Springtime—warts and all
Spring is here, and all that it entails.
Ballet flats as far as the eye can see, critical mass plowing down the streets, outdoor seating, a million new trends (My absolute favorite: the space-age futuristic-goddess look at the Balenciaga runway show), spring break (not like I’m even in school, but whatevs), no more puffy coats, the orchid show at the Bronx Botanical Gardens… the list goes on and on and I LOVE it, don’t you? What do you love (or hate) about spring?
But along with the good comes the seriously annoying. Call it spring “drunk-off-my-ass” fever. In the past 2 days I’ve encountered two guys that were so beyond hammered they literally couldn’t even speak. I mean, who wants to get so f*ck’d up that you can’t even form words? (Okay, I’ve been there once or twice, but that’s another story).
It’s almost as if, along with the snow, all the crazies have melted. I live in New York and there are always gonna be nutters roaming the streets, but somehow it seems like they multiply in the spring. Here’s my theory: in the winter, we’re all heads-down and don’t-look-where-you’re-going-just-zip-up-your-coat-and-get-there. But in the spring we stop to smell the flowers. We stroll, we smile, we gaze, we sip, we nibble, and therefore, we’re more likely to notice a big pile of loco slumped in front of our apartment building, reeking of malt liquor and slurring about Jesus and the economy and shit.
I say: Embrace it. Love it. Try not to get too wigged out by it. It’s spring god damn it… margarita time! 
April 1st, 2007 at 10:13 am
Hey Alex, LOVE your site, It makes me smile. You seem to have a similar take on the world as me, which in itself is just wacked. Its nice to see another site that just has fun and talks about whatever. Anyway to get back on topic, I totally luv spring by gawd, the longer days, the warmer sun, being able to walk my dog on the beach. This year I am anxious for warm weather so I can put the top down on my sassie little white mustang convertible, “Princess Giddy-up” yes I named my car..lol. Enjoy, and save a margarita for me, girl. Oh yeah and I agree spring definately brings the nethenderthals out of hibernation…yipes…
BTW: can’t wait to read your book…
April 1st, 2007 at 11:47 am
Totally off topic, but if you want to join the dream journal Alex, mail me and I’ll set you up
Shep xx
April 1st, 2007 at 5:31 pm
You know, I think those Balenciaga leggings are like $150,000.00
April 1st, 2007 at 5:33 pm
I LOVE spring. Main reason why–
MY 16TH BIRTHDAY IS IN A MONTH! (May 2, suckas!)
But anyways, enough about me dahling. Sounds like an…interesting day in the Big Apple. I hope the crazies don’t bother you too much. Just put on a good Foreigner* song (like “Blue Morning, Blue Day”) and fuhgeddaboudit!
*Or ya know, there’s always Bruce, Creedence, Natasha Bedingfield, Skynyrd, Mayer, Gorillaz, (STOP ME ANYTIME!) song, and you’ll be set. They’re only a few of my favs anyways. XP
April 1st, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Of course I want to trade links. I already add you !
April 1st, 2007 at 6:06 pm
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April 2nd, 2007 at 10:10 am
There is nothing better than Spring in NYC….
Jogs (ok more like walks) in Central Park
Outdoor brunches with all you can drink mimosas
Trendy Sunglasses
Rooftop happy hours
flats flats flats
fake tans
freckles
bermuda shorts
Season finales on TV
spring trenches
pedicures
April 2nd, 2007 at 10:29 am
I love the Spring since it is the best time to eat outside and you can actually enjoy all the farmers markets.
April 2nd, 2007 at 5:09 pm
you should read touche19s blog. do you?
anyway she just did a big post about wes anderson.
ahhh, spring. the birds are chirping, the bees are buzzing, the cherry blossoms are out in bloom, my friends and i are cutting gym to sit in the park, eat vendor souvlaki and watch hot shiny men run around in circles…
it is a tradition as old as time.
April 2nd, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Yay for spring and…the crazies? lol.
April 2nd, 2007 at 6:16 pm
wow.. gold is everywhere… and is amazing..!
cya,
+molly g.+
April 2nd, 2007 at 7:26 pm
oh, and greys and ugly betty are on hiatus FOR EVER, because the powers that be in the abc world want to see us cry.
sick bastards.
no, i think they’ll be back either next week or the 1 after that.
April 3rd, 2007 at 7:58 pm
amerian apparel has a great inexpensive take on the balenciaga leggings! (like thousands cheaper)! i’m going to new york next week for the first time and im amazingly excited, any store reccomendations i must check out?
xoxo, lauren
April 3rd, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Yes, I do watch The Black Donnellys, and I love it. Maybe I’m just a sucker for cute, average guys (they’re not exactly knock-outs or extremely hot on this show) and loads of violence. I dunno.
Whoa, I gotta stop myself there for a minute…I forgot, Tommy Donnelly’s bod is in NO WAY normal. In one of the previous eps, he stripped down to his underwear…and HOLY SHIZA I have never seen someone so…ripped. Who knew such a pale, timid little guy could look like THAT!
April 3rd, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Man, spring in NY is WAY better than spring in Seattle.
Spring in Seattle = Rain.
Winter in Seattle = Cold Rain
Summer in Seattle = Warm Rain with a few sunny days
Fall in Seattle = Leafy rain
BTW, I tag you with a meme! Top 10 fave movies!
April 3rd, 2007 at 9:42 pm
ahhh spring. there are so many stupid quotes that are beyond overdone, but just to enhance the overdone-ness-ity (heh) here are my all time least favorites:
spring has sprung – dude wtf?! no further comments…
april showers bring may flowers – not in suburban texas!!!!
April 3rd, 2007 at 9:42 pm
oh and the balenciaga futuristic thing is crazy-awesome! everything is so shiny and glittery….. oh my gosh its almost orgasmic!
April 4th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
As a fellow New Yorker, I fully understand about the whole crazy thing. It’s funny, I’m so used to seeing them that it’s almost like passing another tree (only this tree talks to themselves). I do notice that the loons do gravitate towards females more often than males, so I sympathize.
Believe it or not, if you see a nut about ready to cross your path, just up your very own inner-nut and you’ll see, like mathematics, the situation will cancel each other out… lol. Have a nice conversation with your hand, that’ll scare the psychotic right out of them…
Besos