Posts from April, 2009

Overheard

Apr 6, 2009 tagged as Star Trek

Coming out of the subway at Union Square last night, Hipster Guy says to Dressed-up Girl:

“In Star Trek, there’s no such thing as money…”

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Living in New York means you’re often privy to such awesome conversation excerpts. (e.g. “Girrrl, he was sleeping with my mother fucking momma…” or “I don’t think pony hair boots means they actually killed the pony, right?”)

But this was one of few times I would’ve paid for a transcript of the rest of that conversation. Does Hipster Guy model his life on the principles of Star Trek, operating under a sort of WWKD* principle? Was he admonishing Dressed-up Girl for spending too much on her outfit (“Uhura would never spend that much”)? Or was it merely the thirty-second musing of a tipsy twentysomething looking to say something “interesting” about something? Something. Something.

God help me, I WANT TO KNOW.

*Kirk
Things You Don’t Want to Do on April 1

Apr 1, 2009 tagged as tempting fate

(A List)

1. Win the lottery

2. Launch risky new business

3. Give birth (after a long 40 weeks)

4. Receive college acceptance letter

5. Hear the words “I love you” for the first time

6. Eat a fortune cookie

7. Contact biological parents

8. Sign divorce papers

9. Take pregnancy test

10. Host blood drive

11. Come out

12. Get a physical, cardiac exam, or colonoscopy

13. Schedule start date at new job

14. Send letter of resignation to your boss

15. Propose