Thursday, June 02, 2005

Observing

Recently, I have fallen in love with a UK band called "the Servant." Sadly, their CD is not sold in the US, though I can order it on Amazon for a mere $40. I like them, but not that much.
Today I got out of work at 6:30, just like yesterday. Both days, I waited for the subway next to two elderly gentleman, both equally wrinkled and equally hunched. Perhaps it's an advanced form of osteoperosis? I was speculating on the way home. How is it that the only two hunch-backed old men I've ever seen in my entire life appear at the same time and the same place, and yet don't seem to know each other at all? Maybe there's a doctor's office nearby? I didn't see one anywhere around the area, so unless it's extremely well hidden, I don't think that's the case. Maybe there's a support group of sorts? That's just stupid. I hate to think that perhaps it's just a coincidence. But sometimes, that's all that it is.
I also thought about body posture on the subway. One fellow that sat across from me was dressed in the ghetto-fabulous bling bling style of Puff Daddy, or P. Diddy or whatever you call him these days. Odd thing is that he sat completely hunch over, legs together as if he were riding side saddle, reading a book. Next to him was a nerdy looking Chinese guy, he looked to be 16, but is probably anywhere from 20-25 years old. He, I thought, seemed annoyingly confident, like a prince sitting on his throne, looking down on others, legs apart, arms crossed, knowing smile on the face. It took me a while to come up with that metaphor, but that's what he was - he reminded me of a young emperor in one of those cheesy, low-budget Chinese soap operas. I also saw someone my sister probably would have drawn in her sketchbook. Skinny guy, hair slicked back like Christian Bale, little sunglasses, jacket with a collar like Vash and lots of buckles on it. I guess on paper it looks pretty good, but when someone wears it in real life...well, he looked kind of silly. I doubt even Christian Bale could pull it off. Sorry, Vincent, you're just not meant to be real.

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