https://archive.rustgeek.me/tags/faces/ Recent content in Faces on A Geek's Life Hugo en Sat, 07 Aug 2021 18:36:10 +0000 https://archive.rustgeek.me/2021/08/07/faces/ Sat, 07 Aug 2021 18:36:10 +0000 https://archive.rustgeek.me/2021/08/07/faces/ <p>It struck me the other day that even after a year out here, there are still work colleagues whose faces I have not seen <em>without</em> masks on. Arriving in the middle of the pandemic, masks were required in all public spaces - and rigorously enforced - with more than a few people cited for either having theirs pulled down or not wearing one as they approached the security gates and barriers that dot the landscape. Only when I then see a face without a mask does it register that I have made up the hidden contours, seeing the mask as an integral part of these faces. This brings with it a mild sense of discomfort, stemming from - I think - the fact that even though I have built relationships and friendships with these people, their uncovered faces scream <em>unknown</em>  rather than familiar.</p>