it's written by... umm... shakespeare?

so... speaking of eavesdropping, i neglected to discuss my little encounter at hollywood video last wednesday night. if there's one thing i love about eavesdropping, it's when i'm eavesdropping on really stupid people talking.

some of you may be doing the math in your head and realizing that i was standing in a line at hollywood video on valentine's day (by myself nonetheless), so i'll start there. burton and i decided to celebrate valentine's the friday/saturday before valentine's day. we went up to SLC for dinner, stayed at a cool hotel, didn't do the usual denny's (as we decided to opt out of the greasy overpriced menu and go for something a little lighter at einstein's... good choice). and so when valentine's day came we went for the low-key approach. we stayed home, made a good meal together, and then burton did the dishes while i ran to hollywood to get a video. oh... and he bought me beautiful flowers. they were gorgeous!! (see for yourself). so anyway, this is how i ended up alone at the video store on valentine's. now to the amazing conversation i overheard.

now, i really really really want to do justice with my explanation of these two... because the way they were dressed and everything about the couple just added to the whole scenario. he was your stereotypical "too short for his head and shoulders" kind of guy. like he would have been a fairly normal looking guy, probably even handsome, if he had just a couple more inches to go with the width of his shoulders. i know this sounds mean, but you know what i'm trying to get at, right? anyway, his hair was kind of slicked back and a little long at the back, dark brown/black hair, tanned complexion, rugged 5 o'clock shadow, large well-defined nose... and just really short (nothing against short... but i need you to picture this guy). so to add to all of this, he's wearing a white collared shirt, no tie, a red velvet blazer, i'm pretty sure he was wearing jeans, and then white patent leather shoes (kind of the miami vice meets austin powers look). it was obvious he was dressed up for valentine's... but he was way "too cool" to be kidding and getting away with it.

his date... was blonde (we'll get to this part), thin, pretty and significantly taller than him, going for the high heels with jeans look, a red/white/black polka dotted shirt (again, with the valentine's day theme)... and probably about 18.

so, we happened to be in the same area walking around the video store, so i heard bits and pieces of their conversation here and there... he was the big movie buff, constantly saying "you're kidding?! you haven't seen that... that is an amazing movie"... i'm so bugged that i can't remember the movie he said was so amazing because it was seriously so lame. anyway, they narrowed it down to a few movie choices and then decided on "romeo and juliet" (the newer leo version) and went to the line, just as i joined the line.

hollywood video seems to have the longest lines for some strange reason, so i had the pleasure of standing behind this couple for a good solid 10 minutes or so. and because i was alone, i really had no other choice but to listen to their conversation. it was clear that they were on a first date... they had the awkward laughs down pat. they couldn't stop moving... they were in a constant state of "shuffle". he was just moving around nervously and she was doing that thing girls do where they rock back on to their heels. i just kept sitting there thinking how weird it was that some day this awkward couple could be married, 'cause in most cases we all start out that way. anyway, they made small talk and laughed hysterically at each others idiotic comments, she commented on never having seen "romeo and juliet" (which i thought was strange and then remembered she was probably 7 when it was in the theatre's so i forgave her for that) and then... she got a phone call from her roommate.

it was obvious that her roommate asked what movie they had chosen, and she responded "umm... we got this movie called 'romeo and juilet'" (long pause, either processing her next comment or listening to a question from the other end of the line... either way, the next comment was priceless)... "umm ya... it's written by... umm... shakespeare" (like it ended with a question mark). i wanted to laugh... i wanted to pull the guy she was with, who was clearly already feeling awkward, and say "are you sure about this one?", but instead... i wrote it down. this is what i have become. one of those people who listens to other people's conversations in the hopes that someone really dim will say something worthy of writing a blog post about. :) and here she is.