Lovely, charming, and relatable. Living in a large city is So Freeing after experiencing a rural bubble. A word of advice, however, from the roadmaps on this crusty old bartender's legs: support hose. You can thank me later.
Even for the most extroverted of us, it's still quite daunting to move cross country. And you've survived doing it 3 times! Glad to see that this last time paid off for you in personal contentment and a sense of community, Cintra. You deserve to be happy.
You must go to prospect park before winter! I’ve been exactly once, and was blown away by the diversity of humanity. My fav being 2 adorable twenty something girls selling homemade pot brownies directly next to the adorable Girl Scout troupe selling non-homemade cookies, both tables screaming at all the passing grannies to buy theirs first. I loved this so much.
from halfway across the world, these recent posts about your new life have been making me feel like i might actually be on the way of a new, better life at some point as well. i want the shining moments with total strangers more than anything! i suppose it's something you slowly figure out how to get. thank you for the hope, Cintra!
I was so pleased to read this, Cintra. I think you are where you belong, and that moment of “I-Thou” connection described by the philosopher Martin Buber is the most satisfying thing humans can do. Well, one of them..
YES!!! my master, my teacher, Leon Berkowitz of the Washington color school taught me all about that. Leon was actually quite the Mystic. Thank you for noticing
I took a moment from the burst of energy in this vituperative tale to look into the eyes Cintra chooses to share on her icon. The lips gloriously persed around the tip of her smoke-holder... It brings back vividly that energy she radiates, the raw sensuial nature of her power and caustic elegance. I wish we had been lovers back then. It was a treat to just share that proximity in tie and space!
Cintra writes:
"This was the elusive, ineffable thing I had been missing, all those years — shining moments with total strangers."
Cintra has done it again:
Lovely, charming, and relatable. Living in a large city is So Freeing after experiencing a rural bubble. A word of advice, however, from the roadmaps on this crusty old bartender's legs: support hose. You can thank me later.
You're gonna run that town in six months, tops
Hahahaha! I agree!
Even for the most extroverted of us, it's still quite daunting to move cross country. And you've survived doing it 3 times! Glad to see that this last time paid off for you in personal contentment and a sense of community, Cintra. You deserve to be happy.
Lovely. The change has done you good.
This is diamond-sharp. Thank you.
What a lovely reply.
They need u on 60 minutes as the New n Better version of what ANDY ROONEY was doing.....Cuz this is Artistry, right??
So goddam good it makes me think, under the right circumstances, a wine bar might not actually be such a bad place to be.
So glad you're out of fucking Marin.
You must go to prospect park before winter! I’ve been exactly once, and was blown away by the diversity of humanity. My fav being 2 adorable twenty something girls selling homemade pot brownies directly next to the adorable Girl Scout troupe selling non-homemade cookies, both tables screaming at all the passing grannies to buy theirs first. I loved this so much.
from halfway across the world, these recent posts about your new life have been making me feel like i might actually be on the way of a new, better life at some point as well. i want the shining moments with total strangers more than anything! i suppose it's something you slowly figure out how to get. thank you for the hope, Cintra!
This is super ! Send it to "the New Yorker" and to the NY Times -start a bidding war.
I was so pleased to read this, Cintra. I think you are where you belong, and that moment of “I-Thou” connection described by the philosopher Martin Buber is the most satisfying thing humans can do. Well, one of them..
My heart just swelled for you, Dear.
Martin Buber reference? A+ from I to Thou. I love him.
YES!!! my master, my teacher, Leon Berkowitz of the Washington color school taught me all about that. Leon was actually quite the Mystic. Thank you for noticing
Washington color school?! Wow! I am merely Dr. Steward, Professor, but you, sir, are Dr. Heinz, Buber-quoting color school graduating hero!
STAAAAHP….I’m a rusty ‘65 muscle car, running on only 2 cylinders and I leak when it rains. And I smoke too much.
You are so cool.
Oxo
Wow! Almost enough to get me out of my apartment.
I took a moment from the burst of energy in this vituperative tale to look into the eyes Cintra chooses to share on her icon. The lips gloriously persed around the tip of her smoke-holder... It brings back vividly that energy she radiates, the raw sensuial nature of her power and caustic elegance. I wish we had been lovers back then. It was a treat to just share that proximity in tie and space!