what does he know!

Secondary Roads said...

I wonder if that person is related to the guy who pulled along side of me to brag that he was number one. Just saying . . .

Jen Chandler said...

That's hilarious. Thanks for the afternoon giggle :)

Jen

Sharkbytes said...

Driving around/ in Chicago is THE WORST. Been there, done that too much. (Well, I won't even try Manhattan)

Ann said...

Maybe I'm just not quite right but I liked it. Quite catchy, I'm sitting here bobbing in my chair while I'm listening to it...lol
I don't mind the morning drive, but then I don't do any city driving.

Nancy said...

Haha...great song! I agree with you...I really like driving. Traffic can be annoying (anyone living in/ around a big city knows) but, I don't care unless I'm late. Driving to and from is a time to reflect on what's to come or what has happened. A time to be alone and just be.

Lin said...

Jodi--Oh, there is no cup of coffee that wakes you up like dodging traffic and construction at 7:00 a.m. each morning. Ugh. You are lucky to miss all of this.

Highway--I wonder if that dog is the one who let me change lanes yesterday????

Grace--I think you got the idea after a minute or so of that song, Grace. I'll bet you found yourself singing it once or twice today. C'mon....admit it, Grace! ;)

Catherine--Well, everyone else is putting on make-up, texting, reading, eating, and doing who-knows-what--I'm thinking playing an instrument isn't that far fetched! Crap--I've got to go see your tomatoes. (Oh, that doesn't sound right!)

Lola--Oh, I'm totally acapella. But you can do that very easily with that song.

Anne--Me neither, but I gotta get to work. All this construction is making it all very interesting because the stimulus money just kicked in and EVERYTHING is being worked on. Ugh. I think this should be mandatory music for the morning drive.

Pricilla--I know! Wasn't that nice??! Whew! Had it fixed already, so I'm ready for tomorrow!

Melodie--Yeah, you can tell he doesn't drive in traffic or he'd appreciate that song! Kids--sheesh.

Chuck--Hahaha! Nope--this guy was really nice. Or maybe he just thought I was cute. ;)

Jen--I really do find myself singing that song.

Sharky--Oh, you get used to it. I'm really surprised on how civilized the 3 lanes into 1 is going.

Ann--I like it too! Well, the song, NOT the drive. It's the worst part of my day. And believe it or not--going home is worse.

Nancy--Well, I would like the drive if I didn't have to be extra vigilant for wacky drivers and lots of construction. It is a hellish drive and I'm convinced I'm gonna get hit sooner or later. This is a major north/south route in Chicago and I think half the city is on that road in the morning. Ugh.