Almost every week Chrissy and I use Redbox to get a movie.  We love Redbox it is so convenient, easy, and inexpensive.  We get to see all the latest movies.  The Redbox is usually located inside the foyer of Wal-Mart or outside of a Walgreens.  We love being able to get all the new releases for only a dollar.  When a new movie is just released it is sometimes more difficult to get.  However, we can almost always get a movie a week after it has been released.  Apparently we are not alone in using the Redbox.  A lot of people rent movies from the Redbox and sometimes we have to wait in line. 

Waiting in line at the Redbox is always interesting.  Not because I’m an impatient person, but because the people who are in line with us are fascinating.  I do not mean fascinating in a good way.  The rule of thumb when waiting in line is to look down and not make eye contact.  Whenever I make eye contact with a person they think I want to engage in conversation.  This rule doesn’t always work.  Sometimes people do not understand the looking at the floor rule.  They just start chatting away.  I have often times found out a person’s entire life story.  I think to myself “why are they talking to me I just want to rent Madea Goes to Jail?”  I don’t want to hear about the person’s car or house or crazy family.  It’s funny because sometimes a person will talk about their crazy son or daughter.  Doesn’t the person realize that talking to a total stranger about their crazy son or daughter makes them a bit crazy as well! 

If there isn’t someone in line talking to me there is a person talking to the person with them.  The person talks so loud to their friend because they want everyone to hear their conversation.  In my counseling classes they called this “imaginary audience.”  This term applies to an egocentric person who thinks everyone is so interested in what they are saying or doing. They believe everyone around them is listening and paying attention to them.  In reality no one is interested in what this person is saying and or doing.  No one wants to pay attention to this egocentric person.  So the person’s audience is imaginary.  This happens a lot when someone is on their cell phone.  They want everyone to hear about their wonderful vacations or expensive wardrobe.  Who cares?  I sure as hell do not!  There are also some couples who have an imaginary audience.  They get overly affectionate with each other.  They want to let everyone know about their wonderful relationship.  I’m not talking about the couple holding hands and giving each other the occasional peck.  It is the couple wrapped in each other’s arms having a full on make out session while practically dry humping.  However, this is not always “imaginary audience.”   It is sometimes they forgot they were in line to rent a movie in public.  They are not in their bedroom!

Chrissy and I usually just go to Redbox and back home without stopping anywhere else.  Since we are just going to the foyer of Wal-Mart to rent a movie I do not get all dressed up.  I usually go in my sweat pants and t shirt.  The last time we went to Redbox we were standing in line observing all the people around us.  Most of them were doing one of the above mentioned things.  One lady was talking really loud on her cell phone and then there was this young couple dry humping and making out.  Chrissy and I would talk amongst ourselves criticizing each person.  We would make judgments and laugh.  Occasionally a lady with crazy hair and a wild outfit would walk by or a man who was really ugly.  As we were standing in line critiquing everyone we realized something.  We were standing in line wearing sweatpants and a t shirt.  Not only that, but I wasn’t wearing a bra (I’m a DD) and I had not showered that day so my funky hair was nice and oily.  I’m also pretty sure I had a hole or two in my clothes.  So I guess next time I shouldn’t be so quick to judge!

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