I Said “Draft,” Damn You, Not “Publish”

23 Oct 2003 By

My bad. Pretend like you didn’t see that. A few things….

When I’m driving down the road, and someone comes up from behind me and passes me, why do they, upon noticing the rainbow sticker, feel the need to turn all the way around in their seats (bodily, not just a head turn), to get a look at me? It’s always some dirty guy, too.

Is being a hippy a requirement for employment at Whole Foods? I think it is. I was watching people bike up to Whole Foods for work while I was sitting in the car waiting for Jamba Juice to open. They all had a woven bag or really strappy backpack. Half of them had knit caps over their dreads. All of them had corduroys with the cuffs walked off. Okay, so it was three people. But you know I’m right.

AND. Jamba Juice now has 16 oz smoothies! Used to be the smallest size was 24 oz. That’s a lot of smoothie. Spirit fingers for portion control and budget consciousness. And I think I’ve got the proportions for the pumpkin spice smoothie down. Must try it at home.

It is very strange taking my own garbage out. I’ve done it at my parents’ house, but it felt like I was taking their garbage out. Now being responsible for doing it myself? It’s just strange. I ain’t no Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout. Also strange, my roommate was supposed to have flown to Michigan yesterday. But I swear this afternoon he drove by, opened the garage door, put the garbage and recycling bins back in the garage, and then closed the door and drove away. He saw my car. It’s not like he thought I wasn’t home and wouldn’t get to it. Just weird.

  • http://www.dustbury.com/ CGHill

    Gawk: Well, you are stare-worthy.

    Hip: It’s not posted in the want ads, but it helps.

    Smooth: So you have two smalls instead of the one huge one you want?

    SCSS: But then, of course, it was too late/The garbage reached across the state/From New York to the Golden Gate….

  • http://www.highlymoody.com mel

    ohhh, I wanna know how to make it at home too!

  • http://www.funkalicious.us Funkalicious

    Uh…wow. Orange. Different. Startling.

  • http:///home.html JenBen

    if you’re trying to save money, check out odwalla juices. The B Monster ROOLS!

  • http://mymonkeymind.blogspot.com zenwanderer

    Sounds exactly like the hippies we have in the Portland area were I live.

  • http://snazzykat.com erika

    I always check to see who’s driving because I’m always insanely curious as to whether or not it’s a she, and if she’s cute. :-)

  • http://liminalmusings.blogspot.com Deirdre

    Half of three people were wearing knit caps? That must have been fuh-reeky.

    Actually, the Whole Foods thing is funny because I just met someone who works there and she definitely looks it. (Well, no knit cap but I haven’t seen her without a regular cap).

  • http://www.contractorpeon.com/blog glenn

    I think it IS a requirement to be a hippie to work at a Whole Food or Co-Op store. White people with dreads freak me out…

  • http://www.trueself.org Michelle

    I look too to see if it is a girl and then sometimes I slow down so she can pass and then I start following her.. :))

    I love the hippie people. All smelling like Petrouli and they always have the coolest stickers!

  • http://www.swirlspice.com Erica

    So far, the most curious people have not come from my target audience. But if I encounter any more who turn out to be women, I’ll certainly do my best to be more accommodating.

  • http://www.redsugar.com/muse/ tanya

    I kept trying to make Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout into Sylvia Plath, in my head, even tho I knew it wasn’t right. I didn’t get it til I read it out loud. Flashback!!

    Did you know he was a genius when you were a kid? Or did you think he was like every other kids’ writer until you grew up? Er, “grew up.”