101th. st. You're Not An Insect Or A Worm.
Two weeks, and I'll have been here for a year, forgiving that one eight-year-long week last march. Thanksgiving was really really weird, and I still remember it, and if it rains turkeys thing year I'm not sure if I'll laugh or shoot someone. Wait, no, I won't shoot someone. I don't own a gun.
I guess it would've really bothered me, back then? That I've been here for a year? But irony says the problem causes the solution; the even is a self-healing wound. I'm not so bothered? I guess I've grown a lot? Or I've just become horrifically jaded, whatever. Do you ever wonder if they're both the same thing? Growing up and becoming jaded... I think they kinda are.
And holy shit that was way too introspective for an average American Caucasian male. You heard nothing, you saw nothing; I have no feelings, only a solid granite heart. I need to keep my street cred intact. Or maybe rewatch Fight Club.
Aaanyway, Guy Fawkes day is coming up. I never celebrated that holiday ever before I came here, 'cause like I said, American Caucasian male. I didn't celebrate it last year, actually, 'cause I showed up around the... 20th, it looks like. But I heard about it from Evey and it looks like as good reason a as any to get drunk in public, forgetting the fact that I can't get drunk or go out in public. Basically, you guys? Just like Mardi Gras (which I also spent here, I have seniority, ha) I'm depending on you to have an awesome ass time, so I can live vicariously through you when the streets are clear enough the next morning for me to do some physical hacking and get you some advil for your goddamn hangovers, okay?
Have fun.
Edit: Do any of you kids own a hazmat suit or two you'd be willing to sell me? I pay in the crazy multi-colored drachma things you're using, now, along with superfluous scientific fun facts and bad/slightly creepy pop culture references.
[ooc Like he said, it's been a year, it's time for him to get a new LJ layout and I felt the need to brave the new LJ layout setup, however sucky it is. Almost all text is a direct/near direct quote from the book, or a joke from it; just in case you think I'm being a freak with phrases like "Parasites R Us" or "Snakes On A Stick", blame Mr Westerfeld. ilu gaiz ♥]
I guess it would've really bothered me, back then? That I've been here for a year? But irony says the problem causes the solution; the even is a self-healing wound. I'm not so bothered? I guess I've grown a lot? Or I've just become horrifically jaded, whatever. Do you ever wonder if they're both the same thing? Growing up and becoming jaded... I think they kinda are.
And holy shit that was way too introspective for an average American Caucasian male. You heard nothing, you saw nothing; I have no feelings, only a solid granite heart. I need to keep my street cred intact. Or maybe rewatch Fight Club.
Aaanyway, Guy Fawkes day is coming up. I never celebrated that holiday ever before I came here, 'cause like I said, American Caucasian male. I didn't celebrate it last year, actually, 'cause I showed up around the... 20th, it looks like. But I heard about it from Evey and it looks like as good reason a as any to get drunk in public, forgetting the fact that I can't get drunk or go out in public. Basically, you guys? Just like Mardi Gras (which I also spent here, I have seniority, ha) I'm depending on you to have an awesome ass time, so I can live vicariously through you when the streets are clear enough the next morning for me to do some physical hacking and get you some advil for your goddamn hangovers, okay?
Have fun.
Edit: Do any of you kids own a hazmat suit or two you'd be willing to sell me? I pay in the crazy multi-colored drachma things you're using, now, along with superfluous scientific fun facts and bad/slightly creepy pop culture references.
[ooc Like he said, it's been a year, it's time for him to get a new LJ layout and I felt the need to brave the new LJ layout setup, however sucky it is. Almost all text is a direct/near direct quote from the book, or a joke from it; just in case you think I'm being a freak with phrases like "Parasites R Us" or "Snakes On A Stick", blame Mr Westerfeld. ilu gaiz ♥]