An Open Letter To The Person Watching Me Through My Camera
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An Open Letter To The Person Watching Me Through My Camera

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An Open Letter To The Person Watching Me Through My Camera
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I really hope you enjoy my ordinarily extraordinary life. I am sure from your view though it is exceptionally boring. Recently I watched an episode of Black Mirror on Netflix (which I am sure you saw) and it made me think what you do behind that lens of safety.

The simple fact is that I do nothing with my time. Especially when in front of a computer screen. I am sure there are things you are hoping to catch me doing red-handed, but the honest truth is that I eat, sleep, and watch Netflix like the rest of humanity.

You may get the occasional mental breakdown while writing an essay or doing my French homework because I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING... but it's nothing special. I hope you enjoy my musical study breaks, while they are mostly for me, I'm sure it is hilarious to watch. You are also the only one I have danced and sang full out in front of, so I hope you feel special.

I am surprised you stuck around after my hysteric reaction to movies, like One Day or Me Before You. That is dedication. I admire that. It is hard enough for me to watch the movie, but I can't imagine having to watch the contorted sobbing face of an 18-year-old girl for two hours.

You get to witness my in-depth makeup routine, with The Office on in the background. The frequent mascara fiasco of stabbing myself in the eye with the wand and having to frantically try and stop the uncontrollable watering of my eye before it ruins the rest of my makeup.

I am sure you have felt my palpable stress daily when I get something on my clothes, I have a moment of disbelief and hope that maybe it didn't actually happen and then I try to wipe it which just makes it ten times worse and then I jump up frenzied to wash it off, but we all know that never actually works, it's more of a denial tactic.

I do believe you know the most about my diet as well. Seeing as I have almost every meal in front of you, I am sure you are probably concerned that I eat cereal for at least two of my meals every day, but that can be just between you and me. You listen to my audible contemplations on whether or not it is worth walking in the ridiculously freezing temperatures to get food, and most of the time it is a negative.

I can tell you, beyond the screen my life does not get much more intriguing. Mostly just watching movies on some other device, or sitting somewhere else and eating, so don't feel left out. I would let you know what's going on. You have been with me through thick and thin. Though you scare me and are probably some sort of predator, thanks to you I never feel alone.

Stay Golden.

Sincerely,

The person who now covers their camera with a sticky note


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