back on North American soil, the rain in this city is so very reluctant hanging in the humid air, covering the ground from Harlem to Union Square with my cool cousin in moccasins, she's going to Toronto for a while but will be back to claim the acting opportunities available to a talented young Canadian. i'm getting my hair cut by a metrosexual trainee who says under his breath "you said you wanted them short" when I start to question out loud in front of his supervisor the cumulative disappearance of my bangs. looking at the New York Times, there's a new plan to build what is called the Freedom Tower at ground zero, and this plan may actually be built as it has an impenetrable 200 foot concrete base. my aunt has retired now for a year from her actuarial job in middle Manhattan and doesn't miss working life. the flight into this city on Air India was refreshing, passengers clapped as we landed and the pilot said "welcome to America", the woman beside me offered homemade chapatti. the new Visit US program requires retinal scans and fingerprinting at some airport arrival areas, this apparently didn't apply to me as a Canadian. the Visit US registration card which was trashed in front of me at the counter had questioned if I was "seeking entry (to the US) for the purpose of engaging in criminal or immoral activities" and further if I had ever been "arrested or convicted of an offense or crime involving moral turpitude", i had checked NO, but will have to check in with my lawyering father on the exact meaning of turpitude, because there was that shop-lifting incident when I was 13. also in NY I find the jade rooster I have been looking for since Chinese new year, and recover a joy of shopping somewhat dimmed during the year in Sweden. my uncle following Wimbleton lets me know a Swede is still in the semi-finals, a surge of something comes over me, having been called a half-Swede earlier by a very nice Estonian provided a feeling of happiness.
>laura
I wanna see a photo of your new bald look.
Posted by: kevin | July 03, 2005 at 06:09 PM