I Like To Watch!

I like to watch!!

I like to watch PEOPLE while they are doing ‘it’!

Now, I know that in polite society, that’s probably not something that people would like to hear spoken, or see written. So, let me clarify just what I’m talking about. I like to watch people doing ‘it’, where ‘it’ is just whatever it is that they are doing at the time. Yes, I’m one of those: a people watcher!

Be it sitting at a bar, or a café, or even just at a tram stop (I was so tempted to write bus stop, but the chances and likelihood that I’d actually catch a bus are pretty slim!). I like to watch as they walk past, to see what expressions they have on their faces, in comparison to the day, whether they are slow walkers, sprint walkers, amblers or creepers, scraping along at a snail’s pace, one shuffle at a time. It’s also fun to see how they interact with those around them.

Are you believing any of this yet? Have I sold you on this altruistic pass-time?

Nah, I didn’t think so. Rather than being a people watcher, it’s probably safer, and more accurate, to say that I am a people PERVER! I like to check out the people passing by, checking out the hot looking ones and hoping that I’ll catch their eye and they’ll catch mine. And if there is eye catching, then a wink will be thrown, which will produce a spontaneous smile (as opposed to a black eye or broken nose). What I’m REALLY hoping is that as I catch that hot fella eye, he’ll think that I’m hot (or at least okay), and there will be one of those serendipitous meetings with a happy (ever after) ending! My secret’s out: I’m a romantic! (Anyone who knows me will tell you that that is about as obvious as the sun-glare off my bald head! )

Unfortunately, or fortunately, I’ve seen way too many rom-coms which leave me thinking, “When will it be my turn?”, and that just maybe, one day, I’ll get to experience that same chance meeting, build up to the inevitable confrontation and have it resolve itself. Hopefully, all this will happen in a little more than two hours, and that it won’t be somewhat tragic, like in One Day! For, if that happens, (my rom-com meeting, not the tragic irony), then I’ll be able to get the answer to the question that always crosses my mind at the end of such movies: What happens after the Happy Ending? After the credits have rolled, how does life go on for the lucky couple? Sometimes, we get to find out, like in Speed 2 or Miss Congeniality 2 where the happy meeting and beginning romance, doesn’t last. Or is that just unfortunate for Sandra Bullock? Then you have other sequels like Legally Blonde 2, where the happy engaged couple are on their way to tying the knot and sealing their fate.

Or maybe it won’t be like that at all, just totally unexpected. If so, I hope that it happens soon.