Just Look At Yourself

"You're not pregnant," said the woman working at the pet store. "So why are you wearing a maternity dress?"

How did she know?

Look, it was $4 on sale at Target, and I bought an extra-small. So I'm the size of an extra-small pregnant woman; so what? Yeah, it's like wearing a sack, but it's not like there's a baby-shaped pouch where a baby would go. I'm a recessionista: cheap dress, no baby inside.

Meanwhile back at the acting studio, they've started offering a new feature where they tape all our workshops and give us access to the tape. Reviewing your work from the night before has many benefits; you consider the difference between what you thought you did and what you actually did. The lighting and production values distort you some, but nonetheless, your performance stands. The only question left is the eternal one: Do you see what I see?