Day 13: Zack Eustis Sprints to Work

Day 13

by Zack Eustis

Today I pulled the proverbial Ace out of my back pocket as the contrast between the warm steam of my shower and the cold draft from my bedroom and kitchen window enticed me to stay entranced in my luxury of heat five minutes longer than I had planned. After toweling off I glanced at my phone to see I had exactly five minutes to brush my teeth, put on my clothes and commute to work. After losing myslef in my tooth brushing for another minute, I tossed on my shirt, socks, boxers, pants and sweater (in that order); grabbed my keys, threw on my jacket, stepped into my loafers and began a breath taking sprint to school. I hesitated at the top of my stairs, calculating if it would save more time to go back inside and lace up my tennis shoes, before sticking with the loafers and jettisoning myself out the door. The icy patch on the sidewalk that plagued my day one adventures nearly made a triumphant return, though this time I stumbled into a nearby snowbank before righting myself back to the sidewalk. I yelled "good morning" over my shoulder to the student traffic patrollers as I bolted across the street and down the hill to the school's playground. As I crossed the finish line that was the front steps of the school I whipped out my phone to see I was but a single minute late to work. The picture ( I swear I did my best) is what it is, and I think summarizes my day thirteen commute better than I can in prose.

Only six days left! Ideas have been steadily coming in but I'm always interested to hear more!