Know what one of my favorite things to do is? Go out in public and pretend to be Deaf. Sometimes I don't feel like talking, but I need to communicate, so I use ASL. Unfortunately, I seem to be the only one. :( I know, I know; it's not very sensitive. It is so much fun though. Today, I went into the new library and wandered around. Eventually, I got bored, so I went up to the main desk and started signing about a book I wanted. I decided not to too be too mean, so I incorporated a lot of lip work. I know, aren't I generous? *Smirk* Another reason I do this, is to find out if anyone actually signs. (Acts dramatic) I feel sooo ALONE! When people don't know sign language, they do a lot of random gestures and they over emphasize their lips. SO funny! At one point, I heard one of the ladies say to the other, "She's Deaf." It was so hard not to laugh at them...I didn't want to blow my cover. Finally I got bored of writing down, so I pretended to read their lips and used my deaf accent with some signs to make myself understood. Then I thanked them and left.
Hasta la vista!
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