Thursday, October 4, 2012

Another Starbucks Adventure

This is an actual text exchange between me and one of my former coworkers. She is always telling me I need to pay more attention to people around me, particularly men.

Me: Oh, funny story about Starbucks today.

Kelli: What's happened?! You noticed people?

Me: Yes! So I was sitting there grading and making quizzes, when I stretched and looked around. I noticed this guy staring at me, kind of smiled, went back to work. Look up again--staring again. So I'm sitting there starting to feel a tad creeped out because, well, I'm feeling a bit watched. Then this baby toddled over and started staring at me and I thought I must have put my shirt on wrong side out or something because this was a lot of staring. Obviously, whatever I'd done wrong in dress was blatant enough for the queer-eyed baby to catch it. Finally, I got up to head to the gym, and the guy (not the baby, who was also a guy, but a very little guy--not sure he even counts) kind of waved. As I cranked up my car, I had this ah-ha moment and felt kind of stupid.

Kelli: I have to start hanging out at Starbucks w you.

Me: You like babies?

Kelli: I tolerate them at a distance. Plus I'd have that guy buying you tea.

Me: Hey, I get half points, right? I mean, I noticed multiple people. I was creeped out by them, but I did notice them. I also noticed that the store only had 5 music tracks today, and one guy at the end of my table kept singing along with "When a Man Loves a Woman," which automatically made me loathe him because that song is horrific.

Kelli: ...

Me: So points for Brittany?

Kelli: Glad you observe all creepiness. Detectives move over.

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