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Jul. 25th, 2006
I admit that. One of my favorite stories about my ability to not notice things is from many years ago, back when I was a Mechanical Engineering student. Me and a friend (a guy named Dan Myers, who is one of the two wierdest, funniest, most intelligent people I've ever met) were walking to lunch, and as we passed by this rather large tree, Dan stopped and asked "How long has that tree been there?"
"Uh, a while I guess. I mean, look at it." (This tree was obviously a few decades old, at least, and had probably been planted in that spot as a sapling.)
Dan: "Have you ever noticed it before?"
Me: "Uhh... no. But I don't pay attention to trees."
Anyway, we went to lunch, both marveling over the fact that we had probably walked past this tree dozens of times that semester without really noticing it.
So, where is this story going?
Simple. There is, or rather was a small DVD store around the corner from me. I get a sandwich from the sandwich shop next to it practically every night.
The DVD shop is now closed, and there's a "For Lease" sign in the window. I have no idea when this happened. And I walk past this place every night.
"Uh, a while I guess. I mean, look at it." (This tree was obviously a few decades old, at least, and had probably been planted in that spot as a sapling.)
Dan: "Have you ever noticed it before?"
Me: "Uhh... no. But I don't pay attention to trees."
Anyway, we went to lunch, both marveling over the fact that we had probably walked past this tree dozens of times that semester without really noticing it.
So, where is this story going?
Simple. There is, or rather was a small DVD store around the corner from me. I get a sandwich from the sandwich shop next to it practically every night.
The DVD shop is now closed, and there's a "For Lease" sign in the window. I have no idea when this happened. And I walk past this place every night.