sweet!

Now here's a sure way to get mobbed by children- just park this thing outside an elementary school and prepare to get trampled (by sneakers that light up and have hidden wheels).

climate: sunny, mid 80's
shoes: no lights or hidden wheels
ipod: more wilco, I'm on a bender

leave the tree alone

Well I didn't know that dogs or trash could hurt a young tree. I can think of lots of things that would hurt a young tree; kids climbing on it, gypsy moths, deer, getting hit by a car, getting slimed a la You Can't Do That On Television. All these things could be potentially damaging to the influential health, safety, welfare, and developing sense of ethics of a young tree. But playing with a puppy, getting peed on, or hanging out with the wrong crowd of litterbugs? Not so bad, they'll grow out of it. Certainly not worth the sign. At least they said "please".

climate: sunny, high 70's
shoes: gray flips
ipod: wilco

...and we're back

Or rather, they're back. The students. I love to hate the students. They're always driving the wrong way on the one ways around here, and they're just... amusing. Case in point: True story of two entirely different student conversations I overheard on Mass Ave at lunch yesterday:
1.) "...so German beer does have alcohol in it, right?"
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure that it does."
2.) "...so if you have a tracheotomy, can you drink through that hole?"
"Yes! You could drink 2 beers at once!"
The only redeeming part about this time of year is that inevitably, one of them gets stuck under a bridge in their huge U Haul because, for whatever reason, they think that huge NO TRUCKS sign on Storrow or Memorial must not apply to them. After that, I'm counting the days until they vacate the premises again.

climate: sunny, low 70's
shoes: gray flips
ipod: Arrested Development

smokin'

I saw a dude (that's right. a dude.) locking this up and I waited until the coast was clear before I snapped the picture. I think the skull's eyes blink in the dark. All I can say is; dude needs to brush that skulls teeth! And skull needs to quit smoking because who wants a skull with smokers teeth?

climate: low 70's
shoes: black flips
ipod: led zeppelin

hipsters suck

I have to think the only person hip enough to perform the work above would be a hipster. Think about it. This person would have to a) know the areas of town that hipsters populate, b) be able to locate them on a T map, c) be in Harvard Square waiting for the #1 , and finally d) carry a fatty permanent marker. Who carries these markers? Hipsters, of course. Everyone else carries ballpoint pens. Or perhaps a Pilot Razer Point, which is my preference. But a fatty Sharpie?
Obviously a hipster.
Nice try hipsters, but I'm on to you.

climate: sunny, mid 70's
shoes: blue flips
ipod: shuffle including Macy Gray

black and blue

I always like a good show of graffiti. Here's one on a Mass Ave side street. Its got the makings of a good piece of art- a mean message in a lovely blue script. It could be some sort of warning to "Bigsum The Doom Bringer"!

climate: sunny, mid 70's
shoes: brown and pink sneaks
ipod: car radio- NPR

martha? is that you?

Something about this lady totally reminds me of Martha Stewart. And its not the fact that she's at a sewing machine. Its something about the expression on her face. That and the trusty button down shirt that Martha is always rocking.

climate: sunny, high 70's
shoes: blue and black flips
ipod: none, left it at home