the hood
You know, maybe it is all about confidence and trying to impress upon people that you've got it all together and feel great about the person you are. Or more than that, that you don't care what other people think. (Even though I'm pretty sure everyone is as obsessed as I am with what others think.) Anyway, Friday this guy comes to my plexiglass-bullet proof window, very much from the hood, at least vocabulary and style wise. But, we were both wearing denim jackets. I looked at him, and my "Kelsey-Don't!" alarm was completly silent, so I just grinned and exclamed "We're twins! You're most welcome to my window". And to my relief he laughed and we had a normal conversation. Another guy comes up with his mom, both of them a bit of a cliche with the long combo of names (Lashaequwa, or something like it), a ridiculous amount of jewelry and a slur of cussing. But after a bit of chit chat, turns out this guy wants to be a vet (well, a vet tech...he told me doesn't like science, just animals, so I was thinking that is probably the best). Well his mom is very hard on that idea, calling the guy crazy and what not, but I'm like DO IT! Be a vet! You can work anywhere and everybody will need you blah blah blah. I wanted to throw something at the mom though. What has she done lately except dye her hair flourecent orange? Anyway, so many folks come in, slouch in their seats and barely mutter their request or complaints AT you, but again, I'm thinking its just what makes them confident. Nonchalance makes them a bit cooler than you. But if you ignore that initial rudeness...I don't know, it's nice the conversation you can get out of 'em. I want to update about so many things, but I don't know how to arrange all the happenings and goings ons...my life is very different then what it was in May, like all of you guys...so I just picked one of my musings to post.