facts and impressions surrounding my new age afternoon: 22 may 03
note: such facts and impressions occurred in the waiting room of a new age healing space, or "nahs" pronounced "NAHSSS", while waiting for girlfriend to obtain "healing" from vibratory vegetarian.
1. irritation upon entry.
2. woman playing cell phone game with game noise: on.
3. whole wheat sandwich and baby carrots in snacksized ziplock bag, red haired, studying something new-age healing, corduroy-wearing lesbian.
4. obese man in ill-fitting coat.
5. oil can "art" (still)
6. lame clove tea.
7. bad waiting room music.
8. *so* much bad storage.
9. "baby i'm amazed" by paul mccartney & wings, lesbian singing along earnestly.
10. russian woman drinking repeat cups of free water.
11. why don't i feel more loving?
12. there's the cute sign language chick!
13. what kind of damage can i do with the sun-shaped oil drum "art"?
14. good, healing things can't possibly be going on here.
15. pile of sad, old fone books make me want to cry.
16. there isn't one thing in here i would steal if given the opportunity.
17. "room six (6) is ready" reminds me of the guy at whole foods who tells you what checkout line you are to approach, e.g., "eighteen is yours."
18. everyone who walks in is fat, badly dressed, ugly and not smiling. all have knapsacks.
19. in fact, i feel sick.
20. medical complaints being issued and appreciated.
21. i feel the urge to be mean to the fat, cross-eyed girl.
22. guy won't stop describing his fucked-up eardrum.
23. tall, glide-walking man with large sweat stain under his arms.
24. eardrum story has developed into a recounting of seizures.
25. the word "nebulous" was said.
26. sweat man reveals native american necklace.
27. seizure sotyr turns into an extra sixty (60) pounds he can't take off.
28. "aren't those amazing?" -- sweat man reveals the oil drum art with a sweeping, vanna white gesture. "have you seen the oil drums?"
29. natural snacks being eaten.
30. journey being played.
31. seizure man detailing his unsatisfying undergraduate education.
