Yesterday was a long day. I spoke at Rider University in New Jersey and last night was Japanther's record release show at Mercury Lounge. And I stayed up very late the night before, working. Today I slept in and walked up to Barnes & Noble HQ to pick up some flyers for next week's "Upstairs at the Square" to drop off at Care Bears on Fire's teen band showcase at Cake Shop this Sunday. And since I was tired, I just wore some yoga leggings, and a thrift-store sweater and a leather coat from when I was 16, and, I swear to god, a Brooklyn food co-op tote bag full of loose bills and receipts and little notes I scrawled to myself the past few days when I was working so much that everything was in fast-forward. And I wore my black plastic throwback eyeglasses which make me feel invisible. I kept thinking I wanted new glasses, and a new dress, and a lot of new things, and what Windowlickers would be luxurious enough? And do I need to go to Saks Fifth Avenue and buy a dress with big tulle underskirt because that's what I want? When would I do that? And another thing that happened today is that a couple of things got rescheduled and suddenly I had a little time to myself to savor in the future. People talked to me the entire walk today. I won't repeat everything, it will sound too cinematic and unbelievable, as most things in my life would, but by NYU a cute college student walking with his friend pointed at me and said, "You. Are. Cute." And by the time I got home I was like yeah, I don't need a new dress or new glasses or to go out to dinner. I'll stay in tonight and be quietly happy.
[Amy's Enchiladas, $5]
Windowlicker - from the French for window shopping: faire du lèche-vitrine - often appears on Tuesday and Thursdays at 10am EST-ish.
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