friday october 16

today i ran into a friend while out running errands. i hadn't seen this friend in a while and was surprised to see her in my neighbourhood. but after she asked me, "do you live around here?" i felt as if i couldn't ask the same question myself -- like i had to ask a new, different question to avoid the conversation feeling repetitive. as a result, when i got home and told my girlfriend about the run-in, the first question she asked about the friend was, "does she live around here?" and i had to confess i had no idea.

monday october 12

today i was waiting to cross an intersection when i noticed a pair of friends on the other side of the street. one was a skateboarder trying to land a trick while the other filmed her.

as i stood waiting for the light to change, i watched her attempt and fail the trick twice. but by the time the light eventually did change, she had reset her position and was set to try it again. walking across the street, i realized that - in order to get to my destination, the corner store - i'd pass directly behind her from the cameraman's perspective. like so:

although i made a concerted effort not to even glance at the trick attempt, i heard them both cheering as i reached the other side of the street, which i assume meant that she successfully landed it and that the take was a keeper. so i can only hope that his directorial style favours close-ups rather than wide-angle shots that include disinterested, disheveled passersby.