Perfect Day of Fishing (sort of)

It was such a gorgeous day today. The sun was out in full, not a cloud in the sky, birds chirping everywhere. What was I to do? Go fishing of course. How could I pass up such a perfect opportunity to become one with nature and relax while fishing?

I love fishing off this long ass pier out in the middle of the ocean. The longest pier in Galveston. I head out there and fight the crowds along the way. Obviously, everyone and their grandma decides to head to the beach today. I expected that and went on my journey with that mindset. The traffic didn't bother me. The rush for parking along the seawall didn't bother me. I was determined to get out there and fish.

I arrived this afternoon and lug all my belongings to the pier. I had a cooler filled with water. I had a folding chair to relax on and of course my pole and tackle box. I apply sunscreen to make sure I don't get burned. I was not going to let anything ruin this day. I like to take my iPod to listen to music while I'm fishing. There is nothing like listening to your favorite music while the sun warms you up and the cool breeze from the ocean cools you off.

It was just as perfect as I imagined it would be this morning. It was not that crowded on the pier because of the heat. I found a perfect spot that was secluded on the pier. I was doing my fishing thing. Today would be a R&B music day, so I was jaming to my tunes while relaxing on the ocean.

I then had a big bite on the line. I jumped up from my chair to start reeling in the fish. That's when the strangest feeling occurred to me. My music stopped playing. Ya hear me? My music STOPPED playing.

Panic sets in and I look down. Just as I look down, I see it. Definitely all in slow motion. My iPod shuffle was falling helplessly to the ocean and I could not do anything about it. I wanted to dive in, but knew better. PLOP. It hits the ocean and slowly starts to sink. I keep looking at it until I can't see it any more. I was exactly like the scene in Titanic. When Rose lets go of Jack and he slowly sinks beneath the ocean.

SHUFFLE... SHUFFLE... I kept wanting to scream but nothing came out. My first reaction was to sit on the pier and just cry. But strangely, tears did not come out. Only laughter. Loud laughter that caused those around me to stare. All I could do was laugh.

I had just taken the shuffle out of my pocket to turn up the volume on this song, and then I put it into my lap. I figured I would have to turn it back down on the next song. That was my mistake. The force of gravity was too much for the headphones to keep hold of the shuffle when I stood up in one swift motion.

I figured since I gave such a great sacrafice to Neptune, I would have caught a 100 lb shark today. Nope. What do I get in return for my great sacrafice? A one pound fish. That's it. That's all I caught today, was a stupid baby fish.

The water god was laughing at me today. He was constantly taking my bait and probably listening to some R&B tunes while he was at it on my iPod. But I got the last laugh. I still had the head phones attached to my ears. He may have gotten my iPod, but at least he can't listen to anything on it.