Days like television

2011-10-06T09:44:00.001-07:00

Things I saw today:

- A woman mouthing words over a prayer book.

- A lump of dough, resting on a scale.

- The newspaper man, picking his nose.

-Yellow ginko leaves.

2011-09-29T08:34:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today:

-A man try to catch a pigeon.

-A little boy pointing at a passing plane: " Choo-Choo!"

-Mums

-Yellow leaves on black asphalt.

-Rain on the subway windows.

2011-09-22T06:11:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today:

- Through a window: a woman kiss a cat.

-An empty stem, surrounded by petals.

-A tree, drooping with pears.

-one shoe.

2011-08-29T08:00:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today:

-Empty clothelines.

-Swinging traffic lights.

-Windows full of tape.

- A homeless man, shouting at the sky.

- A family of three, huddled under one poncho.

2011-08-23T10:01:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today:

- A parrot, pecking at an ice cream cone.

-A little b0y carrying his moms purse.

-An avocado pit on a window sill.

2011-08-19T06:05:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today:

- A piece of sea glass in my pocket.

- A woman passed out in her own lap.

-A couple in wheelchairs, waiting at a crosswalk.

-A man on the 6 train, trying not to laugh.

- Lightning again. Then again.

2011-08-17T08:41:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today:

- Two friends say goodbye through subway doors.

- A little boy, laughing at his dad's joke.

-A cloud of mosquitos, swarming around a streetlight.

-A Storm cloud over Manhattan.

- A childhood friend, now grown-up.

2011-08-13T04:41:00.000-07:00

8/12/11
Things I saw today:

-A man pointing at a full, yellow moon.

-A pack of cigarettes, on a tiny shrine.

-A woman on the R train, taking off her eyelashes.

-A crack in the sidewalk, shaped like the big-dipper.

2011-08-12T08:42:00.000-07:00

8/11/11
Things I saw today:

- A river running through the subway tracks.

- A baby, sucking on a dollar bill.

- A homeless man with a box of sleeping kittens.

- A moth, trapped in an elevator.

2011-08-12T08:38:00.000-07:00

8/9/11
Things I saw today*:

-An indoor cat, and outdoor cat: fighting through a window.

- A little girl, blowing out six candles.

- Men in suits, jumoing over puddles.

- A homeless man screaming at a mailman.

* Thank you Alex.

2010-10-13T17:30:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today:

-A Pug trying to drink a beer.

- Zinnias.

-A R train full of children, all asleep.

- A man wanting to sell 'potions' at a Sephora.

-The manequins at Good Will , all dressed up for Halloween.

- A couple who hadn't seen each other in a long time.

2010-08-27T20:54:00.000-07:00

Things I saw Today:

- A pigeon strut onto a Manhattan E train

- A Twister mat used as a curtain in a window.

- A fist -fight in Rite- Aid.

- A square of sunlight on my bedspread.

2010-06-26T05:05:00.000-07:00

Things I saw Today:

- A grocery list on the sidewalk: Cereal, Honey, Goat, Tomatos (2).

-A mom putting sunscreen on her daughters face.

-Steve Carrell on a bike.

-Those guys cleaning up the graffiti ,again.

-Fog over the East River.

2010-04-01T20:46:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today:

- A rat eating a blow pop.

- A blind man and a blind woman walking arm and arm.

- A man saying grace over a filet-o-fish.

- A little boy playing piano in the subway.

2010-03-22T17:17:00.000-07:00

2010-03-22T13:17:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today:

-A real bird sitting on a statue of a bird.

-A woman with a very red coat, cross a very green lawn.

-Kids going up a down escalator.

-A magnolia tree starting to bloom.

- A body lotion called ' Reality'.

2010-03-09T07:43:00.000-08:00

Things I saw today:

- A woman taking pictures of the back of her head.

- A really handsome homeless man.

-On the 7 train, a man with a rabbit in his coat.

2010-02-22T17:51:00.000-08:00

Things I saw today

- Pigeons picking at a ball of tangled pantyhose.

-A toothless man screaming into a Bible.

-An old man give his last cigarette to a blind man.

-That woman who looks like my mother.

-A rat carring a GAP bag in its mouth

2010-02-03T11:12:00.000-08:00

Things I saw today:

- On an uptown train ,a girl putting red lipstick on her sleeping boyfriend.

- 5 two year olds playing ukuleles.

- snow.

2010-01-15T10:58:00.000-08:00

Things I saw today:

- A man with a fake leg covered with kitten stickers.

-The sun rising over 57th street.

-One red piece of confetti in times square.

-christmas trees laying on curbs.

2009-08-31T16:22:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today:

-One lone balloon, dodging traffic.

-A man wrapping his head in tin foil.

-A note someone left in my book.

-Mountains, Rocky.

-A lost cat outside my door.

-A sign for " Taco Sanwhiches".

2009-08-15T07:29:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today:

- A topless mannequin.

-Two cats having sex.

-A man playing a steel guitar.

-A woman reading a blind man a menu.

-A parade of Mr. Softee trucks, going home for the night.

2009-07-15T05:53:00.000-07:00

Things I saw Today:

- A sign in a window : 'Breakfast Sandwishes'.

-That taco truck that follows me.

- Dancers warming up.

- A band-aid on a belly 5months pregnant.

- That homeless guy, laughing.

2009-07-13T11:36:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today:

-A woman on the train, smacking her gum perfectly in time with the music on my ipod.

-Construction, everywhere.

-A stray cat, stalking a styrofoam cup...

2009-07-06T16:25:00.000-07:00

Things I saw Today:

-A large man wearing a small vest.

- On an uptown 2 train, an older couple sharing the sunday comics.

-Ving Raimes? maybe?.... it looked like him.

-A mango, cut to look like a flower.

-Connecticut, flying by my window seat.

2009-06-07T11:36:00.000-07:00

Things I saw today

-A bird giving itself a dust bath.

- A girl on the subway, a thousand cuts covering her arms.

-An ad for something called a 'Chardonnay Massage'....

-A man dancing in the park.

-Soup its all Soup.

2009-06-05T16:24:00.000-07:00

This is an actual text exchange that occured two months ago:

Him: Hey I'm Dave, your waiter.
Me: what now? who is this?
Him: your waiter from monday.
Me: oh hello Dave..
Him: So, yeah we should hang out, you wanna? we could get a drink or someting.
Me: ( cause why not..) Oh Ok yeah sure lets do that ,okay I havent really seen Cincinnati at all yet.
Him: great, thats great but I should tell you right now I am only 19.
Me: oh wow are you joking ? okay. I'm sorry.thanks anyway.
Him: haha kidding... Im 29,so...'
Me: um okay?
Him: ..that was lame Im just tired cause these loud ass birds keep me up all night.( I don't respond to this one)
Him: And I really need sleep cause I have my court hearing tommorrow...
Me: Another joke? youre joking now..
Him: No, not joking.. I have two DUI' still pending and I have an appeal hearing...they keep DQing me...what? that an issue for you?
Me: I mean, ..I hope that works out for you..
Him:yeah well, I gotta get my sign language class.

2009-05-31T21:17:00.000-07:00

2009-05-31T19:02:00.000-07:00

5/31/09
Things I saw Today:

- The moon, split perfectly in half.

- A couple fighting : " You know I haven't smoked Crack in thirteen years!"

- Those same teenagers, making out.

-A name-tag on the sidewalk: ' Weightwatchers: Hello My Name Is : Carol.

2009-05-23T20:29:00.000-07:00

2009-05-23T19:23:00.000-07:00

5/19/09
Things I saw today:

- a lemon on my counter.

-a man who looked just like Eric Clapton, reading a book about...Eric clapton...

- my arms, sunburned.

-That homeless guy..looking kinda sober.

2009-05-21T20:32:00.000-07:00

5/16/09
Things I saw Today:

-A new person, 8 hours old.

2009-05-13T19:50:00.000-07:00

5/13/09
Things I saw today

-A man in line at the Rite Aid, holding 22 cartons of yogurt.

-The sun setting over Queens.

-An old friend, sitting at the top of the Times Square Stairs.

-Tracks from a pigeon in wet cement.

- A man revealing himself to passengers on the moving F train.

2009-05-10T08:15:00.000-07:00

5/8/09
Things I saw today

- A clown waiting for the E train, he looked like Pete Townsend.

- On the F train,a little girl holding up a pennny :
"O gem of water , O gem of night
Where is the ocean within your grasp of sight?"

-A woman vomiting on the platform.

- a man with a key-tar, sining Stevie Wonder.

2009-05-07T17:46:00.000-07:00

Starting simply as I can:

5/4/09

Things I saw today

-An empty cup, brightly stained from red wine.

-A giant puddle, bright with neon street signs.

-A homeless man, he looked like a mummy.

-A street sign : ' Rough Road'...

-A confused street light turning on and off.

5/5/09

Things I saw today

- Three teenagers playing soccer with a styrofoam block.

-An umbrella on a subway seat.

-A man look twice a pretty woman.

-An open book on a lap on the subway: " Perhaps" she said with a smile " some night..."

-A clock tower, 8:15

5/7/09

Things I saw today

- A girl whose name I couldnt place.

- A book he left.

- Brooklyn from the F train.

- Wet tracks from a stray cat on clean pavement.

- Box of porcelin hands, reaching out ..

-Piles of patterened fabric.

5/7/09

Things I saw today

-An old man on a girls bike.

-My reflection in the bus window.

-White Peonies at the bodega.

- Wigs