Spare Keys

You would think everyone should have them, but unfortunately I don't. Maybe it's the risk-taker in me. Ok, I will grant you that there's a touch of stupidity in not getting them. Why did I not duplicate my house keys? I don't really now. Maybe I thought there was no way that I would lose my keys because they were attached to my Kubotan. But my kubotan was confiscated at the airport way back in October. I meant to get another one but I just didn't get to it.

So yesterday I was at my friend Joe's house for the Superbowl (Indianapolis Colts, won!). He and his wife just got this hi-def 50-inch plasma TV. He invited our other friend Wei and her husband. He also wanted to invite Heidi but she was working. We were all classmates in the MS Biology program in IUPUI and we all eventually made it to medical school. I drove to Wei's house first and decided to carpool with her. Somewhere along the way, I lost my keys. Yes, all of them car, house, locker keys, etc.

Wei was so upset for me. But I think I'm always calm in the face of disaster. So, I told her not to worry. I think I might even like being face to face with disaster, specifically a new disaster. I think being face to face with the same disaster twice is not smart at all. But the first time, I think you learn a lot in many ways.

Fortunately, I did some rummaging through my stuff this past summer and found my duplicate car key. I set it on my dining table just exactly for when this sort of disaster might happen. It was under a pile of lots of paperwork but I knew it was somewhere in there. I also knew that my bedroom window is broken so you can actually open it from the outside. I always hope for the best and expect the worst. Although I did not get spare keys, I have sort of rehearsed in my head what I will do in case I get locked out. So I calmly asked Wei's husband to drive me to my house. I also borrowed a chair that I can climbed on to reach my window. He was so afraid that the neighbors will think that we are burglars. So, last night at about 11 pm, I actually had to break into my own house :).

I was hoping somebody in Wei's apartment might find my keys so I haven't changed my locks. I actually just left my kitchen door ajar this morning so I can get back in. I just hope there will be no surprises when I go home tonight. My house is freezing cold. I didn't even have hot water in my bath this morning. I think my pipes are frozen! I don't think an intruder will survive in there ;). I will probably change the locks tomorrow. I already planned out before this disaster happened that I will be studying in the library tonight until midnight. It's kinda hard for me to change my plans once I have set my mind. I was thinking of fixing the locks this Saturday but that might be too late so maybe I'll do it tomorrow. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to call a locksmith or if I can do it myself. But yeah, from now on I'll never be without spare keys!