destination MUNI
i decided to head out to the embarcadero this evening. i decided a movie would be a good idea. a movie and a MUNI. the more i take MUNI, the more it seems like a destination in and of itself. i could have easily hopped on the BART and been there in 20 minutes, but the MUNI was so much more fun. the extra stopping allows an influx of more colorful characters and the fact that most of my ride on the J-Church is above ground lends itself to excellent people watching both inside and outside the train.
there was a father and the two children he barely had control over. he was trying diligently to make them sit still enough to snap their picture. they must have been about 3 and 5 or so. little, but old enough to get into things with the deliberateness of a more developed mind. i don't know if he got the picture, but if he did it would be the sort you treasure.
as we passed dolores park, there was a young goth couple clinging to each other as if letting go meant losing their whole world. they were sitting intertwined on the grassy hillside next to a stately older couple. though the older couple were not physically touching, you could still feel the intimacy of all their years together as they sat and watched the sun play against the downtown skyline.
i got off the train at the embarcadero station and walked through the empty streets of the FIDI, looking for an open coffee shop. standing on a corner, waiting for the light, a blind man approached me and asked for the location of a building i'd never heard of. i told him i didn't know where that was and he thanked me. the stop-hand turned to the go-man and i stepped of the curb. the blind man followed and walked across the street and up onto the sidewalk on the other side with more confidence than i have ever had do anything in my life.
i eventually found a latte and settled into the theatre and waited for the movie to start. a few rows down two couples were talking to each other. the female in the hetero couple kept a hand on her date's back the whole time. nonchalantly possessive.
after the movie i walked back through the empty embarcadero center. the city at night is so beautiful.
there was a father and the two children he barely had control over. he was trying diligently to make them sit still enough to snap their picture. they must have been about 3 and 5 or so. little, but old enough to get into things with the deliberateness of a more developed mind. i don't know if he got the picture, but if he did it would be the sort you treasure.
as we passed dolores park, there was a young goth couple clinging to each other as if letting go meant losing their whole world. they were sitting intertwined on the grassy hillside next to a stately older couple. though the older couple were not physically touching, you could still feel the intimacy of all their years together as they sat and watched the sun play against the downtown skyline.
i got off the train at the embarcadero station and walked through the empty streets of the FIDI, looking for an open coffee shop. standing on a corner, waiting for the light, a blind man approached me and asked for the location of a building i'd never heard of. i told him i didn't know where that was and he thanked me. the stop-hand turned to the go-man and i stepped of the curb. the blind man followed and walked across the street and up onto the sidewalk on the other side with more confidence than i have ever had do anything in my life.
i eventually found a latte and settled into the theatre and waited for the movie to start. a few rows down two couples were talking to each other. the female in the hetero couple kept a hand on her date's back the whole time. nonchalantly possessive.
after the movie i walked back through the empty embarcadero center. the city at night is so beautiful.
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