I've been meaning to blog this experience for some time. I'm still pretty affected by it. Let me explain:
My friend KT and I recently made a trip through the Starbucks drive through window for a refreshing coffee beverage. When I pulled up to the ordering speaker, I was greeted by Invisible-But-Overly-Friendly-Barista. She said hello, inquired about our day, and asked what we'd like.
I'm not sure about the details, but the ordering process became funny and KT and I were laughing and Invisible Lady was laughing. Then, I moved the hair out of my eyes and my invisible friend on the other end of the speaker said, "Flip those bangs, girl!"
*stunned silence*
*Dori and KT look at each other with wide eyes*
*inner monologue - "Can she see me?"*
*crickets chirruping*
Finally, I ask her how she knew I had flipped my bangs and she laughs and directs my attention to the teeny, tiny camera above the speaker.
There it is. Capturing me. I have one of those flash-back movie montage moments where every sarcastic eye-roll, every nose-scratch (I swear I wasn't picking!!!), every screaming-at-my-kids moment is brought back from the past and played in my brain with agonizing detail.
The question in my mind wasn't "How many times have I behaved badly without knowing I was being watched?" but rather, "How many other drive through windows have these cameras?"
I wish I could say I lived every day knowing that God's little camera is watching me. I wish I could tell you that I never rolled my eyes at the person taking my order. I wish I could tell you all the hidden camera locations (*smile*). Alas, all I can tell you is that when I'm ordering anything from Starbucks, or Arby's, or McDonald's, I put on my finest Dori and I smile for the camera, whether or not it's there.
If only I would remember to apply that concept to my entire life.
3 comments:
We had hidden cameras all over the house when you were living at home in Leander. Why do you think I was always telling you I had eyes in the back of my head?
Just kidding - hope you didn't have a heart attack just then.
Now you can call Starbucks, McDonald's and Arby's your 15 minutes of fame. Those Invisible Ladies probably feel like the fly on the wall. What a hoot!
Ha ha! Yeah, I have cpmpletely changed my drive through behavior since then. I wonder if the starbucks by my house has a camera 'cause I KNOW I've rolled my eyes at those people before.
I always smile at them now. I don't think that many places have them...but at Starbucks, I always smile! :oD
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