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Dead Rat
Today was inconvenient from the beginning. I woke up earlier than I usually do to attend a meeting. I was looking forward to this meeting but the seductive nature of an extra hour of sleep weighed heavily on my body and soul. I was nodding off on the subway, as I often do. I was practically boasting my shameless poor posture, reclining in the hard train chair that allowed me about six neighborhoods-worth of shut-eye. The meeting was fine, I saw some friends, made some new ones.
By JMFT MEDIA4 years ago in Humans
Another New York Story
I woke up early today to make my way downtown to a job interview. It’s a teaching gig for a preschool. Over the phone only two days ago I seemed to have really impressed the person who was hiring. She told me “wow, you seem awesome!” I was scheduled to meet her in Battery Park at 10 a.m. I live in East Harlem now, so that was no small commute. It would require about 45 minutes to take the Q train to Times Square, transfer to the 2 train, then walk about 15 minutes from Chambers Street. I just moved here about two weeks ago and working in the city is new to me, but “this is the New York city experience,” I tell myself. I get stress-stomach aches so I try to keep myself calm. Relax. I’m qualified for this job, there’s no reason to be so nervous. I make myself some oatmeal and notice I have just enough time to run to the Q train entrance on 96th and 2nd. For some reason my lock is fighting me on the way out, which is weird, I haven’t had any problems with my door before. I finally manage to get the key to turn and I head downstairs with my acoustic guitar and a water bottle. Of course, when I get there I hear that there’s delays today because of a signalling error at Times Square station. “Oh well,” I think to myself, “this is the New York City experience.” Finally, the train comes. It’s not too crowded and I manage to find a seat. The train ride is pretty uneventful. I put in my earbuds and listen to some music as I think about my upcoming interview and hope I’ll still get there early. My transfer at Times Square arrives and once again I am able to secure a seat. Chambers Street. I’m familiar with this area because I attend school all the way downtown. I’ve passed this stop dozens of times, but this is my first time actually getting off at it.
By JMFT MEDIA4 years ago in Confessions
