evolution_epidemic

germaphobe or plain old common sense

so tomorrow is the big day. first uncle danny's where things should get up to a boil without much preheat, and then lolo's- the cool croud. its going to be a good day.

yesterday i got my haircut done professionally the first time in about a year and a half, closer to two years. i have a control issue. but anyway so my mom saw me cutting my hair again and asked me to stop and that she'd treat me to a real haircut. i got excited and put the scissors down. the appointment was yesterday and may i state for the record that Posh, formally known as Nouvelle, is a big age-descrimination place. apparently the workers feed off of tips and me being the youngest there (besides a 5 year old) meant that i must not have a good tip lined up for my "senior hairstylist".

so i waited. and waited. about 45 minutes after my official appointment time (and trust me, i considered walking out) i resorted to reading an old GQ magazine. you'd think since their major clientel is women theyd have a female magazine... in it there was a gentlemen who talked about his germaphobia, sort of. he explained how on the airplane some guy next to him kept coughing and he thought about the air and how its constantly recirculating. later on he got sick, and knew thats what it was from. he wasnt the "glove-wearing" or "paper-towel-door-opening" germ freak. and he didnt want to start because theres a point of no return with those obsessions.

let me tell you im not either but i find myself in similar situations. in class -ive counted- ive been stuck next to the coughing-girl at least five times. and its been a different girl four of the five times. they gravitate towards me. im not talking about the random coughs or a dozen during the one hour and fifteen minute class. im talking the chronic cougher. the person who doesnt stop coughing but doesnt seem to want to excuse themselves even though they sound like theyre dying of emphysema . yes, i sit next to that person for what seems like everytime there is one. so i started getting freaked out a little because i may have an excellent immune system but making a fist in front of your wide open mouth isnt really going to spare me from your spit or slime. so i started taking vitamins. lots of them. and avoiding the person i formally marked as the chronic cougher. so far its worked- i havent gotten sick. but its really hard to pay attention in class when the person next to you is barking in your ear, sometimes without even covering their mouth. ::shivers:: and cold season is just starting! i know its not their fault, and that may sound bitchy, but why should everyone else be exposed to the germs and violent, startling noise? am i alone here?

T-minus 26 hours till showtime at the Bowe house. gobble gobble y'all

posted by Tiffany @ 9:11 AM