An Umbrella Story

 

One of the wonderful things about living in New York City, is possessing the knowledge that you can do whatever you want.  Now, not quite whatever.  Some things are illegal and a lot of things are out of your price range.  But, if it's legal and cheap, you can do just about anything, anywhere.  No one will question you.  I've walked down the street wearing crazy costumes, trying to get into character before an acting class, and no one has said anything.  I've passed insanely famous celebrities on the street, sat next to them in restaurants, and even been in classes with them.  No one says anything.  

New Yorkers are way too cool. 

This means that, for example, you want to have an umbrella fight in the middle of the street, no one will say anything.  It's a free pass for fun.

The people pictured are my boyfriend, Daniel Garrison, my friend, Rob New, and me!  The photos I'm in were taken by Rob.  The first bunch of pictures were taken in Chinatown, the next couple in the East Village, and the last bunch on the Williamsburg Bridge.

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Otter Frolic

Remember how I said that I was utterly fascinted by the sea lions at Sea World?  And how I thought that I would be fascinated  by the otters, not the sea lions?  Well, let me clarify that this does not mean that I wasn't fascinated by the otters.  They were delightfully charming!  So little, cute and furry.  We were watching one play in the pool of water, and I took this photograph without realizing that the other one was even there- it was just a quick shot with the camera reflecting so much sunlight that I couldn't see the screen, and was too lazy to actually use the viewfinder.  Unfortunately, we didn't get to stare at them, and watch them frolic too long, because their habitat was being cleaned, and they were moved.  But, they were fun while it lasted!

San Antonio, Texas, USA

The Fan

This is a photograph of my dad, Bob Buck, in Yankee Stadium.  He was super nice and took me to a Yankees game about a month and a half ago.  The entire time, he seemed so excited- my dad has been a pretty big Yankees fan for my entire life.  He grew up outside of New York City, and his dad worked in the Bronx, so I guess it was kind of necessary.  This has been instilled in me at least a little bit.  I check stats from time to time, and I thoroughly enjoy going to watch games.  This photo just made me happy, because he looks so genuinely happy.

Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Tips Please + Thank You!

This woman was working behind the counter of a cafe/ bar in Coney Island.  She just seemed so cool and happy.  Most of the time she was smiling, but I was taking photographs stealthily, because I feel very awkward about taking photographs of strangers, so I caught one her looking down. Heh heh.  I'm really not a creeper, I swear.  But, that is why there are so few photographs of people on this blog.  I'm trying to get over it, because I think that people are usually much more important than things, but such is life.  Anyways, her earrings were so nifty and edgy, and I loved how the crisp white of her tee shirt matched the crisp white of the plate rubber banded around the coffee can tip jar.  So fun.

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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When You Wish Upon a Star

This was some of the cutest grafitti I think that I have ever seen.  These star motifs were all over a bridge on the Hike and Bike trail- and someone drew a different cute smiley face on every single one of them.  As we walked over the bridge, I couldn't help but smile as well.

Austin, Texas, USA

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La Fille et Son Scooter

A little girl with her scooter at the Centre Pompidou.

She actually ran over my foot a few minutes before I took this picture...

Paris, France.

Like this?  The Performance shows some other really cute children.