Sometimes I love the subway because of the ludicrous conversations you can have. Standing on the West 4th F platform, some guy asked me for directions to catch the 5 to the Bronx. I rattled off the straightest methods and he became one of those guys that just likes to keep talking. Bored, I answered noncommittedly. Name is Secret, live in Queens, from Brooklyn. And then he came out of left field with: "Eww...Brooklyn. The Bronx is so much better than Brooklyn." Excuse me?
BK's getting hated on lately. Every punk's got an opinion. They're just jealous because they're probably from The Bronx or Queens. In 419 a few weeks ago, I told a guy I was from Brooklyn and his reply was: "That's funny...you don't look like a thief."
Anyways, the delusion Bronx man and I argued about Bklyn vs. The Bronx from W4th to 63rd Street. Basically, his reason that it's better is because in The Bronx there are only "Puerto Ricans, Blacks, and Italians" compared to Brooklyn where it's more Black people. Mmmkay. My parting words to him: "Keep dreaming."
Then later on the bus, I realized I've always had a burning question involving boys and their jeans. Everyone wears them so freaking low -- like where the ass part is at their knees and stuff, all year round. Don't their asses get cold? And isn't it kinda uncomfortable to have your underwear touching every seat and such? But really, I wonder why it's possibly cool to have those extra long shirts. They make everyone look as if they're 5 and wearing night shirts after a nap.
Posted by Candicissima at March 26, 2004 11:14 AMi feel like such a voyeur. i have been lurking around your site for months, primarily because you write interesting posts.
but the point of this comment is the fact no matter where you are from, someone is going to "hate" you for it. i happen to think most cats from harlem are corny. people think that just because i am from queens i am soft. whatever. i look at it as sibling rivalry.
dude, however, needs a fucking life, lol.
Posted by: kc at March 26, 2004 02:05 PMi'm gonna break the 'lurking' and finally say something. i have to agree with you on the long ass t-shirts, it's ridiculous how long, guys are wearing them. someone told me it shows ranks in a gang. the longer they are they higher you are in the ranks. funny, the 'hard' cats end up looking like my little niece going to bed.
ahh...that felt good.
Posted by: helenc at March 26, 2004 04:44 PMThanks for revealing yourselves! Sometimes I look at the tracker and wonder "who is this IP?"
Yeah, Bronx Man on the train was just silly. He had no leg to stand on. And long shirts mean you're a big dog in a gang? That's really stupid. Kids nowadays.
Posted by: Candicissima at March 26, 2004 04:54 PMi know! and i'm only 25.
by the way, nice to meet you.
Posted by: helenc at March 26, 2004 05:01 PMAw, now I want to stop lurking too...
Take heart, at least you are not from Los Angeles. Everyone hates on the city that I'm from, even the natives.
Your blog is absolutely sublime. A real treat to read.
Koli
Posted by: koli at March 26, 2004 09:06 PMThanks a lot, y'all and all other lurkers I guess! Keep the comments coming! And I love emails too.
I'm always a little surprised when I find someone reading this. It can be so annoyingly self-absorbed sometimes. I can't imagine anyone being able to take it.
Posted by: Candicissima at March 27, 2004 01:10 AMi am sooo glad that i am not the only lurker!!! wooo! i feel like i am in a KPLA (kitty power lurkers anonymous) meeting *giggle*!
i didn't know that's what the long t-shirts meant...i now live in the dc area and a lot of guys from baltimore seem to do that. so what, the guys at the top where nighties? i would slap the taste out of my son's mouth if he came home like that, and i don't even have kids.
i sound so old, i am only 23.
My friend Jay-V have long accepted that at 23 we sound like old ladies talking about kids nowadays. Apparently, the generation gap starts somewhere soon after us because I just can't understand kids born after '84 half the time.
Posted by: Candicissima at March 27, 2004 04:30 PMI wish the "lurkers" @ my site would let themselves be known. It's a rewarding feeling to know someone is diggin' your space. (At least for me it is).
But, as for the friendly rivalry 'tween the boroughs - that always cracks me up about you New Yorkers. It tickles me that your love for your area even spills over into MC Battles and ish. So Kitty, I guess you are rolling with the "Juice Crew" ala Brooklyn style?
Posted by: Angelique at March 28, 2004 12:12 PMAll y'all are a bunch of yankees to me. And I am not even from the South - well, sort of :)
Rivalry means that they envy you. Nad what was that thing about Brooklyn being bad? Really, not a decent comment.
Nah, I'm not rolling with any crew. I'm a diehard Crooklynite usually trying to avoid the what the hell am I doing in Queens question.
And last night I saw a shirt that was the worse one yet. This kid had to be 5'7" but the shirt went to his knees. It was like he raided Shaq's closet.
Posted by: Candicissima at March 29, 2004 06:34 PM