I Am A Field Of Corn and Beans
i'm always surprised when people recognize me. it happened twice yesterday, once with a former professor; meeting at the door, eye contact and a shy wave. again with a former classmate; briefly catching up on the last two years. i've always thought of myself as an observer, never the one being observed. and i believe that i blend in so well, and that i'm so nondescript that i exuding nothing to be remembered by. but sometimes, people do remember me and it feels so nice.
lincoln's city-wide smoking ban has some people up in arms over the restriction of their civil liberties. personally, i'm thankful, not because i can enjoy a smokeless meal, but because when i ride past the stripper-bar i am witness to strange pairings. last night i saw a stripper still in her knee-high boots, a large t-shirt causally thrown over her dancing costume out on a smoke break. talking to her was one of her customers, also having a cigarette. what are they talking about? what do they have to talk about, lap-dances and the finer points of pole maneuvers? stingy tippers? and as bad as i wanted to, i didn't pull over and take their picture.
another surprise: i've started posting pictures on flickr. though, when i started posting i realized just how boring my pictures are. so, my apologies, maybe when i start leading an interesting life...
lincoln's city-wide smoking ban has some people up in arms over the restriction of their civil liberties. personally, i'm thankful, not because i can enjoy a smokeless meal, but because when i ride past the stripper-bar i am witness to strange pairings. last night i saw a stripper still in her knee-high boots, a large t-shirt causally thrown over her dancing costume out on a smoke break. talking to her was one of her customers, also having a cigarette. what are they talking about? what do they have to talk about, lap-dances and the finer points of pole maneuvers? stingy tippers? and as bad as i wanted to, i didn't pull over and take their picture.
another surprise: i've started posting pictures on flickr. though, when i started posting i realized just how boring my pictures are. so, my apologies, maybe when i start leading an interesting life...
posted by Ellen at 1:41 PM
4 Comments:
your beans are beautiful, with just the right amount of sky. they remind me of north dakota.
and i think your life is fabulous. dr. pepper sans bananas and all.
Of course I just went to Flickr and looked at every page of your photos...
if you think your life is boring, what does that say about mine?
your pictures are great, nelle! i love the sujan concert ones...you know, the Illinois cheerleader costumes aren't as shocking to me, since i see this crap all the time. everywhere i look, i see orange shirts with giant blue I's on the front/back. at least your life is interesting enough to have a digital camera.
having a digital camera is shaky reasoning for an interesting life.
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