Walter Winslow: Lonely Sock Monkey

An Unexpected Face In My Window

walterthesockmonkey — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:49:36 +0000

I got up this morning and did my usual routine: fruity loops, dandelion tea, newspaper by the window, watching the people walk by. I told myself that I would not try to smile today, because I did not want to feel disappointed. Feeling disappointed is really bad for me. It makes me stay in bed and not get up for a long time.

So I read my paper and drank my tea. And then I saw a bright yellow something in my window. It was a duck.

Who is this mysterious duck?

I didn’t move. He just stared at me. After a minute of silent staring, he said, “Hi!” I jumped back a little in my chair. I dropped my newspaper. Then this mysterious duck walked away.

It was the first time someone talked to me. I didn’t feel invisible.

I think that I am going to have a good day today. I think that I will go on Facebook and see if Ralph Nader wants to be my friend. And I will send out a new message to all the friends that I have. Though I still wish that I could talk to them.

Maybe, if this mysterious duck says hello to me again, I will say hello back.

Feeling blue

walterthesockmonkey — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:43:27 +0000

I had this wonderful dream last night. I was outside, sitting on a rock. The sun felt warm on my skin. There was a cool breeze. I was happy.

Enjoying the sun. Is this just a dream?

Then I woke up. I realized that it was just a dream.

I have not been outside in a really long time. The feeling of the sky above me scares me, so I do not sit outside. I stay inside my house. And I am sad.

Laying on my bed and thinking about my dream.

Today is a bad day. I do not practice smiling. I do not want to be happy. I am too tired to try.

I am sad.

Ralph Nader, Facebook friends, and an egg timer

walterthesockmonkey — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:42:59 +0000

I have seven “friends” now on Facebook. They all seem super nice. Facebook has a lot of different groups to join, and the first one I joined is a Ralph Nader group. I also became a fan of Ralph Nader.

Be my "friend", Ralph.

When you are on the internet, you can do brave things like reach out to your hero. So I did one brave thing today: I found Ralph Nader’s profile on Facebook and sent him a “friend” request.

Having friends on Facebook is nice. They send me encouraging messages and I like talking to them. Well, it is more like “talking” to them. I don’t know what their voices actually sound like. Sometimes I make it up in my head.

I would like to talk to the pretty lady who walks by my window in the morning. I saw her today and she smiled again. I tried to smile back, but she looked away too quickly again.

Faster! I must learn to smile back faster. I will start timing myself. I will use an egg timer.

Weekend Blues

walterthesockmonkey — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:45:00 +0000

I woke up yesterday and ate my breakfast. I was excited to see the pretty lady again. So I practiced smiling in a mirror. It felt a little strange and my face got tired. But I knew that I could smile if that lady walked by window again.

I am smiling.

Then I sat in my chair with my cup of dandelion tea. And I looked out the window. And I waited. And I waited. No pretty lady. I felt sad and my cup of tea was cold.

And then I remembered that it was Saturday. Maybe the pretty lady doesn’t work on the weekend? I felt a little better.

I will try again on Monday. Maybe I will wear a nice sweater.

Watching the world go by

walterthesockmonkey — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:32:46 +0000

Every morning I eat my breakfast, and then I sit by the window. I drink my dandelion tea and read my newspaper.

Outside my window I can see a lot. There are many people walking to the train station nearby. They will catch a train to New York City. Maybe they have jobs in the city, or maybe they are going to have fun.

I watch the people, dressed neatly in their suits and dresses.

I know a lot of them because I see them walk by my window almost every day. They are like my friends and I notice when someone is not there. But they are not like my friends because they do not know I am watching them.

Today a pretty lady walked by and saw me in my window. She smiled and nodded her head. I wanted to smile back, but I was too surprised. No one has ever noticed me before and I sat in my chair like a statue. I could not move a muscle.

I think tomorrow I will try to smile back. I will practice in my mirror all day today!

The World Outside

walterthesockmonkey — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:56:58 +0000

Hello. My name is Walter Winslow. And I am a very lonely sock monkey.

The world scares me, maybe because I read the newspaper a little too much. Or watch the news programs on television. Have you ever turned on the Fox News? Grrrrrrr. They are always talking loud. Something must be very wrong with the world if they have to shout at me from the television. So I stay inside my house and watch the world go by from my window.

Anyway, I am starting this blog because I want to change! I want to reach out to the world!

But it is hard when I have been hiding in my house for so long.