Quick note -- there's this guy at Starbucks today who I've seen around the Coventry area a few times. As usual, he is sitting with a drink, staring at a wall, and not saying anything. For hours. We're talking zero movement. He's not sleeping, either, unless he can sleep with his eyes open. Suddenly, an attractive woman approaches (who he apparently knows?) and the frozen mime act suddenly evaporates. He greets her, tries to engage her in conversation, and she replies a little bit. He says he's been working on a practice test of some sort, at which I silently laugh. He hasn't moved in two hours!
As soon as she sits down and their short conversation ends, he picks up a set of papers (the practice test?) and begins to look over them. After a minute or two, though, he puts down the papers (too much work?) and resumes the previous frozen position. We're back to square one.
Update: After another 40-45 minutes, he stands up, walks around the store for a minute, and sits back down. Picks up a newspaper, reads for about 30 seconds, and puts the paper down. Goes back to looking at the wall.
Now I feel a lot better about my level of productivity today. :-)
Mood: In the zone. Studying all day and somehow feeling okay about that.
Songs: Blink 182, "Some Girls Try Too Hard" and Uncle Kracker, "In A Little While"
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