July 2010 - The Human Mind

Its funny how THE HUMAN MIND works.

Today out of nowhere it was like a stranger had put a quarter in my mind, like a Jukebox, and press selection D5 and The B52's "Rock Lobster" started playing. There was no music playing in the room I was in, so this was not brought on by any outside music - it "just happened". I didn't mind and just thought that it was strange that this random song would just come "out of the blue" like this and start playing in my mind.

This has happened to me before and I'm sure it happens to alot of you as well.

Then there is the sort of opposite of that where a song plays and you think of a place you were, or a person you were with. That happens to us all for sure. Today that happened as well, but it was a spoken word that had this effect on me as I was on the bus and someone said "Greek Week".

As soon as I heard these words "Greek Weak" I was taken back to 1992 or so working as the Guest Activities Supervisor/Pool Manager at the Pan American Radission Hotel in Sunny Isles, Fl. I was sitting inside the Pool Office and a co-workers little blonde haired 3 year old daughter had approached the doorway and said what I thought was "week week". In fact she had said "aqua" as she was thirsty and wanted water.

At this same time, a lady, who was a hotel guest, had walked upon the scene and as the little girl repeated herself shyly rubbing her balled up hand in her eye, with her head down with her chin in her chest. I didn't understand what she wanted and looking back I still don't know how I got "week week" out of "aqua". The only thing I can think of is that I was having some sort of a bad acid flashback at her expense. I don't know.

So as I asked her what she wanted, the hotel guest said "Oh isn't she cute? She wants water." And this was all the cue I needed to run with it and "be me" and have fun as I said without any hesitation an authoritative voice "NO FOR YOU! FOR ME!" Her reaction was almost predictable and so funny as she slumped down even more in her defeat leaning up against the wall almost breaking into a cry, if not actually crying. And the lady, laughing, knowing I was only playing says "Oh your so mean".

And of course at this time her dad, my co-worker/friend/employee walks up and asks "Whats going on?" And the lady proceeds to tell him "she wants water and he wont give her any." And he, Chris, says all serious "Your such an asshole!" which of course just made the situation all the more hysterical to me and I was laughing even harder about it as he finally got the poor thirsty child some water.

Greek Week....Week Week....

Its funny how the Human Mind works

(Btw I would have eventually given her some water had not Chris come into the office. I just like to have fun and seeing peoples reactions as I play the role, in this case - Evil Tyrant - "NO FOR YOU! FOR ME!! LOL!)