new york city really shines (metaphorically considering the clouds) in the summer time..
..no matter where you find yourself in the city you’re sure to find some activity, musical or otherwise to bring a smile to your face (or some sweat to your forehead). this day i find myself sitting on the steps in union square park (yes again), and i’m staring at the metronome building across the street and at the billowing smoke coming out of it. there is movement around me, of course, particularly the strangers that seem to come together randomly to play hackey sack and the emo-esque collection of vagrant-like people who have claimed this particular part of the island as their home.
i’m sitting there with my brother, kahleem, and chit chattering about some nonsense. i can’t take my eyes off the metronome. the smoke. the hand. the clock.
..pause.
so you know, the clock of union square, or more specifically the metronome on the build south of union square park, are those numbers that are constantly whirring by that if you’ve ever seen them or build there have wondered, “what the hell do those numbers mean?”.
the answer is that its just a clock. the first few numbers tell the exact time, whilst the last bit tells how long you have until midnight (in reverse). the middle three just buzz on by. so for example, if the numbers say: 031411000494520 it means its 3:14:11 am. three hours, 14 minutes and 11 seconds past midnight. in reverse, at the end of it, it is telling you that you have 20 hours, 45 minutes and 49 seconds until midnight. the three numbers in the middle just buzz on by.
..restart.
so i’m sitting there with my camera in my hand and one of my best friends next to me just feeling the day go by. wondering what, if anything, i am doing right or wrong or whatever with myself. there are smiles and there are laughs and in the midst of the idle talk, the cursing out of the emo kids behind us and the watching this strange clock i managed to grab a handful of moments. suffice to say it was a great day. summer is here or at least i’m just acknowledging that its here.
now what to do with myself?
..ra
