Bam

Erik Austin
Jul 30
1 min read

Lupe and I had grand plans today: $6 Tuesday movie (bless you, cinema deals), maybe a little retail therapy, and just a chill afternoon. We had time to kill before the show, so naturally we detoured to MAC for some free lipstick—because why not feel fabulous for $0?

Cut to: us driving all over creation when suddenly... BAM—the tire blows out on the freeway. Total chaos. We hobbled to the next exit like two reality show contestants on the final leg of The Amazing Race: Tire Edition. Thankfully, we made it to Discount Tire in one piece.

While we were waiting for the tire change, Lupe turned to me and asked, “Do you believe in premonitions?” I said yes (because... obviously). Then she showed me a photo she had posted 19 hours earlier—a sweet old pic with her dog who passed away six years ago. And in the background? Discount Tire.

I mean… what?! The universe has jokes.

Needless to say, our day took a sharp left turn from movies and makeup to tire fate and cosmic coincidences.