Imaginary Virtues

Indie Bauer || 23 || Bisexual || Pediatric Oncology Nurse || Been in Besame for four months

[raynesanders]

Oh me either. I’ve only been here for a few months now. What about you? Depends on your definition of crazy? What type of crazy are you looking for? Uh, yeah, I don’t think that’d help you or me honestly. I’d rather just google. 

[indie-bauer-blog]

I’ve been here about four months now, and I’m mostly at work so I haven’t had a lot of time to meet people. I’m not sure really. There’s so many different kinds of crazy. And really you’re not missing out if you don’t google it. It’s just a little kids song.

[jaredsinbesame-blog1]

I thought you worked with children?

[indie-bauer-blog]

Yeah, I do work with children.

[raynesanders]

Maybe you can find someone even more crazy to draw their attention away from you? Well, yes, at least there’s that. Hey, you never know. Maybe no one even saw it. I don’t think I’ve heard that one. 

[indie-bauer-blog]

I haven’t lived here very long and haven’t gotten to meet many people. Do you know someone that’s pretty crazy? Cause I would definitely love to draw attention away from me. I would offer to sing it to you but I don’t think that would help my crazy lady status.

[celestialmori-blog]

I didn’t notice, so that’s something right? I’m not going into the generic ‘who cares what people think’ speech, but you seem like a cool person anyway, so it’s their problem if they don’t befriend you.

[indie-bauer-blog]

That does make me feel a little better. Maybe no one else saw either. I really don’t usually care what people think of me but I’ve only lived here for a few months and I don’t want peoples first impression of me to be seen as a crazy lady, you know?

[t10k]

I’ve had Barney songs stuck in my head for a while now. I’m not completely sure how they found their way in there, but they did it. I wouldn’t be able to look at myself after an incident like that. And this is a small town, so you’re bound to see those people again. Which song was it?

[indie-bauer-blog]

Barney songs? Now that sounds way worse than my problem. I feel so sorry for you. That has to be torture but I’m slightly concerned that you don’t know how they got there. Do you ever watch Barney? Well I mean my hands were just in my lap and I’m really hoping that no one saw it happen. The song is called baby bumble bee.

[jaredsinbesame-blog1]

I’ve never even heard of the bumble bee song.

[indie-bauer-blog]

It’s cute but after a while it becomes a little much. It’s one of my patients favorite songs though so I like singing it for her.

[raynesanders]

Probably just a little bit crazy, especially if you don’t have a child with you, which I’m guessing you don’t. What song is it? 

[indie-bauer-blog]

They probably think I’m a lot crazy. I mean they were just in my lap and I caught myself kinda doing the movements so I wasn’t being super dramatic about it at least. It’s called baby bumble bee I think.

[jaredsinbesame-blog1]

…what song has hand movements?

[indie-bauer-blog]

There are several kids songs with hand movements. The one in my head is a bumble bee song. I guess it’s what I get since I work with kids all day.

[sophieturnernews]

[nocheyenneno-blog]

“Ah! I know that song, I like the dinosaur version better.” She writes after erasing her last message, smiling excitedly because she actually knew what the other girl was referencing. After she shows the girl this part of the message, she turns the board back towards her and adds, “It’s actually kind of cute in a way, what do you do?” 

[indie-bauer-blog]

“Wait! There’s a dinosaur version? I’ll have to look it up because I know she would love that.” She said, smiling as she waited for the other girl to write more. “It is really cute the song just gets a little annoying after awhile. Oh I’m a pediatric nurse.”

[nocheyenneno-blog]

She listens to the other girl as she speaks, her dry erase board out and ready for her reply as soon as the girl finished. She nods along since she couldn’t really interrupt anyways, once the girl finishes she writes her reply on the board and turns it around so the girl could see it: “Oh, really? What song was it? I don’t think you’re insane.” 

[indie-bauer-blog]

The song is called baby bumble bee. One of my patients loves it and wants me to sing it to her every time I come into her room. Well I’m glad you don’t think I am. Maybe that means other people don’t too.

[indie-bauer-blog]

I’ve have the most annoying children’s song stuck in my head and it’s been there all day. I even found myself doing the hand movements to it when I was sitting in the coffee shop. I’m sure people must think I’m insane by now.

[blackbirdzfly]

Sophie Turner for Glamour Mexico (July 2015)