A trip to Superstore and the resulting epiphany
This weekend David and I were walking into Superstore and another couple sped in front of us to go in the doors. The reason they "sped" is because the female half of the pair was really tall and her legs naturally carried her really fast. I mean, she must have been six foot six or something.
I looked at David with wide eyes. He made an "ew" face because let’s just say the woman’s clothes weren’t exactly flattering. (She had on the mom shorts jacked up to here and I think there was even a fanny pack involved.)
Me (whispering): "She’s really tall!"
David (looking from me to her): "I think you’ve got her beat, babe."
Me: "No way!"
David: "Yeah, by about an inch or so."
Me: ........... (at a loss for words)
And that was the epiphany. Truly, it was. I finally realized how out of the ordinary I look in a crowd. (One of these things is not like the other...)
After a short bout of shock, David calmed me down by mentioning that particular tall woman closely resembled a "behemoth" and I looked nothing like her.
Nevertheless, the Superstore trip will forever be burned in my brain:
- Her long, droopy bum
- Her ill-fitting clothes
- Her stick-like appendages that were so long they looked like they were too far from her torso for her body to control and they just hung along for the ride
- My realization that no matter how tall she looked, I look taller.