Happy Turkey Day! Have I ever mentioned that I don't particularly like turkey? Luckily, I've got plenty of other meats to choose from. My family is ultra-Southern. There is no Thanksgiving or family reunion or much of anything without some pork involved. One year, Ms. Mommy declined an invite to a place where they were anti-pork eaters with: "I'm sorry, we can't go. We come from a long line of pig farmers, so no ham means we're not interested." That's not verbatim, but sums up the sentiments pretty well.
Last night, I was out and about (surprise, surprise) at the weekly party at 419. I was being sorta social despite really wanting just to hang close to the wall and take in the music. Going out doesn't always have to be about doing something. I just like being around people and noise sometimes. I got into a convo with this kid standing next to me and began to think about "the NYC" I've fallen into. Everyone is 25+ and a creative, doing all sorts of projects on the side and somehow balancing everything this town will throw at you with a life. I'm beginning to think I should ask them how they do it. I think I can be sure that sitting at home whining wasn't the first step.
Posted by Candicissima at November 27, 2003 11:17 PMI'm in and out of that APT crowd. I don't go to APT because I need to go to work the next day. Quite a few of those creatives actually don't tell you the full story. The folks who say they are writers could very well be unemployed and living off of daddy. The poets may work at AT&T, and the ocasional designer will actually do that for a living. There's a lot of posing, and a lot of talk about would-be instead of is.
Not to say that there isn't stuff you can learn from them. Just remember--grain of salt. Bowl of salt.
Posted by: TLL at November 28, 2003 10:35 AMHey babe!
I'm back from France. I had the worst time there. Anyways, I didn't get to go to the lingerie shop I wanted to go for stuff I want (including stuff for you). But I got some nice chocolates! YUMMY! Oh, and what kind of mascara do you use?
Hope to see you soon Candice! (by the way, Candace is the name of an Ethiopian queen in the New Testament) Isn't that fab?
Oh, and about what you wrote about the "I do everything and more" crowd. Yeah, they're full of bullshit a lot of the time. Lots of people live off Daddy or whatnot. Though I have met some people who were actually cool and intelligent for people so young and seemingly on their way to success. I dated some. LOL But I couldn't bear be with them cuz I would compare myself with them. I was doing nothing at the time really and I would feel like a loser. But then I found out most guys don't care too much about that in a girl as long as they think she's hot. But still...what am I supposed to talk about during the date? "Yeah, I'm doing...um.......duh...so, what are you doing?" hahahaha
Posted by: claudia at November 30, 2003 06:15 AMYes indeed I knew about the queen thing. Explains why I'm so full of myself!
Anyhoo, I think what I was generally getting at in the post is that I'm experiencing some heavy "grass is greener on the other side" feelings as time wears on. I don't really feel especially impressed with the APT crowd or those out there on the forefront doing whatever and looking cool. I'm just wishing that I would suck up and deal and do stuff by sitting idly and complaining about it. Kitty Power is a logic free zone.
Posted by: Candicissima at November 30, 2003 09:33 PM