rising to the top like elevators
working in a skyscraper means lots of elevators rides. i knew a farm kid in college that was obsessed with elevators. he grabbed a comfy chair and just sat in the dorm elevator, going up and down as others got on and off. "we don't have these back on the farm." it was a little creepy. i don't find elevators so naturally entertaining, so i have to find other ways to pass time. like by saying awkward things with random people.
i got on an empty elevator with my work partner. sometimes these small spaces trap in people smells. this one smelled like grandma perfume.
me: "this elevator smells like old women."
partner: "you mean it smells like you."
the elevator was about to stop on another floor, so i got ready to say something to make their trip awkward. the doors started to open,
me: i loveeeeee old...
an old woman gets onto the elevator. crap, i was gonna say, "i love old women." it would be awkward to anyone else hearing that, but if that old woman heard that, it'd turn around and be awkward to me. think fast, need new ending.
me: ...cartoons.
and it's true, i do love old cartoons. here's a classic one about elevators: