reflective surfaces
Thursday, September 1st, 2005people are funny. when they see a reflective surface, they automatically check their appearance…hows the hair, do i have stuff between my teeth…a loose hanging booger perhaps?
well, where i work (consierge work at an apartment building) there is a big glass window. this window is clear glass…clear and therefore not so reflective…this glass window is right in front of my desk. i work alone….and sit behind this desk for 8, sometimes 9 hours at a time, and i have noticed that people check themselves out ALL the time. its funny, really. they see a semi reflective surface, and check themselves out…some girls even check out their own asses….seriously. and then while amidst tucking that stray hair behind the ear….looking through the glass…they see me….and my very amused smirk…and walk away quickly.
i love this job by the way…. where else will you get paid for being nice to people, asking them about their days, and handing them the occasional set of spare keys…where else will you have almost all of 8 hours to read a book, finish an essay for uni, or surf the internet (this one has to be done on the sly).
people are funny. i wonder if i’m as much a curiosity as they are to me…
