smiling
So tonight I crossed traffic not at the crosswalk to go to dunkin donuts (ugh) to get a "hot beverage" cuz i have a "sinus infection" maybe. but i had coffee earlier today and mixed either with my advil cold & sinus or later with flonaise, made me verrrry anxiousjumpy. it was kinda fun but in a masochistic way.
at dunkin donuts i was spacy and hungry and gave me order sparingly the "young man" behind the counter, who’s dark, thick, curly hair stuck out from under his hat. he asked if i wanted milk or skim milk. he asked about the size of my cappucino (which i nev er get). the total was $3.03 and i fished and fished but it’s funny–sort of?–cuz i just put a penny that was loose in my pocket in the "every little bit makes a difference" metalican in front of the register and then i could only find two pennies in my wallet.
So I just wrote a few paragraphs that were deleted cuz I hit Back Space. what the Eph! luckily I had copied everything above. blech. fate?
When I fished for coins in my wallet, the "kid" noticed that I had a guitar pick. Turns out he plays too or he did "in my country. I came here a month ago."
"Where’s that?"
"Nepal."
"Oh yeah? Where, Katmandu?"
i think his eyes lit up a little.
"Yeah, Katmandu. Right downtown."
"Well, you should play here! In a band or something."
He shook his head no, smiling. My insisting did no good.
"Well if there’s some time you’re not working you should come"–ok this is all paraphrasing and not verbatim (both!) so it shouldn’t be in quotes
i told him about how Toad was free. maybe i’ll go back in sometime and we can start a band?
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why do i think i can stay up this late and get over a cold? why do i not more immediately fold my laundry? will i ever see matters of race or bright leaves (which i’ve now gotten out of the library twice)??
January 4th, 2006 at 2:31 pm
If you meet him again give him my Namaste! And if he wants someone to speak Nepali to, give him my email:-)