My co-worker thinks I listen to soft ballads.

Usually on Mondays at work, I have my iPod on.  I sit there and jam out in my head while I do the amazingly boring task of pivot tables and formulas in Excel.  This Monday, I was mostly alone in the office, so I had the TV on instead.  I listen to the digital music station – channel 914 on Comcast.  It is a Music Choice channel and is called alternative. It plays Flobots, The Killers, Foo Fighters, Single File, REM, Motion City Soundtrack, Incubus, Paramour, all kinds of cool bands.  Actually some of the same songs I have on my iPod- although my pod has a wider selection of course.

Anyway, the point is that a coworker caught me listening to this station and was completely shocked.  She said that she had no idea I listened to rock music or anything like it.  I asked her what she thought I listened to and she said, Oh, I don’t know.  Maybe Jazz or soft ballads.

OMG I totally wanted to laugh in her face and mock her, but his is work, right, so I can’t. I said Really?  Interesting.  I said no, I listen to mostly alternative, and some other types of rock.  I’m a rocker all the way.

I just think that it is really funny that she pictured me that way.  I must really clean up nice!  After all, I had punk rock red hair for 2 months and I’ve had a muchroom tatto since I was 18.  Plus, I thought she might have noticed that I wear a LOT of black and that on caual Fridays I sometimes wear a graphic tee with a great band like Tool or The Police.  But, I guess she was looking at my desk, which, (other than pictures of family) is only decorated with a mini poster of the first Rocky movie and a tiny Budda that is less than 2 inches high.

Wonder if she will ask if I am Jewish next week?

YAY ME!  Apparently I am doing a good job looking like a generic office person, so maybe that promotion is closer than I think.

~ by scifibutterfly on May 17, 2008.