04-18-04

Trust no one

90 degrees in the ‘burgh. I went on an adventure after church today… I went down to the riverview park and watched the ducks for a few minutes, then across town to the point. Here they were having some sort of festivities celebrating the french and indian war, everyone was tromping around in indian and colonial garb, smiling inspite of the 90 degree heat. Or maybe it was 90 degree heat that was making them smile, dillusional from heat exhaustion. None the less i looked in on a few stands, jewlery and leatherwork and clothes, and wished i had cashed my check last week. Sigh, its probably better that way, or else i would have spent my income tax return on a leather satchel.

After that i wondered a bit further, down to the point itself and walked around the fountain. Everyone was there, kids in the water, ppl walking dogs, ppl dancing, reading, drawing, kicking balls around, rugby, i loved it. I love living in the city, the diversity and the happiness of everyone makes everyday wonderful.

So after i made my way around the fountain, stopping half way to get in a few pages of Paradiso until the fountain spray decided to come my way, i found a spot under a tree and started to draw. A few minutes went by and a man came up to me to ask for a dime. I apologized that i couldn’t help him (i myself needed a quarter :) ). Then he stopped dead in his tracks and asked if i was an alien. GOOD GREIF. If one more person calls me a friggin alien or makes refernece to me not being from this planet i will cry. He said my eyes were beautiful/intense and he just wondered where i came from. I began to explain about my mom and dad but i guess he already knew that, considering i was sitting there. He told me i was beautiful after a few minutes of art small talk, said he guessed this would be considered harrassment and walked away.

I don’t know. perhaps i am an alien, a little intimidating jupiter running around a planet full of mars and venuses all confused and bumping off each other.

All i do know is this, someone made crappy calorie free stuff in my pitcher and i was so looking forward to kool-aid today. sigh. oh well.