I was standing in line at the dinner buffet at our fabulous
all-inclusive resort in Cuba. More specifically, I was standing at the pasta
bar. The amount of food was
overwhelming and a lot of it was porky pig, which I prefer not to eat. It was
also a good chance to practice my Spanish. I could point to the various
ingredients and request peas, onions, and cheese. Or I may have actually
asked for thumb tacks, an eraser, and teeth. I’m not really sure, but pointing goes a
long long way.
Carefree in Cuba |
She was wearing some super cool glasses and to someone else she
may have looked like any old lesbian with tattoos on one arm. But she wasn’t a
lesbian (I don’t think) and she didn’t have tattoos. She had a rocking lymphediva
compression sleeve in with black and white roses. It was beautiful!
My first instinct was to scream out ‘HEY! SISTER! I love
your sleeve!’ Had I been wearing my fleshy suasage, I would have held it up in
solidarity. As it was, my ugly compression garment was in my beach bag, where
I’d left it that afternoon.
But I didn’t say anything. I was zapped back to the present,
thinking about treatments and hair-do’s and puffy arms and future surgeries. I watched
her out of the corner of my eye, thinking how some people are so cool. There
are gals that make do with their situation, and there are gals that ‘Buckle
the Fuck Up’ and elevate their situation to awesome. She was obviously that latter, and I'm always grateful for inspiration. It's something to strive for. But before thoughts about canceritis could float into my head, I
was interrupted by a much more urgent matter.
'Buenos Tardes lady! What you like in your pasta?’