Last night my sister and I went to Images Cinema in Williamstown to see Layer Cake. On the way down we came across this REALLY long train that I knew was going by the train crossing about a mile in front of us. Knowing I’d have to wait forever I started making jokes about jumping the train with the Mazda 3, but as I drove on I noticed I was passing quite a bit of train. I sped up a little bit and sure enough I passed it with moments left to spare before the little red lights went on and the barriers fell. As soon as I got through I looked in my rearview and sure enough there went the lights as soon as I got out. Felt like I was in a movie. Sweet!

Usually I park in the parking lot and the end of the road Images is on, but I actually found a spot closer so I parked there instead. Not even realizing it, when I got out of the car there, directly in front of me, was the entrance to the theater. I couldn’t have got any closer if I had tried, and I didn’t even realize that was where I had parked.

Finally when my sister and I went into the theater the ticket lady looked at us and asked, “two?” We nodded our heads. “Student or regular admission?” Without even thinking I said student because it is a hell of a lot cheaper. “So where do you guys go?” Bard I said, Ithaca for my sister. “Twelve dollars.”

I walk into the theater pleased with myself, not just because I lied (yet again) about still being in college to get into the theater cheaper, but that I had lied about still being in college with my BARD ALUMNAE 2003 T-shirt on.