disconcerting

1. (Thursday morning) being accosted by a bug of unknown origin, dive bombing my head, just as i am walking outside this morning. having no clue what kind of bug we're talking about here, only that it was large enough to feel it thudding against my head & to hear it's wings buzzing in my hair, sounding like one of those WWII fighter planes. shaking my head out furiously but not seeing it fly away, therefor having no assurance that it isn't still! on! me! and subsequently feeling creepy-crawly all morning. this is even more worrisome if you have *seen* the (prehistoric) bugs we have in Florida.

2. (Tuesday morning) stopping at a red light. feeling your car stop. and then your peripheral vision playing tricks on you when the minivan next to you begins to roll slowly forward, creating the illusion that *you* are still moving.

3. (Monday afternoon) sitting at an intersection in the left-turn lane. traffic going the other direction has the green light. girl putting on eyeliner makes a left-hand-turn onto the street where i am currently waiting for my green arrow. she appears under the assumption that the double yellow lines are merely a suggestion and is cutting the turn close enough that 2/3 of her car will find itself in the turn lane where i am stopped. still looking in her rearview mirror, engrossed in makeup application, she veers at the last second, narrowly avoiding the front end of my car.