Almost every day I am subjected to the discomforts, as some say, of Chicago's transportation systems one way or another. Every morning at exactlythe same time and every afternoon, same time, I take the "wonderful" transportation bandwagon called the El.....
Before i moved to the city i was warned about the "smells" and the people I would encounter on a daily basis.
"Don't forget your mase, Kim..."
"Don't make eye contact, Kim..."
"Don't talk to strrangers, Kim...."
So I thought, keep yourself distracted, listen to music, keep to yourself....
I find this so HARD to do....
When i step on the train and see a new group of people, i dont look at them like Villans, i look at them like people with stories; people with lives; people with families; people with emotions.
A friend of mine got me addicted to reading the stories on Craigslist Missed Connections (yes, i know...but some of them are HILARIOUS) and when i read the stories of people "smiling", "talking" and "passing" by on the El.......thats where the romanticism comes in.
I mean imagine walking on the train and seeing that guy or girl you have never seen before and instantly...attraction..........Do you ponder at the fact that you might never see them again and look away?; or do you send a smile their way? Its romantic, isnt it? i suppose the romance also comes from taking the risk on a total stranger. Even if you are happy with your life as is and the people in it, a new friend is always a risk and sometimes a delight. This new "friend" could have more crazier stories then you do! :)
The risk also comes in who these people are. I always say the El is the only place a married man can get thsi close to me without it being considered cheating on his wife. Now being "sardined" in next to a man that smells like musk compared to the man that smells like he just left the gym are two different things......but you get the point.
it might just be the holiday coming up that makes me feel like writing a blog like this, but i doubt it...im a heartless romantic. I see romance in everything....unfortunately!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
As soon as my eyes shut the slide show begins
Yesterday is gone now and panic sets in
With a weight upon my chest and a ghost upon my back
And the numbing sensation of everythingI lack that leaves me
Dreaming, dreaming, dreaming,
Your real world away
Only beautiful, beautiful bright eyes, lie
Only beautiful, beautiful bright eyes cry
Late morning lullaby
The first sign of morning is gray and alarming
It's so disappointing the day has come so soon
While the rest of the world greets the day and feels new
I will push it away just like I always do,
I would darken my window so I can fall asleep
While the critics frown down on the hours
I keep that
Leave me
Yesterday is gone now and panic sets in
With a weight upon my chest and a ghost upon my back
And the numbing sensation of everythingI lack that leaves me
Dreaming, dreaming, dreaming,
Your real world away
Only beautiful, beautiful bright eyes, lie
Only beautiful, beautiful bright eyes cry
Late morning lullaby
The first sign of morning is gray and alarming
It's so disappointing the day has come so soon
While the rest of the world greets the day and feels new
I will push it away just like I always do,
I would darken my window so I can fall asleep
While the critics frown down on the hours
I keep that
Leave me
Sunday, January 31, 2010
25 little things about me that will make you understand better....
1. Sometimes i find myself loosing touch with reality in my music. I believe there is a song for every moment; every mood. I never want to stop listening.
2. i believe everything in my life has happened for some reason, therefore i can not live with regret.
3. i hope that through all my tattoos people can see me for who i really am and not for who they think i am.
4. i am a hopeless romantic and that will never change no matter how much trouble it gets me in
5. i take chances just to feel the pain.
6. I'm a avid reader. Yet i have over 100 books on my shelf that are yet to be read bc i keep reading the same books over and over
7. My alter ego is not Kimbo Slice!
8. When i write, I become the person i want to be.Poetry moves me. i believe its better to get it down on paper instead of saying it out loud, yet i am a BAD text er!
9. Everyday i try to learn something new about life. i believe knowledge is power and i never want it to stop.
10. i feel like i have never fully followed through with anything in my life; therefore i continue to find new things to start. its not that i can't finish, i just choose not to.
11. i never capitalize my "i"'s
12. Even after 20 years i can still sit down at a piano and play efficiently
13.i HATE Dave Matthews Band even though in High School I pretended bc it was the cool thing to do!!
14. I'm a goof just looking for my ball!! :)
15. I believe the only good thing that Oprah ever did was start a book club and introduce the "Secret"
16. I would do anything, drop anything, move mountains, walk a million miles for those closet to me. Id give the shirt on my back to keep them warm. My close friends and family are more important then anything. i could not imagine me growing to be who i am without them
17. i will always forgive but never forget
18. i have a phobia for watching people on TV "dry" brush their teeth.
19. i can sit and feel the sun on my skin and know that there is something beyond me out there
20. I'm OBSESSED with Baileys!
21. í speak three languages so one day when i decide where i want to live over seas i will be able to communicate!
22. I can not be persuaded with money; nor does it impress me that you might have it
23. When i was a baby my sister dropped me, scar; When i was 8 a little boy pushed me down a flight of concrete stairs, scar; When i was 10 i fell twirling around in my dress and hit my head on a brick wall, scar. Please this is not an explanation for my goofiness! XOXO
24.Top three favorite movies; True Romance, Great Expectations, Some like it hot
25.i am scared of the dark and still sleep with a night light on (no joke)
26. My dad is the most important thing in my life compared to anything.
2. i believe everything in my life has happened for some reason, therefore i can not live with regret.
3. i hope that through all my tattoos people can see me for who i really am and not for who they think i am.
4. i am a hopeless romantic and that will never change no matter how much trouble it gets me in
5. i take chances just to feel the pain.
6. I'm a avid reader. Yet i have over 100 books on my shelf that are yet to be read bc i keep reading the same books over and over
7. My alter ego is not Kimbo Slice!
8. When i write, I become the person i want to be.Poetry moves me. i believe its better to get it down on paper instead of saying it out loud, yet i am a BAD text er!
9. Everyday i try to learn something new about life. i believe knowledge is power and i never want it to stop.
10. i feel like i have never fully followed through with anything in my life; therefore i continue to find new things to start. its not that i can't finish, i just choose not to.
11. i never capitalize my "i"'s
12. Even after 20 years i can still sit down at a piano and play efficiently
13.i HATE Dave Matthews Band even though in High School I pretended bc it was the cool thing to do!!
14. I'm a goof just looking for my ball!! :)
15. I believe the only good thing that Oprah ever did was start a book club and introduce the "Secret"
16. I would do anything, drop anything, move mountains, walk a million miles for those closet to me. Id give the shirt on my back to keep them warm. My close friends and family are more important then anything. i could not imagine me growing to be who i am without them
17. i will always forgive but never forget
18. i have a phobia for watching people on TV "dry" brush their teeth.
19. i can sit and feel the sun on my skin and know that there is something beyond me out there
20. I'm OBSESSED with Baileys!
21. í speak three languages so one day when i decide where i want to live over seas i will be able to communicate!
22. I can not be persuaded with money; nor does it impress me that you might have it
23. When i was a baby my sister dropped me, scar; When i was 8 a little boy pushed me down a flight of concrete stairs, scar; When i was 10 i fell twirling around in my dress and hit my head on a brick wall, scar. Please this is not an explanation for my goofiness! XOXO
24.Top three favorite movies; True Romance, Great Expectations, Some like it hot
25.i am scared of the dark and still sleep with a night light on (no joke)
26. My dad is the most important thing in my life compared to anything.
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