It's BA-ACK 4/22 West Chelsea

Crazy man walks down the street loudly talking to himself.  Suddenly he stops short and does a full arm point at me. 

CrazyMan:  Look at her!  That girl is CRAZY!  

No one looks because we're the only two people on the entire block. 

6/17 Bronx Zoo

Thuggish guy to friend indicating birds running all around: Peacocks, nigga.

9/20 Subway Platform

[I'm putting on chapstick.]
Random Guy: Hey, can I use some of that?
Me: (Pause) Um. No.
Random Guy: Oh, ok. (Walks away.)

5/15 Union Square

Preaching Crazy Man: (Referencing the nice old hippie with a sign around his neck that reads "Ask me why I'm a vegetarian!" handing out flyers) Look at this man! He's telling you it's ok to shoot black people but you can't eat an animal!

3/30 42nd Street

Tourist Dad, impressed: Whoa, kids. Look at that Applebees!
Kids in unison with awe: WHOOOOOA.

3/16 DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn

It's been awhile...maybe I'm getting immune to this stuff.


Mid20s Ghetto fabulous girl: Being single sucks. I gotta get me some action. One night stand or something before I go crazy.
Blinged out Mid20s girl friend: I know. How long you been single, girl?
Mid20s Ghetto fabulous: Dunno. Like 3, um, 4 months?
Blinged out Mid20s girl friend: Wow. That's amazing. I been single 2 days and I'm going CRAZY!

11/4 34th Street

Preaching Hobo: This year they raise your rent. And the year after. Soon you have to shoot them. You know this.

11/7 Midtown

Drunk British Dad with one arm around his teenage son's shoulders: We've stopped walking. Why've we stopped walking?
Sober British Son: There's a light. Now, let's try to be a little less drunk now, shall we?