October 19, 2004
Out of town guests
My friend Karima and her boyfriend Greg came to visit from Trinidad last Thursday and the past few days have been spent at restaurants and bars. It's been really fun--Karima and I have been close friends since college (she was one of my bridesmaids) but this is the first time we've met Greg and he turned out to be a really cool person who's regaled with stories of living in Trinidad and England and other adventures. This was the first time he'd been to NYC and he and Karima eroded even my jaded New Yorker exterior. Unfortunately, they're leaving tomorrow and I must confess that I'll miss hearing the Trinidadian accent. Hopefully, Adam and I will visit them next year though..
Seen for the first time on the subway--last night, a man boarded the subway car I was on pushing what looked like a shopping cart covered in sparkly fabric. He stopped the cart halfway and started doing magic tricks and, despite pulling out a dove from a magic hat and a bunny from an empty box, I seemed to be the only one who was even looking. Everyone else seemed intent on ignoring him, perhaps thinking if they so much as glanced in his direction they would be obliged to contribute to his tip jar. But I was impressed--I've heard of magicians on the subway before but this is the first time I've ever seen one and how can you resist a magician who pulls doves from hats and bunnies from boxes on an empty subway car?
Posted by Jennifer at October 19, 2004 12:46 AM