Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Rocking out
I was at a stoplight on my way to work this morning, waiting for the light to turn green. I tend to look around during the longer lights (I hate doing nothing, just waiting.) I saw this lady in her little Rav4, totally rockin’ out. I couldn’t hear the music, but it must’ve been one of her favorites because she was full on waving her arms and swinging her head around. It made me smile. I like seeing people rock out in their cars. It means they’re happy, and for some reason, that makes me happy too.
Right at the moment that I happened to glance in her direction, she had turned towards me and saw me. Even though I was smiling and totally not staring (we both happened to glance at each other by accident), she stopped. She was no longer belly dancing in her car, or whatever she was doing. I was thinking, “Aw, I didn’t mean to spoil her fun.” Then again I’m the same way.
Sometimes I like to rock out in my car too (in my usual white-girl-pretending-to-have-soul manner. Even though I’m only half white, my other half doesn’t help much.) However if I see someone watching me I’ll stop, or at least tone it down. It’s that whole self-conscious thing. Often if I feel like I really wanna rock out because I’m in a super good mood, I’ll do it without looking around. At stop lights I’ll close my eyes and just feel the music and the movement. If I don’t know people are laughing at me, I won’t care. But I really need to focus because I’m constantly thinking, “Are people looking in my direction? Hmm… am I any good?” It’s bizarre.
What are you like when you’re in a great mood in your car with good music?
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