Aside from the regular hustle and bustle of my day, I got an HIV test today. Granted, I’m not slutting around like a Morehouse freshman, but it’s become a bit of a regular occurrence. I do play safe when the moment does occur, and I get tested every six months like clockwork. I’m still free and clean.

So why do I find the process so boring? Seriously, the whole time there all I could think about was when I could get paid and buy some new shoes.

I should be grateful, I know. In this country, AIDS seems to get less media attention and public outrage than other diseases. Hell, swine flu pops in for a few weeks and the news networks are all in a kerfuffle. So I can go and get an HIV test, wait for the results, and then be about my merry way. No muss, no fuss.

Given the mundane nature of it all, you’d think more people would do it.