Overdue

Leaving the public library the other day, I noticed the movie Thelma and Louise out of the corner of my eye. I knew the basic story line, the famous last drive into the Grand Canyon...but I wasn't prepared for how this movie would affect me in so many different ways.

Louise had her job, her boyfriend, and her confidence. Dark secrets in her past lay close to the surface of her thick skin. Thelma never knew a life outside of her hometown and her self-esteem was stomped down on the bottom of her husband's shoe. Five hours into their first real road trip, that all changed...

In a world where women can be "guilty" of rape, my heart was aching for the injustice of it all. I longed for the freedom of the open road...a life without a plan...just driving to the edge.

As the minutes ticked on, my hot tea turned cold. I ignored the familiar "new email" buzz from my Blackberry. Nothing could have torn me away from the fateful end...not even an auto-generated reminder from the library, warning me my items were two days "pre-overdue."

At first light, we sped the DVD back to the book drop. The potential shame of it all! Now if that isn't bad ass, I don't know what is?!? I bet Thelma and even Louise would have waited the entire allotted check out time.