June 10, 2006
As Yet Untitled
I'm vowing to get more efficient over here. I am clarifying my purpose. What is the intention of this blog? To expand my conscousness by exploring the small corner of the internet that interests me with my unique little sensing organs, and to be explicit about the process of learning to think, through using the internet (it's pretty good at teaching you to type too).
I see I have already failed at increasing efficiency.
Believe me, the internet did not sing to me when first I played upon it. Like everything else, I had to wrestle my resistance about learning anything new, (exhausting), master a (very) few basics, (ardous), and bat it around a little (easier) before anything that was any fun happened.
So here are two interactive destinations that will provide a window into the delightful diversity of human experience. The first, Overheard in New York, a completely hilarious eavesdropping experience -- more hilarious than you can imagine.
"Little Boy, running towards pigeon on sidewalk: RAWWWWWR!
Mother: Sweetie, they're not afraid here. This is New York.
--39th & 3rd
Overheard by: erin"
or
"Hipster girl: Hi, how are you?
Dressy-casual guy: Hi, you look great!
Hipster girl: Thanks. You look like you're from Oklahoma.
--Makor/Steinhart Center, W 67th St
Overheard by: Alex
The second destination, the missed connections section on Craig's list is quaintly romantic. You must know about it so that you never again see any strangers across any crowded rooms, make electric eye contact, recognize a good vibration and pass it up because you're shy -- or, even worse, later get stuck in an idealization of the phantom stranger, when what you really need is a real relationship..
A little service like missed connections gives you a second chance. That is, if the person with whom you share a romantic destiny is saavy enough to know that missed connections exists on the internet. Now you too can play the game, should it be ever be necessary. For example:
"paradise lounge - m4m - 21
Reply to: pers-170315674@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-06-11, 3:15AM EDT
you were wearing a hoodie w/ short almost buzzed hair, i was wearing a brown shirt w/ shaggy brown hair..
we kept looking at each other the whole night...
i was standing by the bar, and dancing.... and we still kept looking at each other..
before i left i tried to find you, but couldn't :( "
Good luck kiddo! I personally was never brave enough to try out my electric eye contact mechanisms. I would say I operate more on "approachable" energy
Quite enough, thank you.
Photo note: The snowy white swans (swan sacred meaning: grace, beauty, emotional, soul, love, mystic, ability to see one's own beauty and goodness) swimming into the unfamiliar -- do you think it matters if they're plastic? Probably not, it's the idea that counts. They just haven't come to life yet. And what does this photo have to do with this entry again?
This is how high I got my vibration this morning -- swans did not make me associate to bird flu, at least til now.