It has been really sticky and gross today. I would describe the atmosphere in NY as porridge-esque. On the Bx12 today this dude tried to grope my leg, although I really don't see where the kicks are in that. Nevertheless, it was weird and I knocked his hand with my bag of paint-by-numbers and shoved him aside on my way out the door 3Blau-mosh-pit-style because I'm staving off the inevitable subway butt-groping for as long as I can.
Lately it seems like there's been more crime than usual in NY. 5 or 6 people have been randomly thrown/some jumped in front of the tracks in the past 2 weeks. Just yesterday most of the 1 in Manhattan was shut down after someone jumped at 96th St. 3 guys were murdered in their BMW right in front of the Manhattan School of Music in broad daylight. Then 3 19-year-old girls were raped walking back to their apartments in Queens, which is making me flip out. I can't tell if this is unusual or I'm just being overly emotional this week. All of the incidents were provoked by men, too. Guys can be so fucking crazy and aggressive and problematic to say the least.
OK. I'm going to go have some more coffee and it will cheer me up. How is everyone else? What are you reading lately? Any interesting walks? TV shows? Movies?
1. Watching Breaking Bad, best show on TV
ReplyDelete2. Crime raises in the summer but don't read the papers (well at least the part about homocides) it's terrifying
3. I really like that song but I don't really care for watching Fiona Apple sit in bed (she's not Cher)
1. I really don't understand the appeal of Fiona Apple.
ReplyDelete2. I randomly found this article yesterday: http://www.npr.org/2012/06/10/154577052/fiona-apple-i-dont-really-have-a-plan
which made it seem like she's just fucking Fiona Apple, she does what she wants. Which I appreciate. So maybe I will give her more of a chance. But I still don't really understand her appeal. She's just another female, folksy singer!
3. Though I do like her cover of Across the Universe. Just because there needed to be a folksy, female cover of that song.
4. Same reason I like Ingrid Michaelson's cover of Can't Help Falling in Love. There needed to be a folksy, female version of it.
5. I guess I have high expectations because of my obsession with Regina Spektor.
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6. In non-music snobby comment time, I know it must be tough to deal with the heightened crime rate. Just remember that freaked out is exactly how the news wants you to feel. Not that that should make you feel any better - you should still be careful and alert - you just don't need to fall into their hysteria.
thanks guys! <3
ReplyDeleteI had a joke about folksy female singers but now I can't remember it.