dark corners illuminated by hanging globes, wood carved into mythical beings. The tiles white and black, gilt edged mirrors align the walls.
conversations of people around me...
" I turned up the lights because of the food, it's not too bright eh?" he says in a heavy Gaelic drawl.
" no, no, not at all. I thought you were trying to wake us up."
" Ahh my dear, you're a bright star all by yourself!"
" So being that they taught me the wrong way, I had to learn to survive."
" I had a Larry David moment, I went into...on Fulton and I ask for a roast beef sandwich, sandwich is $5.00. It comes with lettuce and tomato. So I says, can you put it on the side? He says 'That'll cost you $2.00'. I says are you fuckin kiddin me??? on the sandwich is five bucks, you put it on the side and it's seven dollars?!"
" I says, who says? He says 'cause my boss said so'. So I'm arguing with the guy for over ten minutes."
Other colleague: " Here's what you do, you tell them to put the lettuce and tomato on top and the bread and mayo on the side!"
Everybody laughs and then throws their hands up at the screen for there sitting in a box at a baseball game is Larry David.
Feeling Blue
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It's been a sobering couple of weeks. As I regroup my thoughts, I'm certain
of one thing: I care deeply about this planet and all the creatures who
inhab...
5 days ago
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facets of NY. what drew me to this place out of the cocooned insulation of the suburbs.
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