A series of questions asked of me by strangers (as opposed to the darts team I met) while in New York City:
"Hey, does Aries go all the way through April?"
"Do you know how to get to 110 Canal?"
"Are you going in?"
"Are you Terry?"
"Do you know where Ground Zero is?"
"Are you from Seattle?"
"Do you design your own rings?"
"So, d'you like cows?"
Home again, home again.
Posted by Ida at May 1, 2004 06:37 AMWell?
Posted by: flamingbanjo at May 1, 2004 11:44 AMHoly cat, 110 Canal. That's within a block of where I was staying last weekend!
Posted by: yukino at May 1, 2004 12:21 PMJiggity-Jig! (if this reference doesnt make any sense, please disregard. glad you're back, lovepants)
Posted by: sonya at May 2, 2004 04:56 PMduh, those city folks, who doesn't like cows?
Posted by: at May 3, 2004 04:01 PMThe Answers:
"Hey, does Aries go all the way through April?"
I was asked this in the underwear department of Century 21. I was able to safely answer that we were now in Taurus. Choose the ram-pants, sister!
"Do you know how to get to 110 Canal?"
I directed her to a public map.
"Are you going in?"
I was. Into the Whitney. She turned out to be a teacher with an extra Student Group ticket. She gave it to me: "put this on your shirt." I did not get in trouble for being separated from my group and I spent the admission fee in the gift shop.
"Are you Terry?"
I had been waiting in front of a Starbucks for Shapiro so we could go somewhere else. This guy was apparently on a blind Starbucks date and Terry was late. Also, there are way too fuckin' many Starbucks in New York City. Next time I'm taking bricks.
"Do you know where Ground Zero is?"
This was asked by two Scotsmen (not on the darts team). I led them out of Battery Park.
"Are you from Seattle?"
I was on the subway, carrying my KEXP bag. The guy was in town on business.
"Do you design your own rings?"
These plastic $2 jobbies? Heh. But I wish I could afford your extra cool metal and paint ones, French Soho lady.
"So, d'you like cows?"
A museum guard aniticpated my exit from a room where I'd laughed out loud at a painting of Cows and a Man on a Hill with Clouds.
(Dear Sonya, I did not buy any fat pigs, but I did often jiggety-jig.)
Posted by: ida at May 4, 2004 11:07 AM