The Day Before Yesterday, Thirty Years From Tomorrow (Entry 3, Entry 4, Entry 5)

ENTRY 3, LATE SPRING 2044

THE AREA ONCE KNOWN AS BROADVIEW SUBWAY STATION

....so these six crazy women carried me to the end of the platform. I didn't really fight them. After all, they were just a bunch of crazy women living in a subway station. What could they do?

The one who appeared to be the leader stood behind a makeshift podium, with the Lorena Bobbit memorial and a really poor drawing of a female body part on the wall behind her.

"You are guilty! Guilty of being a man! Men have kept us down for so long, now it is our turn! Now we roar!"

The other women just stood silently behind me.

Tired of this crap, I said, "That is a really bad drawing of that thing.", and pointed to the drawing of the vagina.

"Blasphemy! How dare you speak that way of the All-Mighty Vagina!"

All-Mighty Vagina? Oh, no. Women's Libbers. Leave it to me to find them.

I am not normally sexist, but these women were taking it to an extreme, so let's see how they liked it. I said very quickly, "Pussy,cooze,box,beaver,bush,clit,cooch,snatch,twat,bitch ditch,dick rack,cooter,penis magnet,catchers mitt,woo-hoo.....baby canon..."

"Enough! You are a pig! Just like all men! You are a filthy pig with a filthy mouth!"

Then she did something completely unexpected. She lifted her top, to reveal her breasts, "Okay, Pig, what do you think of these?!"

She obviously liked my sarcasm, so I continued, "Bobbies,boobs,titties,knockers,hooters,melons,pillows...snacks..."

"That's it! You have offended! You must be punished.", she looked at the group behind me, "Okay ladies, I want his penis!"

I said with sarcasm, "Yeah, and by the looks of you lady, it is the only one you are ever going to get."

She growled, and the other "ladies" pulled out various sharp tools.

I think this would be a good time to run.

I broke through the crowd and made a B-line to the exit. I could hear the yells and screams of some very pissed-off Women's Libbers behind me. Damn Liberals.

I ran up the stairs and out into the sunlight. I was in the area where the bus stops were. Plant life was pushing its way up through the cracked pavement. There was no way any vehicle could ever use this driveway again, but I managed to make my way through.

I ran across what used to be Broadview Avenue, and headed for the bridge. I was now very close to downtown, and all I had to do was cross the Don Valley. Except for the small issue of six screaming women running after me, trying to cut off my wiener.

About half-way across the bridge, I noticed a bicycle. Wow. How convenient? I climbed on, and started peddling towards the office towers that were once part of the financial district. The screaming subsided, and I just had to turn around and flip-off the Libbers.

That felt good!

ENTRY 4, LATE SPRING 2044

THE AREA ONCE KNOWN AS DOWNTOWN TORONTO

What a freaking mess.

Imagine a scrapyard, a dump, and whatever was left over from the previous night's party.

I found my way to Sherbourne Avenue and began to walk south. I had passed a few apartment buildings, but I did not want to investigate for fear of what I may (or may not) find.

Dundas Street and Sherbourne Avenue, once known to be a "shady" area of the city, with its hookers, drug dealers, gangs, and tittie bars. It all just blends in now. You really can't tell the difference.

I continued to walk downtown. At one time this whole area was busy with people, but there was nobody around. However, I continued to look, and hope that the next group of people I found were normal.

After walking for what seemed to be a very long time, I arrived at the former Chinatown. From the position of the sun, I would have guessed that it was late afternoon.

I found an electronics store, and decided to check out the "latest" technology.

The place was a mess. It looked like someone had a lot of fun in there. Near the back was what looked like the remains of a display of reactive-argon hologramatic televisions. Yeah, I remember at around 2035, they found a way to use lasers to safely project a hologram into the middle of the room. The second-generation of real 3D television. Of course none of them work now, because there are no more TV stations, and they never made Blu-Rays that were reactive-argon compatible. Too bad. It was a great technology. The first-generation did not last long. If someone walked through the hologram, they were blinded by the lasers.

While I was in the store, reminessing about technology, I heard a ruckus outside.

I went to investigate.

There, standing in the street, were four men dressed like ninja. One was holding a katana, one had a nunchuck, another had a bo staff, the fourth was just standing there making odd Wushu moves, and making a "Waa...waa" sound.

What...the...hell...is...this? Looks like I found another group of nutcases.

The were swinging their weapons around like a really bad martial arts demonstration. The guy with the nunchuck let it go, and it ended up about a half-block down the street.

I couldn't help myself. I giggled and said, "Holy crap. Bruce Lee movie rejects!"

They began to approach me, and although I did not really see them as a major threat, it is never a good idea to be close to a guy swinging a sword, even if he isn't very good. I began to back up.

In the meantime the nunchaku guy went to pick up his weapon, so he would be gone for a while. I could probably make it around the bo staff and the "waa-waa" guy, but the katana worried me. I had to distract him.

I suddenly looked to my left, pointed and yelled, "Hey, is that a balloon?!"

They all looked, and I was able to boot around.

I ran, and they all followed. Fortunately, my six straight months at the 'Y' payed off. These sad-case "ninjas" couldn't keep up, and I was soon on my way to safety.

ENTRY 5, LATE SPRING 2044

THE AREA ONCE KNOWN AS QUEEN'S PARK

It was getting late. I could see the sun beginning to set. I had a real tiring day. I needed to find a place to sleep.

I had somehow found my way to Queen's Park. At one time this was where the Government of Ontario offices were. Now just a shell of what was once politicians' offices and meeting rooms. Interestingly, I could still smell the bullshit.

Not far down the road, was a University of Toronto campus. There would be a place to sleep in there.

I walked into a building with a worn sign beside the door. It looked like "FACULTY OF MEDICINE". I could cut through there, and then across the campus. On the north side was the student residence.

As I entered, I could see light coming from the basement.

Should I?