Thursday Thirteen: Telling Details

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Back in September, I made this list for my thirteen. Details.

This week, I thought we’d do more telling details. The small things that speak volumes.

1. Leaving dirty dinner dishes on the bed.

2. What a smoker does when confronted with a full ashtray.

3. If a fan looks their star in the eye. If they speak up, ask for a picture, an autograph. And what they do once the interaction ends.

4. What you do when the guy behind you spills his Coke. Beer. Whatever.

5. How you handle being heckled by the drunk who’s got the seat beside you.

6. Which member of the band is first in the after-concert shower. And which member is last.

7. How a hockey player puts his gear on.

8. Dirt caked under a fingernail. Lunch stuck in a tooth.

9. Which side of the camera you’re most comfortable on.

10. How hard you fight sleep each night.

11. Your favorite bookmark.

12. Dog, cat, rabbit, reptile?

13. A person’s jeans.

Think about it. It’s the small things that speak so much.

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15 Comments

  1. Lesley

    February 25, 2010 12:05 am

    Ugh I’d have to be first in the shower! They sweat SO MUCH on those stages! Makes me feel like I need a bath just thinking about it!

  2. Nessa

    February 25, 2010 7:51 am

    Dirty dishes on the floor beside the bed.

    Behind the camera.

    Dragons.

    T13 – “A”
    .-= Nessa´s last blog ..Rose and Prince Brendan: Chapter 012 – Death and Defilement =-.

  3. Brenda ND

    February 25, 2010 10:34 am

    Hmm. Interesting. I look at people’s jeans too. Happy TT!
    .-= Brenda ND´s last blog ..A Look Inside Samhain Publishing =-.

  4. Harriet

    February 25, 2010 11:04 am

    Wonderful list. Yep- you are right about the small things speaking.

    http://harrietandfriends.com/2010/02/why-god-made-moms-and-other-thunks/
    .-= Harriet´s last blog ..WHY GOD MADE MOMS…and other Thunks =-.

  5. Janet

    February 25, 2010 11:04 am

    #8 skeeves me out 🙂
    .-= Janet´s last blog ..Right now… =-.

  6. Anthony North

    February 25, 2010 11:28 am

    Yep, those small things can so easily build up to big things, too.
    .-= Anthony North´s last blog ..FREEDOM =-.

  7. Alice Audrey

    February 25, 2010 11:38 am

    Even a single word can make a difference. For instance, my eye skipped over “dinner” on first reading #1, which gave me the image of an angry wife dumping a sink load on the bed in protest. Quite different from a couple who got busy with other things after dinner in bed.

  8. Adelle Laudan

    February 25, 2010 2:25 pm

    A person’s jeans, or even better, a person’s shoes.
    Great list. Hey, I’m on Lulu now too! Happy T13!
    .-= Adelle Laudan´s last blog ..Laughter =-.

  9. Calico Crazy

    February 25, 2010 2:42 pm

    Thought provoking list, some many images and ideas from each starting point.
    .-= Calico Crazy´s last blog ..Thursday Thirteen #25 =-.

  10. Celticlibrarian

    February 25, 2010 3:30 pm

    My jeans need to be hemmed. The perils of being short, you know.

    #1 made me shudder. If you’re going to be lazy, put them on the dang floor.
    .-= Celticlibrarian´s last blog ..13 Things About March 2010 =-.

  11. Shelley Munro

    February 25, 2010 3:31 pm

    Great list because it’s true how much the small details can tell us about a person. LOL I’d have to watch this hockey gear thing. We don’t have ice hockey down here, but I’ve been watching the Olympics. Those guys all look huge. Is that protective gear underneath?
    .-= Shelley Munro´s last blog ..A Healthy Heart =-.

  12. Grandma

    February 25, 2010 5:18 pm

    And I chastise myself for dirty dishes on the counter? I feel better already! LOL
    .-= Grandma´s last blog ..Regrets =-.

  13. Julie

    February 25, 2010 5:52 pm

    It will certainly get me thinking of the small things that speak volumes to me. some of your’s I have never even thought of!
    .-= Julie´s last blog ..Thursday Thirteen: 13 words my son can say! =-.

  14. Julia Smith

    February 26, 2010 12:12 pm

    Details…I love details! I laughed at the dinner dishes on the bed.

    Here are three of my details:

    I just keep washing and using the same plate.
    Guy behind me with spilled beer gets a silent turn and the Scorpio Dragon Look of Death. I then get an apology.
    I’m depending on my friends to tell me about that lunch stuck in my teeth. Don’t let me keep smiling.
    .-= Julia Smith´s last blog ..Thursday Thirteen – 147 – 13 Creative Works by My Uncle, Renaissance Man Charles E. Doucet =-.

  15. Thomma Lyn

    February 27, 2010 3:02 am

    Cat hair on my clothes. 🙂
    .-= Thomma Lyn´s last blog ..Seen on a Snowy Mountain =-.

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