As I opened up the door to the entrance of the Taylor place dining hall, I caught my reflection in the transparent door. A slender girl with more arms and legs than body stared back at me. My hair pulled back and held together with a headband, because there was no time this morning to actually put any thought or effort into a decent hairstyle. I was joined by a few others from work who wanted to dine in an inexpensive way and at the same time still eat as much as one possibly could take, thus the buffet menu was the perfect choice for us.
The dining area is very chic, the dangling string separators, the neon chairs and the accompanied pop music invite the college vibe into the place. Although classier than my elementary school cafeteria, consisting of a bunch of hyperactive kids sustained by rows of long tables, I can’t help but reminisce back to those times. The only big difference is that this place actually serves soft drinks and French vanilla cappuccino. The only drink that was allowed on school premises was that of 2% milk or my favorite, chocolate milk. I invite my coworkers to reflect along with me, but not all were in agreement of having missed such dining experiences.
Before long I realize that I only have a half hour break and rush to stuff as much food in my mouth as I could handle. Not too much different from what was experienced in the cafeteria/auditorium of my grade school, but instead of scrambling to be released into the great outdoors of the playground I am forced to enter into a confined space with only a computer screen to stare at. The drive for the rest of day is the to go M&M cookies I snuck off with.
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You did a great job really describing with specific details. I loved the way you introduced how you saw yourself--the glass door check is hard too avoid. This also makes the story real and relevant to today. The second paragraph where you explained the buffet room was written really well. The college vibe was present in your words. It can be hard to implement flashback on a whim but yours felt very natural. Nice job overall.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this piece of writing, the amount of detail is excellent and I could picture everything easily. I like the fact that you compared a restaurant buffet to that of an elementary school cafeteria, although sometimes they can be same thing depending where you go. I also enjoyed the way in which you described yourself, the reflection idea was a nice tactic and worked quite well. Over all I was really impressed with this piece and couldn’t find much to otherwise. Keep doing what our doing.
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