Sweetums

There's a woman at my work who reminds me of that big muppet who marches in on The Muppet Show on the bottom floor, kind of stomping, leaning to one side and the other with each step, the big muppet with long body hair and long arms and a big bottom frowny lip on its face.

There was a lab tour organized so that business partners outside our department could come by and learn about our capabilities and measurement techniques and other services we can provide. I went through the tour just out of curiosity/nosiness and to support my coworkers. When I went into her lab to listen to her presentation, I noticed that she was wearing eyeliner today. And I thought, "She was getting ready this morning, remembered the lab tour was today, and decided to put some makeup on." And I thought about the days I have some important meeting or a presentation to give, and how I pick out a special outfit and do my hair really good on those days. There was something so innately human to it, and I felt a kind of connection to this person with whom I otherwise have little in common.

Really nice woman but kind of reminds me of that muppet.

Time

Someday someone will look at our wedding picture and say, "Wow, she looked so young in that picture." And another day, someone will look at our wedding picture and ask, "Who were they?"