I had some errands to run today. One of them had me walking past the county mental health building.
I rarely do this, but I was singing to myself out loud. Generally, I'll do it in my head, but today apparently warranted something more vigorous. Once I realized that I was walking past the mental health building and that I didn't want to be mistaken for a gal who mistakes her aloneness for some quality trio singing, I stopped making the wee mouth shapes that indicate talking out loud. I suppose I didn't want people to think that I needed to be corralled back inside the building
I wondered how I would feel, though, if I were doing my taxes and I walked past H&R Block's tax prep service. Would I be distressed by the possibility of being identified with generic tax preparation folk? Would I put my W-2 back into my pocket along with my schedule C and the short information pamphlet containing charts and columns all so I wouldn't be confused with a tax person? Or would I start singing outside of H&R Block, just to make sure no one would think I looked at taxes?
And if I walked by my workplace when I was taking a day off, legal or not, should I stand out front saying, "Gosh! I wonder what they do in there! What an interesting job those people must have!"
I think the short answer to all of this is, "Why care what anyone thinks?"
The slightly longer answer is, "Why care what they think? Make sure you're absolutely fabulously entertained."
Posted by dotty at February 21, 2005 10:41 PM