Nationwide Insurance airs a commercial in which actress Mindy Kaling comes to the conclusion that she is invisible because she feels that way much of the time.
In restaurants servers walk right by her. On the sidewalk she goes unnoticed. In the course of the advertisement Mindy embraces her invisibility and begins to take advantage of it (see photo below).
With many folks this theme won’t resonate at all, but I totally get it. I’m the woman who after being seated at a table in a cafe will eventually have to flag down a waiter, who’ll then say, “oh, I didn’t see you sitting over there.”
Hello?! I’m five feet, eight inches tall and have bright red hair. How can someone not see me?
And I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve checked in with the receptionist at the salon or the doctor’s office or the auto dealership only to sit for an hour or more before someone notices me and says, “Oh, Ms. Noyes, have you been here all this time?”
I guess I am partly responsible for my invisibility. The minute I’m seated out comes my book and the world around me disappears. Apparently, so do I.
In the Nationwide ad Mindy finally gets noticed by a bulked up basketball player when she shamelessly fondles his bicep. I wonder how long I could get away with a stunt like that if I kept my nose in a book? It might be worth a try.
Peace (and notice me) People!
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Well at least some of us see you in the blogosphere! 🙂 Btw, I love that commercial!
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I love Mindy! She’s like a breath of fresh air.
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I can relate to that commercial too. I think people are often in their own heads and don’t notice what is going on around them. I tend to take it personally when it probably isn’t.
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There have been days when I’ve really felt like I was purposefully being ignored. I know that’s paranoid and illogical, but at the time it made sense.
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