people watching

Mar 11, 2008 - 22:07 PM PST

i am genuinely interested in everyday life, but only, if it's not my life. that makes me nosey, right? i could stay at the park or airport and watch people interact possibly all day. i love to see the reaction someone gets on their face the millisecond they realize the cashier is checking them out or when they start thinking about something intimate. your face reveals so much that you may not realize because you are infatuated with that thought. every time i drop something i make this ridiculous facial expression the millisecond i realize that i've lost grasp of it. it's actually quite funny to me because im wondering if anyone notices and finds it hysterical as i would if i were them. my dad’s interested in people’s lives too, but since he’s a bit scruffy and a bit more obvious about his observations i think some people find it…creepy. my father is one of the few people ive met who will listen after he asks you how you are doing. i am the complete opposite. i think i make my own observation of how i believe are. when you start telling me how you are, i look at where your eyes wander as you tell me. i think that’s why i love art and film so much. im drawn to other people’s lives and how other perceive those lives. it's easier for me to realize why others do what they do than to comprehend why i do what i do. have you imagined a picture in your head, but once you try to draw it out on paper or paint it on a canvas it seems impossible? most of my life so far ive written my true thoughts because i came to learn that the thought never came out right when spoken by me. writing it out doesn’t even do it justice. it makes sense as to why artists are so touchy. don’t lie, you know youre touchy. wouldn’t you be pissed off if you were telling someone a story and they just DIDN’T GET IT? i think when someone who doesn’t care to know looks at a painting or a photo or a sculpture and says “that’s so cute” or "but what is it supposed to be?" its like having someone interrupt you constantly through a story. that’s just how I feel about it. all I know is if I could make a living out of 'people watching' id be set.