Week Two at the Mall

Saturday September 12, 2015
Location: Mall - El Paso, TX
Time: 12:14 pm - 1:14 pm

I am in the 'rest' area of the mall again. The people in the mall seem to be more lively than last week, but there are definitely less people here. This may be because it is a bit early in the day.

Dress style today is similar to last week. The majority of men are wearing T-shirts and jeans; women have a bit more variety. You see a lot of women wearing capri pants on this day.


Maintenance/janitorial personnel are working in the area. They seem to be having a good time with each other. Do they actually enjoy their jobs? Hard to tell. Even though the maintenance personnel are working in plain view of everyone in the area, no one even seems to notice them. It's like the personnel are not even there. Perhaps it is supposed to be this way, perhaps not. One worker passes by me. I give him a nod in acknowledgement. He reciprocates.


There is an older woman and younger woman sitting together on a bench across from me. They may be mother and daughter or sisters. They seem to be taking a break from shopping. They look through their shopping bags and inspect some things they bought. After a short while, they leave.

A man and a woman sit on a bench across from me. They seem to be a young couple. They are both dressed very casual. Gym clothes seem to be the theme. The woman is wearing a baseball cap, somewhat obscuring her face. The man notices that I am observing them. They are mainly sitting and talking with each other. They seem to be very comfortable with each other. They keep looking at the lower level of the mall through the glass balcony. Eventually they leave.

The restaurants in the area don't have many customers today. The Cinnamon Roll place, the ice cream place, and the pretzel place have no customers. The employees diligently work, though.

Three little boys with shopping bags are looking over the balcony. Their age range must be between 8 and 11 years old. They look over the balcony for a while. Two of the boys talk to each other and then leave. They seem to ditch the other boy. The ditched boy notices he is alone, and walks away.

Throughout most of my time here, there has been a woman standing with a baby cart, talking on her cell phone. She just slightly rolls the baby cart back and forth while talking on her cell phone. Now she actually pushes her baby cart away and leaves. She probably noticed me observing her. The woman actually comes back for a while. She leaves again. She is still talking on her phone.

A group of three girls (blonde, brunette, redhead) are with the blonde girl's parents at a bench. The blonde and brunette stand up while everyone else sits on the bench. The blonde and brunette are very physically affectionate with each other. They hug and play with each other's hair. They also keep going back and forth between buying food and eating it, and standing and talking with the seated members of their group. The girls seem to be happy, having a good time. The brunette seems interested in what I am writing. I should leave now.