First of all, New York sleeps (at least as much as any other city). The subway becomes unbearable at midnight, especially when taking more than one train with the schedule becoming once every half-hour. During the day, the city is hectically busy but there’s definitely a resting period most days.
Category: People
Phone Troubles
Normally, a middle aged man struggling with his cell phone wouldn’t be worth talking about. It’s almost expected. However, this man went above and beyond with his confusion to the point of
A stranger’s opinions on tattoos
I was on the subway and overheard a conversation between a tattooed lady and a non-tattooed man about tattoos. This is how it went…
Let’s ALL watch a movie
A man dressed in full subway construction worker gear sits down two seats away from me, with a woman seated in between us, and pulls out a Galaxy Note or some such phone of ridiculous size. He starts up a video player but doesn’t plug-in any headphones. We’re in a subway stop with a train loudly… Continue reading Let’s ALL watch a movie
It must be nice…
Before Christmas, I went to a yoga class knowing that over the next few days I’d be more stressed out than usual. Now, I know that yogis have a reputation of being fake, annoying, and crazy but I haven’t really had that experience…
Learning About Sign in Math Class
I knew a kid in high school that would pass the time by signing his name. Just writing autograph after autograph. He didn’t do it artistically or as vandalism. He just did it repeatedly…
A Very Boston Conversation
One morning I walking to work from the subway in Boston’s Financial District. As I arrived at one particular intersection, I saw a lean business man who was wearing sunglasses and looked rather tense. He started crossing the street as a car made a slow creep through the traffic light (which I couldn’t tell the… Continue reading A Very Boston Conversation