December 28, 2007

  • "That Guy" Fantasy #6: Hoodie Man

    Usually, when people refer to "that guy", it's a disparaging tone used to criticize someone for his embarrassing behavior or poor habits. But secretly, I have to admit, there are some "that guys" out there that I would like to be--just for a day--so I could get away with an annoying habit or quirky personality tic. This is an ongoing series where I describe to you my "that guy" fantasies for fun. None of these are based directly on real people I know.

    Short one today, folks, before I get back to the intimacy series. Your pick, by the way--do you want me to talk about fear of intimacy or Internet intimacy next? Anyway, "Hoodie Man" is a winter phenomenon here; as the weather gets colder, we all start wearing hoods to protect ourselves from the cold. However, I used to have the bad habit of wearing my hood in such a way that I had zero peripheral vision, and then charging blindly ahead. Yes, sadly "that guy" is autobiographical this time. Anyway, after years of accidentally blundering into folks walking in my blind spot, or crossing streets and hoping for the best, I have slowly started to change. I think the crowning moment was when I didn't spot a bike as I crossed the street, and the guy riding made, I kid you not, BEEPING NOISES like a horn for me to get out of the way! ha. Ah, hoodie man...how I enjoy your blundering bull-elephant ways as you wend your serpentine path along the sidewalk, leaving bodies in your wake.

Comments (7)

  • Sure...that would be fine! I'd kinda be honored :)

  • Oh oh oh! Internet intimacy, please!

  • RYC: thanks for the comments, and good thoughts.

    I think the primary difference between Jesus use of economic rhetoric and ours is that economics is our world's primary deity. Mammon, in Jesus day, was just another god among many...with Ceasar being the prime god. In our world, we are employing the language of our world's prime deity without even subverting it or questioning it.

    Again, though, I am not arguing that we should abandon economic rhetoric all together (though I think a good case can be made that this is what we need to do), rather I'm saying we need to subvert the language and question the way the we use it.

  • LOL Hoodie Man!

  • so... is this technically an autobiographical fantasy then? gotta get me one of those, i think.

    hope you had a restful holiday. :)

  • Happy New Year

    Hope 2008 is the best year so far for you

  • You should do one on guys who wear socks (always white socks, strangely enough) with flip flops in public.  That one I don't understand.  If their feet are cold, why don't they put shoes on? Why socks with flip flops?

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