Moments
I was in Firestone waiting for the verdict of my "service engine soon" light. Two women accompanied by two children entered the waiting area, put in their order, and sat down. The children, both boys, were rowdy but well-mannered. The two women shared a lip-to-lip kiss and were snuggly affectionate as they sat next to each other. One of the boys spilled a drink, and when told to, dutifully retrieved a towel and mopped it up.
The man at the counter explained to one of the women what needed to be done. She requested that he hold off a moment so she could call her husband.
Blink, blink, went the attendant's eyes, and he tried hard not to look at the other woman. "O-okay," he managed, and let it go.
***
I was at work, and we had a little downtime between calls. I'd been raving about my recent viewing of a couple "Knight Rider 2008" episodes. I was a huge fan of K.I.T.T. (while my mother was a huge fan of Hasselhoff) back in the day, and like many, had been painfully disappointed by the "2000" attempted revivals. Kitt just was NOT Kitt in those shows. This latest revival, however, does Kitt right.
I looked directly at a male coworker and said, "I want Kitt!"
His eyes bugged a little as he coughed a request for me to repeat myself. I did so. He breathed a huge sigh of relieved understanding and explained, "I thought you'd said you want KIDS!"
All the more amusing (and confusing!) because he knows (and accepts!) I'm homosexual.
***
I was at home, hanging out with my very asexual friend Huggy Coworker (remember her?). We were sitting on the couch watching something-or-other on TV. She suddenly declared, "I'm so glad I'm not a guy!"
I had to ask why.
She threw herself across me and declared, "SNUGGLES!" ... meaning, in her libido-less world, she could snuggle and not have it tangled with sexual connotation.
All I could do was laugh, hug her, roll my eyes to the ceiling and think, "It's not JUST guys, though!"
The man at the counter explained to one of the women what needed to be done. She requested that he hold off a moment so she could call her husband.
Blink, blink, went the attendant's eyes, and he tried hard not to look at the other woman. "O-okay," he managed, and let it go.
***
I was at work, and we had a little downtime between calls. I'd been raving about my recent viewing of a couple "Knight Rider 2008" episodes. I was a huge fan of K.I.T.T. (while my mother was a huge fan of Hasselhoff) back in the day, and like many, had been painfully disappointed by the "2000" attempted revivals. Kitt just was NOT Kitt in those shows. This latest revival, however, does Kitt right.
I looked directly at a male coworker and said, "I want Kitt!"
His eyes bugged a little as he coughed a request for me to repeat myself. I did so. He breathed a huge sigh of relieved understanding and explained, "I thought you'd said you want KIDS!"
All the more amusing (and confusing!) because he knows (and accepts!) I'm homosexual.
***
I was at home, hanging out with my very asexual friend Huggy Coworker (remember her?). We were sitting on the couch watching something-or-other on TV. She suddenly declared, "I'm so glad I'm not a guy!"
I had to ask why.
She threw herself across me and declared, "SNUGGLES!" ... meaning, in her libido-less world, she could snuggle and not have it tangled with sexual connotation.
All I could do was laugh, hug her, roll my eyes to the ceiling and think, "It's not JUST guys, though!"