Variations on a Theme: Watch the Eyes

Where: Kew Gardens, London, UK
When: June 15, 2009

some people wear their smile like a disguise
those people who smile a lot
watch the eyes
i know cause i'm like that a lot
you think everything's okay
and it is
till it's not

--Ani Difranco, "Outta Me, Onto You"

One of my favorite lyrics from one of my favorite artists. I had forgotten about it until I looked at this photo and "watch the eyes" popped into my head.

I once asked Dave why people at work often acted as though they were scared of me, since I don't think of myself as a particularly strong personality, and certainly not intimidating or assertive at all. He described me in pretty much the same way; "Honey, you're really a nice person. Until you're not." Weird how the view from the inside is so dramatically different.