ASSHOLE

yeah, i was parked illegally. what's your point?

i was drifting off to sleep, but i heard the tow truck outside my window. thank god. threw some clothes on and got down there before the guy towed my car away, and paid him $23 -- which was everything i had, or else he'd have taken $25 -- to put the damn thing down.

me: you can't stretch a point and just unhook the car and drive away? it's not like i'm going to leave it here.
him: why would i want to take money out of my kid's mouth? [shows me dark polaroid unrecognizable as any sort of child]
me: it's the middle of the night! no, i don't have cash. i don't have it upstairs. nobody could throw it down to me if i did, because i live alone.
him: i only get a third of every charge anyway.
me (internal): then what fucking difference does it make to you if you take my money or not, you monumental fucker?

i can't describe how angry i am. and mostly at myself. i don't have the kind of income where i can tempt fate like that. i should have known i'd lose.

off to shake myself to sleep now ...