My first thought upon seeing her is: badass. Her hair is buzzed short and bleached blond, one shade below white blond. Her headphones curl around the backs of her ears like secret service ear wigs and her makeup is simple and artistic. She does not look like a flawless doll, but her eyebrows are dark…
Tag: observations
Average Every Day Adventure Time
It really is easy to forget that I live in New York City. That might seem hard to believe, but even when I was living in the Financial District for an academic year, it was not difficult to get completely caught up in life and the rush and forget about location. I can remember coming…
#16 – Martyr Complexes are Not Sexy
This is number sixteen of the top 30 reasons for why normal people should not date a superhero(ine). Remember supers! This is all in good fun, BUT if you see yourself in these reasons you should consider altering your behavior in order to keep your beloved! [In no particular order, except for number one because that’s…
This Week Ten Years Ago
The Week of 6/4/2006 Witty one liner: Your cellphone makes you twice as annoying Quote of the week: None Planner Quote: “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Planner Quote 2.0: “Only with absolute fearlessness can we slay the…
Fan
He is fanning himself with one of those cheap Japanese fans. It has a black plastic frame and stiff black fabric with white flowers printed on it. He is fanning himself at a pace perhaps two notches below “furiously.” His face is illuminated by the iPad in his lap, small beads of perspiration shining underneath…
This Week Ten Years Ago
The Week of 5/28/2006 Witty one liner: I smile because I have no idea what’s going on Quote of the week: None Offbeat oddity (courtesy of the planner): Starfish have multiple eyes, one at the end of each leg. This witty one liner is another one of my life philosophies. I smile and smile…
Observation Found in Ovid
Grey t-shirt, hands tucked into loose shorts, a backpack between his shins. He has strong legs. Tight calves, his weight balanced on the balls of his feet ready to spring. Dark close cut hair and impenetrable shades blocking his eyes from sight.
This Week Ten Years Ago
The Week of 5/21/2006 Witty one liner: Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most Quote of the week: [No quote] Offbeat oddity (courtesy of the planner): The latest record for jamming people into a Volkswagon Beetle? Twenty-five Austrians set it in 2000. Brain Teaser (courtesy of the planner): “Therein lies…
NYC Monday Morning
They have the shell-shocked, thousand-yard, dead-eyed stare of war survivors, but it’s really just NYC on a Monday morning. They stare vacantly at the opposite wall and he has his hand on her thigh. After a few minutes she regains some awareness and starts aimlessly looking around the train.
#17 – Supers are SO Paranoid
This is number seventeen of the top 30 reasons for why normal people should not date a superhero(ine). Remember supers! This is all in good fun, BUT if you see yourself in these reasons you should consider altering your behavior in order to keep your beloved! [In no particular order, except for number one because that’s my…
This Week Ten Years Ago
The Week of 5/14/2006 Witty one liner: I’m not crazy, my reality is just different than yours. Quote of the week: “Don’t worry, if that question comes [up], I’ll just confuse them.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower Offbeat oddity (courtesy of the planner): It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery…
Little Gentian 