9 May 2017

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Someone I met today is a life insurance agent.

She came in angry, but I was able to turn that around really easily. I stepped away, only to come back and hear that they were looking for me. I had to poop, it took a while. Anyway, this woman tried to recruit me into the life insurance company she works for.

My personality is quite winsome overall. Well, she specifically said it was because I was so nice, helpful and smart.

I turned it down. But it isn't the first time that people have tried to recruit me for jobs. It's just... Awkward. Haha. You must be brave to proposition someone in their place of work.

8 May 2017

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Someone I met today is a waiter.

My friends and I went to Arancino di Mare for our collective birthday dinners. The food is generally very good. It felt mostly meh today, but our waiter was really bland.

I mean, he was perfectly nice and grew on us during the night... But he just seemed a little stiff, which occasionally read as rude. 

Oh well, not everyone you meet can be a gem. It also depends on your own mood at the time too... Right? 

7 May 2017

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Someone I met today was someone I met before.

It was the man with the felt heart pinned to his shirt... But today, he had his daughter with him. She looked to be about 5 or 6, and she was sweet and playful. It made me wonder how old the son he lost was. Younger than her? Older than her? How long ago did he die.

Do you wonder about the little pockets of people that you meet in passing? Maybe not. I was told it was a weird thing to wonder once. 

6 May 2017

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Someone I met today was calling my attention rudely.

He yelled at me as he was walking through the door.

 "Hey, are you working or are you on break?"
"Uh... I didn't say anything to indicat-"
"I know you didn't say anything."
"So what do you need?"

He then proceeded to rant about something for about 5 minutes that had no relevance to me. Then he left.

Some people are just so sad.

4 May 2017

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Someone I met today recycles computers.

I asked him, or them (since it was a pair), where they recycle computers from. Mostly schools, and government. They shared with me that many schools already get government leftovers, regardless of their computer turn over.

It just made me think of how much electronic waste that our state makes, and how wasteful the current trends around technology are.

3 May 2017

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Someone I met today was a woman at Painting with a Twist.

She was actually the instructor... She was alright. Too chatty and upbeat. A lot of the jokes she made were at her own expense, which is fine. Except she was just annoying. Like extremely chatty with bad jokes. She talked a lot, so I barely talk to my mom... Who I was there with. I also like quiet time when I do artistic stuff. 

Maybe it's an awkward tick, but based on what she said... She's not from here. I wonder how well received she is by people who culturally are just more reserved. 

2 May 2017

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Someone I met today was on quite the shopping spree.

She came in and asked me about Xbox and what someone should get for it. It seemed really strange that she was telling me to pick out everything.

I asked who it was for, and she said it was for her son.

"What's the occasion?"
"I have cancer. My son is only 25, and he's driving me to the hospital, sitting with me through chemo. He's young, he doesn't have to do that, but he's so good."

Alrighty then. I helped her pick all the best stuff, since she didn't want to spare any expense on him. After getting her to pay, I assisted her to her car.

"Thank you for bringing it for me. I also have MS, which caused me to end my career in nursing. It's also when I started finding out more about my body, and just a lot of things aren't working. It's when I got the cancer, and it's really just difficult."

We chatted a little bit, and then parted ways. I looked her up on facebook later, and I felt bad. Her pictures showed a woman who was vibrant and lovely. The woman I met was just... a pale ghost of that. I could only imagine how painful that is; watching your own deterioration and knowing what's next.

 

1 May 2017

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Someone I met today is a STEM teacher.

He grew up poor in Detroit, Michigan. He went to college and dropped his 3.9 GPA to 2.something because his roommate won the lottery. He took forever to graduate college and he got there.

I watched him present, and his demeanor when talking about something he thought was alright. It was bored, rushed, and unenthused. When it was about STEM though, he had a different kind of enthusiasm. It's nice to see that passion.

I don't think everyone can be passionate about everything. When you're passionate about something, it consumes you. Could you imagine being consumed by everything?  

30 April 2017

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Someone I met today... Is no one. Maybe a newer version of myself?

I stayed today, which is why I can't remember anyone. I guess it's a good time to reflect on this project, which I've been doing for the better part of 3 months. It's difficult meeting new people all the time.

I think by nature I'm slightly introverted. I don't like talking to strangers in environments where I'm the new person. I can think of all the large group settings where I've done poorly when I'm the new kid on the block. Crazy right? 

I don't know if people ever guess that of me, but it's true. Although, my curiosity overrides a lot of this. It's also something I've learned that it's something I've always done. 

But I'm a weirdo, and I accept that. 

29 April 2017

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Someone I met today is a firefighter.

I went to an event where there was a lot of STEM activity... And firefighters. They were showing the kids at this Boy Scouts event how a firetruck looks like inside and let you use the hose!

I got to shoot one of the hoses. The hose was about 2 inches in diameter and is easier to handle that some of the larger hoses. From what I learned, they carry a multitude of different hose sizes and liquids. The liquid I got to shoot is a foam that's supposed to be a good fire-retardant, and is more effective than water. The trucks themselves carry about 750 gallons of water (or foam).

I also learned that they usually use 2 people to man a hose, or use the larger hoses in defensive strategies. Overall, pretty cool, but nothing exciting.