... love

I would say (and have said) that I’m in love with New York. And one of the many things I love about it is the random stuff you see all the time. Never before in my life have I witnessed things that truly grab my attention – or even stop me in my tracks – as regularly as I have here. I know, I know, it’s to be expected, but I still get a kick out of it. I wonder if that will ever go away… Points to me for not being a (completely) jaded New Yorker yet!

Anyway, on my commute home from work tonight, I saw three things that made me smile. First, in the Union Square subway station I saw a 50-something hippie playing Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” on his electric violin while grooving along with his feet. The large group of people surrounding him seemed to be fascinated with his odd and poorly-chosen musical stylings. Then as I trekked down 14th St., two 6-year-olds whizzed by me on skateboards. Despite the fact that the boards were almost as big as they were, they were actually quite good. Sure, they teetered a bit here and there, and then one of them lost his balance and sent his board shooting backwards into my shin… but I didn’t mind cuz they were so cute! And finally just steps before I walked into my building, I noticed a woman with huge tattoos on each of her feet. Gracing her right foot: JC’s visage in all its holy glory. On her left: well, I couldn’t make that one out.

PS – You see where I’m going with the post titles, right? A Jersey Girl in… the blogosphere. A Jersey Girl in… love. So clever, right!?