Showing posts with label Uncanny Prompt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Uncanny Prompt. Show all posts

Monday February 23rd, 2015

The exercise:

Write about something that is: uncanny.

Had fun driving around and taking pictures this morning. Went out for a look around White Lake and Twin Lakes, then came back through OK Falls and around the east side of Skaha Lake up to Penticton. I only had a very general idea of where I was going in the first stage, but it proved to be good enough.

I took this shot while I was trying to figure out which way to go to get down to the shore at Twin Lakes:


Turned out? Not this way.

At least I didn't go much further before realizing I needed to turn around.

This afternoon I hung out with Max at the play cafe while Kat taught yoga and ran some errands. It always feels like there are a thousand little interactions when we're there and I want to share most of them.

But it's late and any one of them would take some time to tell, so I'll just say 'My son is friggin' awesome' and leave it at that for now.

Mine:

I can't stop staring at the woman standing alone at the other end of the bar. High heels, short black dress, curly blonde hair. She's checking her watch when she's not keeping an eye on the door, and when she's not doing either of those things she's swirling the ice in her drink.

It's all rather captivating, but not the reason she's got me looking.

I mean, I'm trying not to be obvious about it. And I don't think she's noticed yet. But it's only a matter of time if I keep this up.

The bartender returns, asks if I want another. Maybe I should send a drink her way. Probably not a good idea. Besides, what if proximity ruins the effect? Best to keep my distance, just take in the view from here.

But I'm telling you, man, it's crazy how much she looks like my sister. Damn, do I ever still miss her...