Man, already this week I’ve gotten a couple of potential bits for the delightful(and somewhat shameful) Overheard in Minneapolis site, except that I blew both opportiunities.

Moment the first – Thanks to yesterday’s monster downpour, I opted for pizza at lunch and while sitting there enjoying my meal, I eavesdropped on a conversation going on at a nearby table between four men talking about setting up, and I kid you not, a Fantasy Fishing League. That’s not even the best part. No, that goes to the fact that they were matter-of-factly talking about handing out $100,000 to the winner of each segment of the League, with something even larger for the grand prize winner at the end, all while trying to figure out how to handle the scoring to try and keep someone from absolutely running away with all the money. Hundreds of thousands of dollars! For a Fantasy Fishing League! Unfortunately I was too busy enjoying my pizza to remember any choice snippets.

Moment the second – This morning on the way to work, iPod cranked(with the Gunnm Image Album, as it were), and some guy starts walking right next to me, ranting and raving loudly while invading my personal space for a block or two as I’m trying to get to work. Thankfully the music was loud enough to mostly drown him out(and I was careful to keep from making any indications that I noticed him), but man I almost wish I could have heard what he was going on about(out of sheer curiosity, of course, and to figure out if I should laugh in his face or tell him off). Still. People. There are better things to be doing at 8am on a weekday than to walk up to and start harassing a complete stranger, like, oh I dunno, ANYTHING.

I guess I should be prepared to listen carefully to anything and everything for the rest of the week…