The laundromat is a social experience, too. Students and young adults populate this place, so they have wi-fi, flat screen tvs, and vending machines for snacks (and softener...because they knew you'd forget it). Most of the time, we all sit next to each other in silence with the hum of the machines going in the background...engrossed in our iPads or Smartphones or Us Weeklies. I admit that I'll even have short, interactionless bonding moments with these strangers. We don't look at each other, but we all gather for a common purpose: we hope that the tomato sauce we spilled will come out of our clothes and we don't have to wear yesterday's shirt tomorrow. With inspiration like that, it's a wonder I don't come here for fun.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
At The Laundromat
It's one of my favorite places. I go in, do my laundry, and read the latest in the magazines, getting my bi-weekly fix of work-out regimes to "tone those glutes," fashion advice for "what's a budget?" spenders, and what cereal Kim Kardashian is eating now. And I read it like I've been starved.
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I remember reading "In Praise of Folly" by Erasmus in the laundromat. My favorite thing about the laundromat was that it was a public place where I could go be around other people with absolutely no expectations placed upon me to socialize with anyone.
ReplyDeleteP.S. "The Quality of Being Amy" sounds like a great movie title! (All right, or book title)
As usual, we are the same page:). I'll keep the title suggestion in mind...:)
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