"Claritin should clear that right up for you!"

I went out with Corinna again (God bless her!!) to get some gear for a couple of camping trips I am doing this summer.  While walking to meet her, I noticed that it was a different crowd out there on Davie Street.  I left the house at around 5pm and people were getting off of work.  It was a serious crowd.  Not many connections at all.  Not many smiles or even looks. I noticed myself closing off and going into my head.  It was hard to not look down and keep to myself.  I was super self-conscience. I just kept noticing the conversations in my head and noticed what was happening in my body...heart racing, stomach turning, slouching over.  And I just kept looking at people and saying hi and smiling.  One person handed me a rose and said I deserved it!  That made me smile!  I walked past one lady and said hi and she laughed and laughed.  I gave her my flower and she asked why.  I said that she seemed like a nice lady who would like a nice flower!  She was so thrilled that she came running after me to thank me again.


In Canadian Tire, I hardly had anyone look at me. It was interesting.  In MEC, a few of the staff laughed and were more than happy to help me.  In Winners, not much connection at all.  When we went into a grocery store, a grandma and grand daughter laughed so hard that I went back over to talk to them.  The little girl said she didn`t know me and she shouldn`t talk to me.  The grandma said that I was ok to talk to because I had a red nose on..I had to be nice if I wore a red nose!


Corinna pointed out something interesting.  She said that I get more positive responses from men then I do from women.  I have noticed that men are the ones that say ``I like your nose``, or ``Nice nose`` more than women do.  Men have also said how cute I look, have given my thumbs up and have smiled the biggest smiles.  Women have done those things too, but I get way more blank looks, WTF looks and ignoring from women than I do from men.  Very interesting!!

I took my nose off on the way home (I had to let my ``real nose``air out!!) and I noticed that people were looking at me.  I actually forgot I didn`t have my nose on anymore (I had it on for almost 3.5 hours).  Maybe I am just more present with people.  Looking at them, smiling and trying to connect.  I guess that is a good thing.  I don`t need a red nose to do that!


The best comment of the night was (by a guy)...``Claritin should clear that right up for you!``  Haha!