Love at 20 MPH…

No, I didn’t get lucky while driving my car over the weekend…though that would have been pretty sweet. Tonight, while sitting in i5 traffic on my way home from work…I enganged in a very meaningful 30 minute driving affair… and it was everything I hoped it would be.

I work in the north gate area and live in Tacoma…so my commute home from work is always 1 to 2 hours long, depending on traffic. I usually kill time by singing along to Lady Gaga songs…but tonight was different. I had Kate Winslet cruising at at 75 MPH (yes, I named my silver BMW Kate Winslet because she is pretty and sophisticated…just like Kate…don’t judge!) and as I was passing Renton I noticed a white late-model Toyota behind me…it’s driver, a mid 20’s, attractive brunette wearing oversized white sun glasses. Thinking to myself… ‘she is pretty’…I think nothing more of it and continue on my merry way.

As I start passing Federal Way, traffic starts slowing to a crawl and I open my sun roof to enjoy a cool breeze. Looking in my rearview mirror, I noticed sunglass girl smile and do the same thing. After continuing on, at an incredibly slow pace, the lane to the right of me starts to go a little faster and sunglass girl changes lanes. “Nice car” she mouths as she passes…”thanks” I reply. After sunglass girl fully passes, I pat Kate Winselt on the dash and promise a very expensive car wash as reward for being so girl friendly.

A couple of minutes later, traffic had come to a complete stop…and there we were, side by side once again. We give each other a “can you believe this traffic” look and she does the classic, gun to the head, pull trigger, suicide gesture to put herself out of her misery. I got a little creative and made a noose, wrapped it around my neck, and then promptly hung myself…it was quite dramatic. Laughing, she mouths “well done” and I do a slight head bow before my lane starts to speed up.

We passed one another a couple more times over the next 20 minutes. I learned she was driving to Portland, she learned I was 35 and promptly mouthed “old man” and laughed. I do my fake righteous indignation and she tries to cover by mouthing “older is better” (at least I think that is what she mouthed)….and we both laugh. As I was changing lanes to take my exit, she passed me one last time and as I waved, she blew me a kiss. It was the best blown kiss I have ever had the pleasure of receiving.

I don’t know if it was Kate Winslet, the sexy black dress shirt I was wearing, or if I was having a particularly good hair day (hey…it still happens…but I suspect it was Kate Winslet). Either way, it was fleeting, fantastic, and sunglass girl totally wanted me…well, that is how I’m going to remember it anyway.