There was a time when I went to pick up a friend in her house for an event we’ll be attending. My friend here, happens to move in super slow motion like her clock ticks a second slower than the normal. So an hour would be two hours for her, and so on. I went to her house and she wasn’t prepared yet, so I sat back at their inviting couch to wait. Good thing, beside the couch were racks of magazines, so I got myself some copies to read while killing time in waiting.
Fortunately, they’re a family of magazine readers so there’s variety. I scoured first her girly mags and copies of magazines full of showbiz bits plus plenty of Hollywood posts and paparazzi shots. Looking at showbiz magazines is always amusing. Who wouldn’t get entertained to see stars strutting their stuff and these magazines throwing away gossip treats as sensationalized as ever? I ended after one copy, to keep me from getting smothered with all the tittle-tattles. That time, she just finished her bathroom ritual. So ok, she’s on to the longer part.
There were some news magazines in another rack and plenty of back copies of circulation magazines so I took one to read. Her mom is a long-time subscriber so there were piles. I was able to read a few feature stories and got laughs from humor sections and short article fillers. Then I saw a trivia section called Facts of Life in a copy. Trivia fan as I am, what I did was open all the copies and turn the page to that section, then fed myself with interesting facts of life. I wasn’t able to remember them really though, except for why wedding rings are worn on the third finger (because ancient people believed a nerve directly linked this finger to the heart and putting a ring will stop the contents of the heart from escaping…see, I remember!). I recalled such since it was the last thing I read, because thankfully my sweetest friend was ready to go.
But most thankfully, there were magazines to save my sanity from a lengthy wait! Thanks magazines!