So, last Saturday, it was Valentines day. Problem was, I was running out of time to build my giant robot in time for the contest, so me and my wife agreed to go down, work on him for a few hours, and then go to a buffet restaurant afterward. It was kind of a step down from our normal celebration of the holiday, but, hell, sometimes you got to do what you got to do, and she’s the one that forced me to stop whining and go to art school like I’d always dreamed of.

So, the place was crowded as hell, being Valentines day and all, so when the old lady started walking up to our table, I didn’t notice until she grabbed my arm, and hauled it to within an inch of her face so she could see my “crazy artwork”

Now, I’m fairly tall, and while I’ll admit I’ve gotten a bit soft around the middle since I’ve got married, I’ve been power lifting since I was fifteen, and I’ve got the shoulders and arms to prove it. Combined with my long hair, tattoos, piercings, and, as my wife put it, my habit of dressing “like a 16 year old hood”, I don’t look like the kind of guy whose arm you just grab.

Yet this was the third time in a month an old lady had accosted me in this manner. Hell, it’s been the fifth time this year, and it’s only flippin February. So, my question to all and sundry is this:

Do old women just walk up, grab you, and examine your work? It doesn’t count if A) they have visible ink themselves, B) just want to compare tattoos, or C) are under a visible 60 years of age.

Or is it just me?

Anyone?

Love. Peace. Metallica.