Tuesday, February 14, 2006
-retroactive post, should have posted this when I interviewed at Cold Spring Harbor a week ago-
Despite the icy rain, walking along Times Square in NYC, after watching Chicago the musical (and the scantily clad actresses helped), after 2 whole days of getting my ass grilled by CSHL professors/machine guns, after the bourgeois and rustic charms of Long Island New York, felt very very very good. And floating in a sea of humanity and blinding lights, (No I wasn't high.) I was alone thinking in my head about the reality/play extent of Chicago a la Nabokov's Invitation to a Beheading blah blah blah(yes, i'm a boring prick. so shoot me) when she suddenly appeared. Kooky eyes , kooky smile.
"err, so, err I didn't catch your name."
I was taken aback. more by the eyes and the smile, then by the approach.
you see, i always thought ABCs were stuck up, because I obviously looked like a crumpled Chinky ass, and they were always so well dressed and the ones in Madison always refused to talk to me. and I thought she was no different, being nicely tailored through the two days and looking sharp.
"first time in new york city?"
"yeah, never seen so much bright lights in my life."
and she laughed that laugh again. koooky.
"so where are you from?"
"New York state, someways near here."
(that explains the sharp dressing. East Coast. should've known. but that kooky smile!! kooooky!!!!)
"oh"
We talked, but I couldn't remember what we talked about. it doesn't matter. what i remembered was those eyes. and that kooky smile. arrggggggghhh.
and i think i will never see her again. because being a doofus, i didn't manage to even get her email address and I didn't even manage to get her full name. and she's not going to interview at any places where I'm going.
well, so long Lisa; it was good meeting you. good bye and good luck.
(hopefully i get to see her again. i'm more or less decided on CSHL.)
Despite the icy rain, walking along Times Square in NYC, after watching Chicago the musical (and the scantily clad actresses helped), after 2 whole days of getting my ass grilled by CSHL professors/machine guns, after the bourgeois and rustic charms of Long Island New York, felt very very very good. And floating in a sea of humanity and blinding lights, (No I wasn't high.) I was alone thinking in my head about the reality/play extent of Chicago a la Nabokov's Invitation to a Beheading blah blah blah(yes, i'm a boring prick. so shoot me) when she suddenly appeared. Kooky eyes , kooky smile.
"err, so, err I didn't catch your name."
I was taken aback. more by the eyes and the smile, then by the approach.
you see, i always thought ABCs were stuck up, because I obviously looked like a crumpled Chinky ass, and they were always so well dressed and the ones in Madison always refused to talk to me. and I thought she was no different, being nicely tailored through the two days and looking sharp.
"first time in new york city?"
"yeah, never seen so much bright lights in my life."
and she laughed that laugh again. koooky.
"so where are you from?"
"New York state, someways near here."
(that explains the sharp dressing. East Coast. should've known. but that kooky smile!! kooooky!!!!)
"oh"
We talked, but I couldn't remember what we talked about. it doesn't matter. what i remembered was those eyes. and that kooky smile. arrggggggghhh.
and i think i will never see her again. because being a doofus, i didn't manage to even get her email address and I didn't even manage to get her full name. and she's not going to interview at any places where I'm going.
well, so long Lisa; it was good meeting you. good bye and good luck.
(hopefully i get to see her again. i'm more or less decided on CSHL.)
