I think everybody here leads a pretty busy lifestyle, and we all see things and experience things on a day to day basis that are both good and bad. You know, I met a comic a few weeks ago that writes jokes for a living. It's actually kind of a funny story;
About 5 months ago I was sitting in Zotz one day after I got off of work for a nice gourd of yerba matte. Sometimes I need a mid-day pick-me-up to keep me going throughout the rest of the evening. That particular day I was feeling pretty drained. For all of my none-local readers, Zotz is an awesome eclectic coffee shop pretty close to my immediate area of habitation. I like to go there and write sometimes, but I can't quite pinpoint what it is about Zotz that makes me so inspired. Perhaps it's all the mod goth decor or the pictures of the naked barbies on the wall. Needless to say it titillates the creativity.
At any rate, I was sitting outside drinking yerba when a young man walked out of the front door and lit up a cigarette pretty close to where I was sitting. It was pretty obvious what I was doing since I had a notebook and pen. The young man approached my table after a few drags off of what smelled like a pall mall then asked, "what are you writing over there?". In the spirit of friendliness I responded "lyrics". Of course that was the segway to the following dialog:
"Well what kind of lyrics?"
"I write what I feel"
"I'm actually writer myself."
"oh yeah? what do you write about?"
"Well, I'm a comic. I write jokes and do open mic nigh every Tuesday at **********"
"Really!? That's really awesome, I've never met a comic before! Tell me a joke!"
"Um, okay I'll tell you the one i'm writing right now, it's still in the works of course"
"Don't be shy, I am all ears!"
"Okay, well, do you ever wonder what it would be like if people were still writing super hero comics like back in the old school days? I mean, I'm talking about batman, spiderman, the green lantern, the whole bit?"
"I don't imagine I have really considered it"
"I don't know if the american society is really capable of conceiving such innocent heroes. I can see it now, modern day spiderman is an emo kid who never does anything because he's too busy writing poetry and drinking espresso. Yeah, instead of fighting crime he's getting a gloss on his emo-cut. I mean, people can't distinguish him from his girlfriend (mary jane) because they have the same damn hair cut"
***laughter from megan****
"that's awesome, and so true on multiple levels"
And that was it, that was the encounter. I always have little strange encounters like that when I got to Zotz, which is the reason why I love it so much. Well about 3 weeks ago I saw this guy again and we've actually hung out a few times with some mutual friends. He's definitely a character, and you know he's inspired me a little bit to come up with my own jokes. I won't bore you, point being take in the moment. Experience what you are living, don't just observe.
OH MY GOSH A TALKING MUFFIN!!!!!!
--m
