Thursday, February 28, 2013

Profile Exercise

Here is an excerpt on the profile I wrote on my boss:
 
Four more hours.  I look around the corner in a moment of distraction to comment on her ability to look like she’s walked off of a J-Crew spread.  A pencil skirt, navy cardigan, and an Oxford are the chosen items of the day, and I can’t help but look at my lowly rags. Her signature is the buttoning of the top button.  I think this action may give her special Admissions Representative powers because I’m under its spell.  All I want is an Oxford to button up every day.  I dream about it.  Even over Christmas break I found my little brother’s blue Oxford from elementary school—he was always abnormally small sadly.  The top button was the only button I could manage to get through the hole.  I brought it back nonetheless, and just put a sweater over it to hide the smallness of the Oxford.  I also see that she’s sporting her Valentines gift from her husband, Chris, a necklace off of Piperlime, and type in the search box of Pinterest for the jewelry section—DIY is my friend in these penniless situations I realize.  My stomach signals the dawning of lunch, and she smiles around her own cubical wall as if she’s been signaled herself.  “Lunch,” she asks.  “Don’t have to ask me twice,” I say grabbing my wallet and jacket

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