So I'm "reading" at Statbucks (people watching), and I see a guy walk in wearing an MIT shirt. I think to myself, "Why doesn't he just wear a tshirt that simply says smart because that's what he is advertising?" Then he turns around after ordering his drink and the back of his shirt says, "Because everyone can go to Caltech." Awesome.
His shirt is a status symbol, except he's not advertising his wealth.
Just when I think my people watching can't get any better I see someone wearing pink out of the corner of my eye. No. I see two people wearing pink. One is a young woman. She's pretty, her hair is up and perfectly in place. She has expensive looking shoes. Next to her is a woman who is looks like she is in her sixties. She is wearing the identical pink blazer. Her hair is up as well, but it is frayed and messy and her shoes are simple. There is something comical about this pair of women, who did not come in together. You can't set up these things.
I wonder if the young woman knows she just got a glimpse into her own future.
This is how I spent my evening. Observing humanity at the Starbucks in Passdena. Am I creepy? Do you do this as well? Either way, I'm begining to love living in Pasadena.
1 comment:
You're creepy.
But Leif and I do this as well. But mostly to make fun of people.
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