Not As Popular As I Appear
When I lived in New York, as I'd drive through the streets, I'd always look at each person I passed, in case I knew them. Between both my high schools, camp, there was always a good chance I'd know people. When I went to jury duty, I'd run into people I knew.
Then I moved to Florida. I knew nobody except my grandpa. In four years of living in Florida, I ran into someone I knew once.
So I got in the habit of not bothering to really look at people. I mean, I look enough to not bang into people when I walk down the street, but other than that, not so much.
But I think it may be time to switch back to paying attention. Since moving here I've run into friends at the park and at Safeway.
Today was a banner day with THREE run-ins.
1. While walking to work (late, whoops!) someone behind me yelled, "Green!" I turn around, and there's a couple of relatives!
2. I walked out of my office to go grab some lunch, and as I crossed the street, I again heard, "Hey, Green!" A friend of mine was waiting on the curb for her boyfriend to pick her up. SO I waited with her for a few minutes while we chatted.
3. Then, while I was standing in line at the drugstore, I got a tap on the shoulder. When I turned around, I found an attorney I work with smiling at me.
This is not a usual thing for me, but I guess I should start paying attention more often.
Most days are certainly not like this.
Then I moved to Florida. I knew nobody except my grandpa. In four years of living in Florida, I ran into someone I knew once.
So I got in the habit of not bothering to really look at people. I mean, I look enough to not bang into people when I walk down the street, but other than that, not so much.
But I think it may be time to switch back to paying attention. Since moving here I've run into friends at the park and at Safeway.
Today was a banner day with THREE run-ins.
1. While walking to work (late, whoops!) someone behind me yelled, "Green!" I turn around, and there's a couple of relatives!
2. I walked out of my office to go grab some lunch, and as I crossed the street, I again heard, "Hey, Green!" A friend of mine was waiting on the curb for her boyfriend to pick her up. SO I waited with her for a few minutes while we chatted.
3. Then, while I was standing in line at the drugstore, I got a tap on the shoulder. When I turned around, I found an attorney I work with smiling at me.
This is not a usual thing for me, but I guess I should start paying attention more often.
Most days are certainly not like this.
posted by Green at 11/22/2006 08:37:00 PM
3 Comments:
How is Bistro Burger? Is it worth visiting fora meal when I finally makeit out that way to see my cousin?
Bistro Burger is awesome, and definitely worth a visit. It's made with really high quality meat, and you can actually taste the difference between those and burgers from Burger King.
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