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three things that happened today (doing more harm than good)
* i saw a man in a wheelchair crossing the street. he was going one way i was going to opposite. and i thought to myself "why didn't i help him out? he's going way too slow and might not make it before the light turns green." and as i was walking and thinking what a good person i could have been when a young guy with a pink backpack basically just runs up and starts pushing him. i don't even think he said anything... i couldn't hear. i had Malkchotraz on. (my ipod) and it was playing the crown of love by the arcade fire. this isn't the first time i saw someone just do a random good deed on the streets of new york. but it goes far beyond my expecations.. im just glad i was there to see it. the whole scene was really quite touching despite the fact that i just stood there like a dumb teddy bear. cute! but dumb.
* marcio told Express to call me for a personal refernence. i don't know if any of you have ever done this but it's not easy. or more commnly put: it ain't easy. all they asked was one question: why do you think marcio would be good for express? and i just went on and on about how great he is and what a wonderful customer service represented he is... i think i said everything short of "he was born for that job" which i shoulda said. and it was only about a couple of minutes before i realized i was just rambling about marcio. thinking... i don't really know what to say. but he really IS a good customer service rep. in fact, it might be the first time i've ever talk to an employer and NOT lied. either way it was very awkward when she cut me off and said "ok, that's good enough." when she hung up... i felt like i might have done more harm than good.
* i was kinda lonely job hunting so i decided to call up my old parter in crime, steveo. we talked about a great many things including whether going upstate for a skiing trip was gay or just new yorkish (like summering in the hamptons). we also talked about...well i don't know. it was a good long talk though! i bet you don't remember everything YOU talk about, smarty pants.... anyway. i was hungry and i decided to eat at a little deli. there wasn't anyone else in the deli at the time so i took my time picking out a drink. there was a young lad who was just fixing up all the drinks to make sure they looked pretty and i didn't like the fact that he was standing there waiting for me to make my choice so instead i waited for him to leave.. kinda faking how long it took to actually choose my drink. when he turned away i grabbed a snapple and it slipped out of my hands and made a big smash on the ground. i was really surprised about how loud and wet it was. it was funny how many people just kinda pretended like it didn't happen. i did my explanatory apology as people rushed around my feet cleaning it up. but honestly there was no one to apologize to. no one was really looking or talking to me. and decided try again at taking a snapple. it worked the second time. steveo was laughing hysterically on the other end, hearing all the commotion. it was embarrassing and i felt the need to pay for two snapples.
OTHER UNIMPORTANT EVENTS:
* i spent a long time looking for an address that no longer exists
* saw a young guy air drumming and guitaring on the train. which is all well and good and fairly easy to ignore.. but then he started singing with that closed eye emotional look on his face. but he was holding back the volume so it sounded like a whispery kitten. i laughed out loud.
* i saw a man in a wheelchair crossing the street. he was going one way i was going to opposite. and i thought to myself "why didn't i help him out? he's going way too slow and might not make it before the light turns green." and as i was walking and thinking what a good person i could have been when a young guy with a pink backpack basically just runs up and starts pushing him. i don't even think he said anything... i couldn't hear. i had Malkchotraz on. (my ipod) and it was playing the crown of love by the arcade fire. this isn't the first time i saw someone just do a random good deed on the streets of new york. but it goes far beyond my expecations.. im just glad i was there to see it. the whole scene was really quite touching despite the fact that i just stood there like a dumb teddy bear. cute! but dumb.
* marcio told Express to call me for a personal refernence. i don't know if any of you have ever done this but it's not easy. or more commnly put: it ain't easy. all they asked was one question: why do you think marcio would be good for express? and i just went on and on about how great he is and what a wonderful customer service represented he is... i think i said everything short of "he was born for that job" which i shoulda said. and it was only about a couple of minutes before i realized i was just rambling about marcio. thinking... i don't really know what to say. but he really IS a good customer service rep. in fact, it might be the first time i've ever talk to an employer and NOT lied. either way it was very awkward when she cut me off and said "ok, that's good enough." when she hung up... i felt like i might have done more harm than good.
* i was kinda lonely job hunting so i decided to call up my old parter in crime, steveo. we talked about a great many things including whether going upstate for a skiing trip was gay or just new yorkish (like summering in the hamptons). we also talked about...well i don't know. it was a good long talk though! i bet you don't remember everything YOU talk about, smarty pants.... anyway. i was hungry and i decided to eat at a little deli. there wasn't anyone else in the deli at the time so i took my time picking out a drink. there was a young lad who was just fixing up all the drinks to make sure they looked pretty and i didn't like the fact that he was standing there waiting for me to make my choice so instead i waited for him to leave.. kinda faking how long it took to actually choose my drink. when he turned away i grabbed a snapple and it slipped out of my hands and made a big smash on the ground. i was really surprised about how loud and wet it was. it was funny how many people just kinda pretended like it didn't happen. i did my explanatory apology as people rushed around my feet cleaning it up. but honestly there was no one to apologize to. no one was really looking or talking to me. and decided try again at taking a snapple. it worked the second time. steveo was laughing hysterically on the other end, hearing all the commotion. it was embarrassing and i felt the need to pay for two snapples.
OTHER UNIMPORTANT EVENTS:
* i spent a long time looking for an address that no longer exists
* saw a young guy air drumming and guitaring on the train. which is all well and good and fairly easy to ignore.. but then he started singing with that closed eye emotional look on his face. but he was holding back the volume so it sounded like a whispery kitten. i laughed out loud.