Foamy

Recently, the boyfriend and I went to a jam band concert at an outdoor venue. When we drove in, I made eye contact with a fellow concert goer. After parking, and setting up our 'tale gate', she made her way to our camp and sat herself down for connection. 

She had dreads and was carrying a stuffed sloth as a snuggly companion. She was clearly high on something and was foaming at both corners of her mouth. Her oral hygiene was horrifying. 

The boyfriend, a certified introvert, and a selectively choosey #Capricorn, was not super excited about having to engage her. You all should feel sorry for him, in that, he fell in love with an extroverted #Libra who, unselectively, loves engaging almost everyone.

I, of course, asked for her Zodiac sign. She told us she was a Capricorn. I told her I was a Libra and that the boyfriend was a Cap. She got excited and said she was dating a Libra, and the conversation went from there to expose other similarities.

The next day, while talking about her, I posited that she was the person who made the event memorable. We don't need to be her best friend or add her on our social medias, but when we think about the concert, she's the one who comes to mind, she's the one who distinguishes that concert from other similar experiences. The boyfriend showed that he understood this thought as he started to recount other concerts where interesting people made the event stand out in his memory.

When telling my daughter of the experience, the boyfriend came up with the idea of making a "Foamy Award" sticker to hand out to the person who makes the event memorable. My daughter loved the idea and created the cover image for this post as a form for a sticker, a popular handout at jam band concerts.

Now, I understand that this could be seen as a cruel mockery. However, I assure you that I did not mind spending time with "Kat", who is the original foamy. In fact, I rather enjoyed her company. I dislike making people feel bad about themselves, but I absolutely abhor the idea of a pretense of favor when in actuality one is making fun of another. It would crush me to see the look accompanying the realization that one was the butt of my joke.

When I give out my "Foamy" stickers, it'll be from the sincere and, maybe, even spiritually positive appreciation that the meeting of that person made my night memorable.

People are interesting, whether they're deeply meaningful or momentarily impactful. The impact of other people being who they are is the reason we remember things.

So, with pride, I introduce the "Foamy Award", a sticker we will give to the people who make our experiences memorable.

Be a foamy and/or be someone who appreciates the foamies you run across in your experiences. Don't worry about another's judgment of you. Some will be critical, yes, but other's will appreciate you for who you are. 

Love and/or, at least, enjoy one another. It's really not that hard.