Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Too Ann Arbor for my own good

Stacy says that we have to move out of Ann Arbor because I have become an Ann Arborite. Evidently, my hat and clothing combination make me look like one of the stereotypical eccentric Ann Arbor residents. Truth be told when I saw myself in a store window I too thought I looked very Ann Arbor. That being said, whenever I can express my eccentricity and uniqueness I will.

I love my hat and my vest. I noticed when I was in Whole Foods (another very Ann Arbor and/or privileged locale) that people smiled at me. I thought it was because I too was smiling but I have seen people smile the same way at old men who look happy to be allowed out of the house. I choose the 'glass half full' approach and believe that people were smiling at me because I was smiling and I was giving off positive. happy vibes.

Currently, I am having problems with the above paragraph. I am trying to figure out how to break it up for better reading. I hope my changes worked.

Tonight, we watched Countdown with Keith Olbermann and then Project Runway. I enjoyed Keith Olbermann (I am practicing being more upbeat so I will only talk about the things I enjoyed). Watching Tim Gunn and the judges and designers let me know really how much I do not care about how I look. My goal is that people know I showered and moisturized. I will never come to work naked but other than that I do not have enough energy to go to work and put on a fashion show because it does not come natural.

Speaking of naked, I had a thought today. Philosophically, I realize am very open-minded but pretty cautious or maybe a better word is reserved in my personal life or so I thought. For example, if one of my friends posed nude for a photograph and put it on their wall great, good for them. I find this completely different from going to a friend's house and then that friend walking around nude in front of me is not cool. It is even less cool if a friend walks around my place nude particularly since my couch is cloth upholstered.

1 comment:

jamiecope said...

I think you are very Ann Arbor, but that is not a bad thing. I think that part of being Ann Arbor is going with your own flow and owning it. I think that's respectable.

On another note - I'm not sure if I want to know what prompted that last paragraph....