Yes I admit it, I’m an optimist. Pollyanna’s a very good buddy. (See Feb 8 post about Pollyanna). We took tap dancing together.
What I mean is I’m USUALLY a somewhat cheery person. But not always. Take this morning, for example. I underwent a fairly unpleasant medical procedure. (I’m a big baby when it comes to anything that hurts at a .5 or higher on a 1-10 pain level.)
Here I am in the waiting room, reading:
Finally I was called back to the procedure room but had to wait quite a while. The doctor was running behind. I got bored and started playing with the IPhone’s reverse camera capability:
I looked at these pictures, grimaced at their muted and otherworldly haziness, realized I wasn’t smiling–and started to delete them.
Then it hit me.
Get real, Neal. It’s okay not to smile. It’s okay to be muted and hazy.
NealEnJoy 
I’m deconstructing your post: “The doctor was running behind.” Colonoscopy perhaps? No matter. I hope all went well.
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No butts about it, you’re a sly one.
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No smile and yet…so photogenic anyway!
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hahaha… Ellen, I worked for gastroenterologists for 5 years before I moved from Virginia. I will always appreciate a good colonoscopy joke. : )
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There is no smiling in the gastro chair, that’s for sure. 🙂 Plus, if people smiled ALL the time, where would the sexy pout be? Just think of Neely O’Hara in Valley of the Dolls — if Patty Duke smiled the whole time, how would she chew through so much scenery? I think everyone is due a Neely day, especially when waiting for a not-so-fun procedure!
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Well, you’re not smiling, but at least you are well dressed…
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Ty for noticing, Amy. I always try to dress up a little whenever I go to the doctor, the airport, Ikea or any restaurant that doesn’t have a Dollar Menu.
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I just wanted to say have you gone around campus noticing how people do not smile? I have but I have also noticed something interesting, upon occasion I will lock eyes with someone and they will smile back. This is one of the best feelings. Your blog made me think of that.
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