Thursday, July 26, 2007

The Giant

I had a giant sighting today. The giant man who works in the hospital walked past my coworkers and I as we passed through the tunnel at lunch. It was very exciting since you never know when you'll see the giant. It's been at least two weeks since I've seen him last. I have noticed in the past few sightings that the giant has a rather small head. Not to a freakish level, unlike his overall size, just a bit noticeable. Kind of reminds me of those 'Don't be a pinhead' posters by Scholastic that show giant basketball players with teeny heads due to the fact they haven't been studying.

The first time I saw the giant was on the elevator. There was an almost uncomfortable silence as he stepped on. I noticed the size of his hands and shuddered in horror to think of the size of his other extremities. Glances of awe were exchanged between myself and an older gentleman who stood on the other side of him. We made small talk about the giant after he'd stepped off the elevator.
"Wow."
"Yeah, I think that's the largest human being I've seen in my entire life."
"Me too."
"Well... have a nice day."
"You too."

I wondered today if seeing a midget character sporadically around the hospital would be more exciting than the giant. I can't decide.

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