Listening to snippets of conversations on the street is the best form of people watching. For one moment I see a world that exists but I am never aware of. There have been a lot of talk of politics the past couple of days.
I have never been to the United Nations. With Best Friend at work I navigated out of the Bronx by myself. There is a general assembly going on. The visitor section is off on the side so I didn't see anyone special, but it is cool to know I was in the same building as some of the most important people in the world. I stumbled into Grand Central Station (kickass picture in due time), spent a little time at the big central library, and met Best Friend at the Rockefeller Center. It took me all day but I finally succeeded in my mission of finding a pretzel vendor.
Couples here in New York City are much more willing to display affection in public than back home. Couples of all ages are holding hands and giving little pecks in public. No they are not all tourists. As we walked to one of the first coal fired pizza places in the city for dinner I noticed numerous same sex couples holding hands, arms, quick kisses, and no one cares. I have never been big on PDA, but I can't help but wonder if it would be different if my situation was different. Maybe I should just grow a pair.
Following adventure at Times Square and picking something up for Boyfriend we went to the comedy club. 2 drink minimum, the $9 Long Islands messed us up, and good comedians. Except that one chick who was on that MTV show. She was not funny and only on stage for a few minutes. Probably for that reason. One comedian was talking about things that made him angry, and said Portland, Oregon made him angry (Best Friend and I busted up laughing). Clean air, clean water, skiing only a couple hours away year round, and people applauding on the plane when it lands. I laugh because it is true. When we would go to the family mattes at the Hood Theater in Gresham when I was in elementary school we would applaud when the movie starts. We also say thank you to our bus drivers when we get off. People don't seem to do that here. Anyways, fewer people who like Portland, the better.
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Good! Gotta keep Portland weird!
And I agree on the PDA stuff, and it’s like Dan Savage said in his book. By the time you would actually hold hands, kiss, or link arms, so much has been put into the mental process of what could happen, how people will react, that the moment is lost.
Good! Gotta keep Portland weird!
And I agree on the PDA stuff, and it’s like Dan Savage said in his book. By the time you would actually hold hands, kiss, or link arms, so much has been put into the mental process of what could happen, how people will react, that the moment is lost.
Derek (URL) - 05-10-’08 23:34