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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
What Monkey?!
People are fascinating. What lengths they go through to convince the rest of the world that they are "cool."
For instance, the other day Michael and I were out on a date, and we were at the University Parkway/State Street intersection in Orem when I noticed a sign dancer. You know, those people who get paid for standing out on a corner holding a sign that you can't read anyway because they are swinging and spinning it. But this wasn't just any sign dancer...oh no! It was a guy in a full monkey costume! I thought it was a pretty effective attention grabber.
Since we were stopped at the light, I had an opportunity to watch this monkey for some time and observe the effectiveness of his costume. I watched--I kid you not!--5 people walk next to this monkey, close enough to shake his hand, and not one of them even appeared to notice the monkey! They passed him with bored expressions, and didn't give him a second glance!
I can only bet that once they got out of ear-shot those who were walking together hissed, "Did you see that monkey?!"
So tell me, why do they pretend to not see the monkey?? Why this studied indifference like, "I've seen it before. You can't shock me"? At the very least they could laugh, or say appreciatively, "Hey, nice suit!" Is it threatening to see a monkey? Or would your image of coolness be crushed because you raised your eyebrow at him and walked as far from the monkey as possible? Come on, people, Give a reaction! Don't they know they look more ridiculous when they don't notice the monkey? For heaven's sake, how can you NOT see the monkey?!
So next time you're walking down state street, I want you to ask yourself this vital question:
For instance, the other day Michael and I were out on a date, and we were at the University Parkway/State Street intersection in Orem when I noticed a sign dancer. You know, those people who get paid for standing out on a corner holding a sign that you can't read anyway because they are swinging and spinning it. But this wasn't just any sign dancer...oh no! It was a guy in a full monkey costume! I thought it was a pretty effective attention grabber.
Since we were stopped at the light, I had an opportunity to watch this monkey for some time and observe the effectiveness of his costume. I watched--I kid you not!--5 people walk next to this monkey, close enough to shake his hand, and not one of them even appeared to notice the monkey! They passed him with bored expressions, and didn't give him a second glance!
I can only bet that once they got out of ear-shot those who were walking together hissed, "Did you see that monkey?!"
So tell me, why do they pretend to not see the monkey?? Why this studied indifference like, "I've seen it before. You can't shock me"? At the very least they could laugh, or say appreciatively, "Hey, nice suit!" Is it threatening to see a monkey? Or would your image of coolness be crushed because you raised your eyebrow at him and walked as far from the monkey as possible? Come on, people, Give a reaction! Don't they know they look more ridiculous when they don't notice the monkey? For heaven's sake, how can you NOT see the monkey?!
So next time you're walking down state street, I want you to ask yourself this vital question:
Do you acknowledge the monkey?
Friday, March 11, 2011
"Wishing You Were Here"
...The most depressing words you can find on a postcard. They might as well put "nanner-nanner" in parentheses below it. It doesn't even help if you know the person who sent you the card really does wish you were there...there's nothing you can do but stare at the picture of the tropical paradise and wish it would stop snowing outside as you pout into the early morning hours.
Michael just had a business trip to Puerto Rico. His hotel was a 5-star hotel right on the beach. Originally the plan was that I would accompany him without Evelyn. But Michael (being the practical man he is) decided he would be in meetings the whole time, and therefore I would be bored. BORED?! On the beach with 80 degree weather?!
To add insult to injury, Michael WASN'T in meetings the whole time. The first two days they met for like an hour, and then were released to go do whatever they wanted. The rest of the week they were released somewhere between 1 and 3. So Michael spent the whole week on the beach and came home all tanned, with stories of holding crabs and having 50-year-old ladies flirt with him. (Ha ha! At twenty-eight it was high school girls...at twenty-nine it's old ladies...Michael must be getting old!)
Anyway, Michael did bring us home presents. He brought me a beautiful hand carved necklace/earring set of flowers and for Evelyn he bought a monkey that chatters when you push a button in it's tummy. She fell in love immediately and dubbed it "Peachy Rico" after her favorite specialty drink as Los Hermanos.
Michael just had a business trip to Puerto Rico. His hotel was a 5-star hotel right on the beach. Originally the plan was that I would accompany him without Evelyn. But Michael (being the practical man he is) decided he would be in meetings the whole time, and therefore I would be bored. BORED?! On the beach with 80 degree weather?!
To add insult to injury, Michael WASN'T in meetings the whole time. The first two days they met for like an hour, and then were released to go do whatever they wanted. The rest of the week they were released somewhere between 1 and 3. So Michael spent the whole week on the beach and came home all tanned, with stories of holding crabs and having 50-year-old ladies flirt with him. (Ha ha! At twenty-eight it was high school girls...at twenty-nine it's old ladies...Michael must be getting old!)
Anyway, Michael did bring us home presents. He brought me a beautiful hand carved necklace/earring set of flowers and for Evelyn he bought a monkey that chatters when you push a button in it's tummy. She fell in love immediately and dubbed it "Peachy Rico" after her favorite specialty drink as Los Hermanos.
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