On a somewhat planned whim G and I went to NYC this weekend. There were a few folks I attempted to meet up without any luck, but that was completely fine with me. I met new friends and hung out with S&E from LA who just happened to be in NYC too. I spent the days and nights walking around SoHo. Shopping for new shoes (2 new pair of high heels and some great Kangaroo comfy shoes!) and spending way too much time in Yellow Rat Bastard!. Dim Sun Saturday morning after an evening at Rumor, where I was a big hit in my chain mail pop tab outfit (see picture below). Saturday night I went out walking the streets after midnight and found some amazing shops. People kept stopping me and asking for directions and I was much amused by it. It was pouring buckets and my jeans and shoes got soaked. I finally stopped at a bistro/bar and took an outside table well into the wee hours. I nursed a glass of wine and watch the revelers.
I felt like a confidant phantom watching the personalities. Stage manager. Sitting on the side, watching the show. Seeing in an instant what someone is all about. How they hold their body, walk, move. How many worldviews can you hold? Can you be part of? Believe? How many worldviews can you experience? And this is where I my mind turns to television. And that television is the lazy man's enlightenment, except it's not enlightenment for a lazy man, it's entertainment. And yet displays the experience of enlightenment when one is enlightened and walking the streets. When you look at someone and see their story in a glance. It's not a judgment, there's none of that energy on it. It's their essence, their personality, their story. And watching the street Saturday night in SoHo/the Village is not unlike television if you're an enlightened confidant phantom.
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