Strange Happenings

Some bizzaro things have happened to me over the span of the last few days:

• On the Metro on Friday morning, I was holding on to one of the poles when this woman got on at the stop after mine and proceed to press herself up against the pole. Major Metro foul in any situation, but in this particular case, the geometry was such that her chest area happened to be pressed firmly up against my hand, leading to some tense and uncomfortable moments for me. She didn't even seem to realize I was practically feeling her up on the train - she was just reading the Express, without a care in the world.
• The other night walking home in my neighborhood there was an older woman walking down the street playing a recorder.
• Once again, I could not find basil at the grocery store.

Obviously, you can see I had quite the weekend.

In other news, I am attempting to sell my backpack on Craigslist. Some of you may recall this giant monstrosity of a bag, one that weighed ten pounds before even putting anything in the bag. I had always felt uncomfortable with the bag - it made me feel like a turtle, felt like I was carrying a small child on my back, never enough room on the bus for it, etc etc. But I reached my tipping point last week when I went to this furniture gallery to look for pieces for our new office and it was a lot swankier than I thought - the two women behind the desk actually said, and loudly at that, what a huge bag it was. Then they made me put it in this closet that was super modern and was difficult to get open.....needless to say I was done. My new backpack is on its way....but surprisingly, I have not had any offers on the backpack. It is currently listed in the clothing and accessories section of the Craigslist site - should I move it? Open to thoughts. If it doesn't move, I may try selling it through my neighborhood listserv.