It has occured to me after only a few days here in the Regis session that this half of our summer is considerably less exciting than our Scranton session. Actually, maybe “exciting” isn’t quite the right word; perhaps the word I’m looking for is “quirky.” Scranton is a place I only visit in the summer (and in three-week intervals at that), so all of the weird/random/quirky/small-towny things it has to offer are much apparent to my camera-phone lens and to my always-perked-up ears; I’m much more attuned to the daily goings-on than I am here in NYC. While a small part of me still marvels at all the visual and aural stimulation the city has to offer (the least of which are all the trains and fire trucks, haha), it’s also so familiar to me that the little quirks are probably passing me by. As such, I’ve been finding it more difficult to find pictures worth taking and stories worth telling from this day-to-day (this might also have something to do with the fact that I’m half-if-not-fully asleep for most of my commute, but let’s not nitpick). And so, maybe my grand idea of continuing another three weeks with a post everyday might have been too ambitious. On the other hand, this also will allow me to channel more of my blogging energy into the pop-cultural (just in time for the Jersey Shore premiere) and into my I-swear-I’m-actually-making-some-progress-on-it creative nonfiction.
But before I dive back into those projects, there are a few quotes worth sharing from the past few days:
“I like spinich with butter and eggplant with butter and corn with butter…[pause]…I guess everything tastes better with butter, especially bacon.” – A Second Year
“[exaggerated sigh of relief] For a minute, I was worried this was Canadian bacon…Canadian bacon is like my cousin I have to play with at parties.” – A Second Year
“Richard Wright was black and a renound [sic] author.” – Proposed thesis from a Third Year
“I told my kids they can’t read that Harry Potter bullshit. I see their friends carrying around these huge books and for what? They’d be better off watching TV and learning something instead.” – Conductor on the LIRR
“This is 59th Street. Transfer is available to the uptown local train directly across the platform. Have a nice morning and a lovely day, except whoever held the doors at 42nd Street - you just have a nice morning.” – Conductor on the A
There’re sure to be more soon.
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