malls and bathrooms
Fairly uneventful describes most of my days, however I find that everyday some thing or event that should be little more than mundane comes across to me as funny. For example, two days ago I went to the mall because there is a place there where you can go to replace your driver's licence. I lost my licence(not due to illegal activity mind you, rather misplacement) so I got directions to the East town mall. This mall had no signs or maps telling where the various stores are, so I went to ask the help desk where to go. Well apparantly there's a West town mall...the mall I was supposed to be at so I proceeded to ask how to get to the other mall. Not the funny part. After finally arriving at the correct mall I enter through the men's department and then shortly thereafter begin decending on the escalator to the rest of the mall. The first store I happened to pass by was a jewelry store. In it was a young couple obviously shopping for wedding rings, leaning over a glass box being assisted by the store clerk. The funny part was the difference in the looks on the faces of and body language of the couple. The young woman leaned over, face practically pressed to the glass oogling the shiny rings, listening intently to what the clerk was saying. The young man however, leaned elbows on the glass, head resting in his hand while rubbing his face looking very worn out and probably only thinking about how much money that ring is and why doesn't she like that cheaper one.I couldn't help but laugh to myself as I walked by.
On a side note, someone thought I may be an angel that day. I walked into Merle Norman(a makeup store) after passing the jewelry store, to pick up a few things. The woman working there had her two grandchildren: an older boy and a younger girl, with her. I made small talk with the little girl about her bracelet as the grandmother went to get what I needed. We then went to the counter to ring up my purchase, and the woman wanted to put me on their store list, so she asked my name. "Faith, Faith Behnke" I responded, and purely by habit began spelling out my last name "B as in boy, E,H..", but at the same time the little girl whispered to her grandma,"Grandma, maybe she's an angel!" It was sooo very sweet and cute. For some reason though I looked away, pretending to not hear(partly because it felt somewhat awkaward for goodness knows why and partly because I thought maybe that's what a real angel would have done and I wanted the little girl's wonderment preserved).
MOOOOOving on...I just got back from the movie "27 Dresses", a movie in which as you can imagine the entire audience was full of single women and girls and the occasional dragged-there boyfriend. After the movie it is inevitable that every single female in the room will need to go to the bathroom at the same time, so I made my way to the ladies room. DISCLAIMER: if potty jokes bother you read no further. Ok, so as I was washing my hands I couldn't help thinking about the immense ammounts of money I could save movie theater bathroom builders. Ask any woman if she sits on a toilette in the movie theater bathroom and she will proceed to tell you that "no, that is disgusting, people pee all over the seats!" But the only reason there is pee on the seats is because women squat and don't sit on them because they are disgusting and have pee on them because this is the only time women don't sit on toiletts and they miss becuse they dont have as much non-sitting practice as boys(and something else, but anyways). Point being, why have toilet seats if no woman will ever sit on them? Movie theater, mall, and airport bathroom builders could save millions by only installing one toilet seat (in the handicapped stall). Women may comment on the weirdness at first, but they won't complain...they don't use them anyways.
On a side note, someone thought I may be an angel that day. I walked into Merle Norman(a makeup store) after passing the jewelry store, to pick up a few things. The woman working there had her two grandchildren: an older boy and a younger girl, with her. I made small talk with the little girl about her bracelet as the grandmother went to get what I needed. We then went to the counter to ring up my purchase, and the woman wanted to put me on their store list, so she asked my name. "Faith, Faith Behnke" I responded, and purely by habit began spelling out my last name "B as in boy, E,H..", but at the same time the little girl whispered to her grandma,"Grandma, maybe she's an angel!" It was sooo very sweet and cute. For some reason though I looked away, pretending to not hear(partly because it felt somewhat awkaward for goodness knows why and partly because I thought maybe that's what a real angel would have done and I wanted the little girl's wonderment preserved).
MOOOOOving on...I just got back from the movie "27 Dresses", a movie in which as you can imagine the entire audience was full of single women and girls and the occasional dragged-there boyfriend. After the movie it is inevitable that every single female in the room will need to go to the bathroom at the same time, so I made my way to the ladies room. DISCLAIMER: if potty jokes bother you read no further. Ok, so as I was washing my hands I couldn't help thinking about the immense ammounts of money I could save movie theater bathroom builders. Ask any woman if she sits on a toilette in the movie theater bathroom and she will proceed to tell you that "no, that is disgusting, people pee all over the seats!" But the only reason there is pee on the seats is because women squat and don't sit on them because they are disgusting and have pee on them because this is the only time women don't sit on toiletts and they miss becuse they dont have as much non-sitting practice as boys(and something else, but anyways). Point being, why have toilet seats if no woman will ever sit on them? Movie theater, mall, and airport bathroom builders could save millions by only installing one toilet seat (in the handicapped stall). Women may comment on the weirdness at first, but they won't complain...they don't use them anyways.