The job today was brutal--more 3^1/4" maple flooring than we could ever get to in the time alotted, a huge expanse of mocking wood in University Village retail space changing from one outdoorsy theme to another. Designers from the new store were looking it over, a well-groomed gaggle who pretended we weren't there, no nods of acknowledgement or a friendly hello, it was satisfying hurling the too-short reject boards in their general direction.

But I guess the truth is I was happy to ignore them, as well. Maybe that's normal--everybody doing their best to ignore everybody else. Shopping--the fixation on a desired object--is quite effective to that end.