hesitated at vending machine

i went to perform tonight, and this is a venue that has a vending machine in the back. well actually, the second venue i performed at. it went well at both. i bought some cooked salami sticks from this vending machine, cheapest item available, at a dollar. but i hesitated, because there was a woman nearby on a call and she was arguing a lot. but after a  little waiting, and getting some popcorn in another room, i got the salami. i figured the best thing to do was to try to ignore her, try not to look at her at all. and it worked. she didn't say anything to me. at the first venue, i enjoyed seeing brawler holding court after the show. i felt like i learned something just by observing as much as i did.
   at work i scored 115 tests, still finding a way to score a few more tests each day. there was mention just before lunch of a clash between colleagues, something about an anonymous note left at their computer in the morning.