Addiction
I was on the 63 bus late last night (yes, I know it’s unsafe), and a few blocks east of the Red Line, a young man ran up to the bus. The bus driver saw him coming and kept the doors open for him. He jumped on the bus and slapped the palms of his hands against his pants pockets as though he’d just realized he’d left his fare card at home. He loped down the center aisle of the bus and began talking. I at first assumed he was asking for change for the bus fare. Nope—he just wanted to bum a cigarette. A guy sitting behind me gave him one, and he loped back off the bus and disappeared into the ‘hood.
Everybody in the bus burst out laughing—this guy had actually stopped a bus just to bum a cigarette.
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current book: Nearly done with On Beauty. I’m going to have to think about this one for awhile. It’s pretty remarkable. I love when authors can turn seeming ordinariness—the lives of families in an academic community near Boston, in this case—into something compelling and beautiful.
current music: I was on the 63 bus so late last night because I’d gone to see ESW, jaq’s boyfriend’s band. I’d only seen them once before, and that was at their second show ever. They were really great, and I was quite impressed with the number of weird noises Josh is able to make on his saxomaphone.
current socks: Dark blue with lavender polka dots.
Posted 22 June 2007
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That is hilarious. I wonder what he would do for Crack.
I liked On Beauty, but I think I still like White Teeth better.
That’s good to know, because I’ve heard mixed reactions to White Teeth. Maybe I’ll hit Powell’s today—except that I have to do my annual Harry Potter rereading before I start anything else.
jaq’s bf is in ESW? Have you told me this before? I see ‘em all the time, they’re playing out a lot!
Speaking of which, Canasta’s coming back to town and I’m taking along a posse. Thanks again for the recommendation…
When is Canasta coming? You people tell me nothing!!
Hi. Yeah, Canasta will be at the Melody Inn on Wednesday, July 11. (I’m the keyboard dude; glad to see we’ll have a crowd!)
Yay! I did sign up for your email list, and I hadn’t seen anything. I’ll mark my calendar.
and for ESW, too–I haven’t seen them yet.