missed connections in Omaha, NE
Looking for specific soap
8:30pm, Monday night, October 25th. You were looking for some shampoo, or body wash, or maybe lotion that couldn’t contain specific ingredients. You’re allergic to pomegranates, or something that starts with a P. You have a pixie cut made of black hair, and you were wearing a grey zip-up hooded sweatshirt. I was the guy who seemed very interested in the shaving balms in the same aisle. We were in the same check out lane. Our cars happened to be parked next to each other. I have short, dark brown hair, combed over nicely. Wanted to say hello, but I’m not good with first impressions. “You wash your hair, too, huh?” That was the best I had at the time. Wish I would have at least said that, though.
his and her soap by Hobvias Sudoneighm
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Her Two Cents on Looking For Specific Soap
This is the second image I’ve published from Seattle resident-Canadian Hobvias Sudoneighm. I love “his and her soap” for the rich colors and bold graphic quality (but with enough smudge and shadow to make it more than a design pattern). If you visit his Flickr page you can read a little story about the soaps… Hopefully our lovelorn poet of Omaha will have a his and her soap dish someday too.
Gentle Readers: So here we are with yet another Supermarket Story… At the end of our poet’s message it’s mention that they wanted to strike up a conversation but couldn’t think of with anything better than, “You wash your hair, too, huh?” In your opinion, is it better to say something (even if it might be kind of silly) and hope for the best?
