So a funny part of my personality is that I can be a little bit of a joker sometimes.
I am a study of human nature, so it can be fun just to get a rouse out of people, by doing something unexpected or even shocking.
Today, going through the airport with my daughter, the TSA security lines were a lot better than what had been advertised lately.
As we get through and are getting our stuff together, my daughter says to me (around breakfast time now): "I'm hungry, can we get something to eat?"
So, I jokingly turn to her with a serious face on and say, "But you already ate yesterday!"
This strange man next to us, stops dead in his tracks overhearing what I said, and gives us the craziest look.
So what do I do having a ball with this?
I repeat even louder and with more emphasis, "Why do you need to eat again? You already ate yesterday!!"
I am having to hold myself from cracking up laughing as I know this guy is listening and I almost can't wait to see his facial expression.
I look at my daughter who gets it and is playing along and she is also pretending and putting on a sour face like she can't have any food today.
The guy looks like he is about to explode and say something, but decides I suppose to just make a real disgusted kvetchy face and move on.
I was sort of disappointed that he didn't want to help (in his mind) this kid and say something like, "How can you do that--and not feed her every day?"
I would have admired him for actually caring enough to try to help and intervene for someone else, even a stranger.
But I guess the pent up shocked look will have to surface for today's human antics. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Shockingly Hungry
So one of our contractors was moving on to a new position.
It was toward the end of the day, and I saw him getting ready to leave the building.
I went over to him to thank him for his service, tell him how we appreciated his contributions, and wish him well for the future.
Someone nearby overhead me talking with him, and in a lighthearted joking way says, "That's not what you told me about him by the elevators [one of our typical watercooler chat spots]," and then he gave a big smile.
He is another wonderful person and I understood he meant it in complete fun, but I couldn't help feeling bad for the other person, and his thinking perhaps that people were talking bad about him somehow.
I know I am a sensitive person, but somehow I could sort of feel the possible sting for the person leaving.
Sensing maybe something gone wrong, the other person came over afterwards and sort of apologized that he didn't mean anything bad, which I knew of course.
We all like to have a good congenial relationship in the office, but I suppose even well-intentioned joshing around has to be thoughtful and with good timing. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Thank You, See Ya
Really liked this picture that my daughter, Rebecca, showed me in Vogue Paris.
The lady has this amazing tattoo around her eyes.
The way the lines come out and around, flowing from the ends of her eyes, is so awesome.
The dark and exotic swirling emphasis around the blue eyes makes her look deep, mysterious, and undeniably sexy.
Mike Tyson and his facial tattoo has nothing on this model.
Also, reminds me of when Rebecca, as a kid, asked me joking around, "What does Y-E-S spell?"
Okay, how easy is that, "YES."
Then she said "What does E-Y-E-S spell?"
And not thinking, I fall for it and blurt out E-YES.
Man, you don't know how to spell EYES--stupid, stupid, stupid! ;-)
(Source Photo: Rebecca Blumenthal)
Emphasis On The Eyes
