As my subject sat she was chewing gum and she was LOVING IT! With every 'chomp' my subjects eyes filled with the joy of 1,000 young children anxiously awaiting cake. Possibly due to the sugar rush from the gum, in a quiet whispery voice, my subject was very friendly and talkative with the subjects around her. And...if my subject was not being social, then she was constantly brushing her hair with her hands and smiling. This may be contrary to my claims about the sugar, but I often found my subject glaring into the distance, and I've come to the conclusion that my subject was staring at a TREE. She sat on a comfy couch and this observation took 5 min.
I was very intrigued by my subject. It was interesting to observe the candid actions of my subject. At times I speculated that my subject may have become aware of my observing, but I'm confident that I was 'sneaky' enough where she wasn't certain who it was that was observing her. My subject was diligently working while holding conversations, drinking water, brushing her hair, and smiling. My subject is an amazing multi-tasker and I've never seen anything like it before, it was truly a sight to see. When I was observing I was awe-inspired by the complexity of my subject, and I was able to observe with the utmost ease.
haha I love the metaphor of comparing your subject's eyes with the "joy of 1000 young children anxiously awaiting cake" it is simple enough imagery but it conveys exactly what you mean and I think that anyone who read it would understand exactly what you meant. What made you come to the conclusion that she was looking at the tree and not just staring off in the distance deep in thought?
ReplyDeleteI mean... I figured that she was staring off deep in thought. But...to an observer it looked like she was staring at the tree and I found it rather funny.
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