Tuesday, November 4, 2008

People in waiting rooms

Lately I've been in several waiting rooms, waiting. In some cases, waiting for a very long time. What to do? Well, what is everyone else doing? That's when I noticed that there are certain types of folks in waiting rooms. Have you seen these people?

  • The mother wrasseling with a very active small child (and I did mean wrasseling -- not wrestling)
  • The middle-aged woman deeply engrossed in a romance novel with a startlingly explicit cover
  • The older man, elbows on knees, endlessly grooming his fingernails (and showering the floor with clippings)
  • The person talking on the cell phone
  • The young person, eyes closed, tapping the armrests, with earbuds and wires disappearing to a pocket. (Hope there is a ipod in there!)
  • The person turning rapidly through old magazines, not stopping to read anything
  • The person playing a game on the cell phone
  • The person sorting through things in the wallet, creating a pile of trash in the next chair
  • The two people talking quietly in a corner
  • The person who paces outside the door and opens the door periodically to check status
  • The person who is just watching everyone else.........