Some Juxtaposition

Friday, March 13, 2009

Look at the size difference of these two!! AMAZING! I took these pictures on the Q54 bus going west on Metropolitan Ave. Sorry that pole is in the way.

What a walk! What an outfit! I think the juxtaposition of the above person's uber-manly walk and ultra-feminine dress is an amazing combination. Just as the large man and teeny tiny elderly woman work together, the dress and walk and attitude of the guy above work together, except with the guy above, it's all in the same physical body of movement. Opposites so close together just grab your attention right away. I was lucky to have my camera with me when I saw this person walking across Broadway on 36th St. For the record though, I never saw this person's face, so I'm not 100% positive if it's a guy or a girl. The chances of it being a woman are slim to none, but stranger things have been known to happen. I think that what really strikes me about this dude is that he is not dressed in typical gay attire. Rather, he has the look of a pre-teen girl. This might just be a new fashion trend within the gay community that I'm completely unaware of, and if that's the case, I wouldn't be surprised. I'm not making fun of this person in anyway or laughing at him, I really just enjoy the striking contrast in his style versus his walk.

dink

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Jeremy sent me this email today about a conversation we had yesterday:

*********

You like coincidences

Maybe this isn't exactly a coincidence, but a semi-interesting interconnection, anyway:

1) We talk about Synecdoche, NY.
2) This leads me to talk about Infinite Jest (in terms of understanding complex material).
3) You mention the DFW article you were reading before I even mentioned Infinite Jest.
4) The DFW article features ads for the Synecdoche, NY dvd.
5) Unrelated, I mention that (after finishing InfJest) I've begun reading "In the Skin of a Lion" by Michael Ondaatje (which my mom just happened to give me, apropos of nothing at all).
6) Ondaatje also wrote "The English Patient," as you mentioned, which I didn't know.
7) In the DFW interview with Charlie Rose, Wallace talks breifly about The English Patient and Ondaatje's poetry.

Interesting? Maybe. Maybe not. But true. This much I know.

**************

This email reminded me I never posted the updated coincidence chart I was going to post probably about a year ago now. It's pretty damn big, but as soon as I make it presentable and legible, I'll post that (with this most recent coincidence pointed out to me by Jeremy included in the updated version of the chart).

And to close here's another post-it note/phone/doing something else sketch.