futurebird's Diaryland Diary
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oh thank god the tourists are back
As I walked heavy-footed out of the subway today, late for work, squinting in the glare of shop windows and the sun shining off of the pinnacle of the Chrysler building, I caught sight of some tourists craning their heads up to take photos, and tapping each other on the arm the way that tourists do when they want to say �oh my look at that!� even though they know very well their friend is already looking at the same thing they are.
But-- I didn�t feel any irritation. Even though they were blocking the sidewalk. No, I was happy, almost moved to tears, to see them. So happy I spoke to them (they were British) and went as far as to say �everyone is so glad you�re here�
Someone took down those missing posters in Grand Central. It was getting to hard I think-- looking at them, knowing that none of those people can be missing.
But, the tourists came back today.
So-- we�re moving on.
1:43 a.m. - 2001-10-06
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