Archive for October, 2007
Birds!
Oct 11th
I like birds. In fact, I like them quite a lot. I like them because they’re funny and weird and even cute. I have spent many hours observing the birds on campus and can identify each of the common species by name.
However, I DO NOT LIKE BIRDS IN GARBAGE CANS.
I shouldn’t have to be terrified of throwing away my trash. I shouldn’t have to contemplate whether or not I should even approach the garbage can. I shouldn’t have to worry about having my eyes plucked out by overfed pidgeons!
I have to wonder at what point this sort of thing became acceptable. Birds are cool and all, but it’s really not a good idea to allow them free access to the wonderland that is the garbage can.
They didn’t attack me, nor did they attack anyone else who went to throw something away. Birds on campus are pretty tame. Even so, it’s very unsettling to have an entire flock of pidgeons inside a garbage can just feet away from you. Especially pidgeons that are very aggressive and clearly protective of their beloved food source.
To the person staring at me from the next car
Oct 4th
Perhaps you thought I was strange-looking.
Perhaps you thought I looked sad and wanted to smile at me to brighten my day.
Maybe you were excited to see a non-Amazonian, non-blonde white girl– a rarity in these parts.
Maybe you found me attractive. If this is the case, perhaps you should consider getting your eyes checked.
Most likely, you were staring off into space and I just happened to be in your way.
Regardless of your reasons, the fact that I am still dwelling on a stranger staring at me during a red light shows just how much I need some form of social interaction. For once, I need to make the effort to speak to people outside of class, to actually try to let people get to know me. Isolating myself the way I have has not done me any good. The time has come for me to reconsider my life and how I want it to be.