So work on the mini-comic is progressing smoothly. Malls are intriguing little worlds to study, if you think about it. Whole social hierarchies exist within the confines of those massive shoppingplexes. And everyone goes there – the early morning mall walkers, the teenage girls, the moms with twelve million children in tow, the couples. You could spend the whole day there, dining on greasy food court fair, relaxing by the obligatory wishing fountain, and still not experience everything a mall has to offer. Just ask the customer service guys. They should know. Really, they should – it’s sort of their job.
Random thoughts:
- The mall cops have less authority than the campus police and the ones at Marketplace mall look like Canadian Mounties stripped of their horses and dignity.
- I miss Natural Wonders. Anyone else know what I’m talking about? I was so sad to see that store go!
- Orange Julius and Auntie Anne’s Pretzels make up the two essential stops along the outer ring of any respectable food court. Also, I have the recipe for both signatures items. Damn, I need to have a mall party…the next time I feel like spending three hours on those pretzels.
- Parodying well-known stores is fun. But sometimes, the real names are even better: Perfumania, Deck the Walls, Alpaca Connection, Relax-a-daisical, Gizmo Pods, Jean Madeline Salon/Aveda Environmental Lifestyle, Hat Shark, Paradise Pen, etc. I mean, come on, those last two sound like someone just threw a couple of words together randomly on a sign and started hocking their wares – like a garage sale of unused things. And Gizmo Pods has got to be the best kiosk ever, just based on that name.
- The mall I grew up with: St.Claire Square
2 comments:
I worked in a mall for four years. The relationship you had with the other people working there was great, because everyone knew how terrible their job was and had absolutely no respect for themselves.
What I find so fascinating about malls is that it's such a freaky microcosm of the animal kingdom...and how shopping is very much akin to the stalking and hunting days of prehistoric humans.
And David, snaps to you for working that long in a mall--two minutes in that place and I already feel like kicking someone.
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