Gabe Rosen's guest post #2
This is the second guest post by Gabe Rosen.
What is with the streets in San Francisco? Do urban planners just sit around thinking "Hey! Let's put a sign that says "US 101", but not say which direction!", or, "How cool would it be if this street all of a sudden changes names for no apparent reason?" Maybe I'm just unhip to the city (which I probably am) but this strikes me as needlessly confusing.
The guy who won't go out and have any fun with a group, citing monetary woes, but then spends ridiculous amounts on things he enjoys with no one around, like DVD's of every cut-rate TV show he's ever watched, or expensive bottles of liquor that he drinks alone. Then, when you call him on it, it just makes everything worse, or you get more self-pity. Predictably, when he does offer to socialize, it usually takes
the form of watching said TV or DVD's. And yes, I see that there is no reason to be friends with these people anyway, but sometimes it's complicated.
People who have to comment on everything, however uninformative or stupid their comments are. To wit: there is this grad student who has been hanging around my old co-op house (where he lived in the early 90's) annoying the shit out of people, apparently in an effort to ingratiate himself with the community there. The guy's in the 14th year of his Phd. Anyway, I was walking through the kitchen in a tank top and shorts, to fill up a water bottle. He says "Ah yes, the little-seen athletic side of Gabe Rosen emerges!" Very clever, fucko. (If you know me, think about this one for a
minute - "little seen"!). I was very close to saying "Ah yes, the much-seen obnoxious side of Bob emerges!"
I'm always dismayed when people act like jerks at peace/love events. Examples include people warring over parking spaces at the Monterey Bay Reggaefest, or blatantly cutting in line to get tickets to see the Dalai Lama speak. Conversely, it always amazes me when people sit in a rowdy and obnoxious cheering section by choice and then take issue with the level of abuse being heaped on the visiting team.
What is with the streets in San Francisco? Do urban planners just sit around thinking "Hey! Let's put a sign that says "US 101", but not say which direction!", or, "How cool would it be if this street all of a sudden changes names for no apparent reason?" Maybe I'm just unhip to the city (which I probably am) but this strikes me as needlessly confusing.
The guy who won't go out and have any fun with a group, citing monetary woes, but then spends ridiculous amounts on things he enjoys with no one around, like DVD's of every cut-rate TV show he's ever watched, or expensive bottles of liquor that he drinks alone. Then, when you call him on it, it just makes everything worse, or you get more self-pity. Predictably, when he does offer to socialize, it usually takes
the form of watching said TV or DVD's. And yes, I see that there is no reason to be friends with these people anyway, but sometimes it's complicated.
People who have to comment on everything, however uninformative or stupid their comments are. To wit: there is this grad student who has been hanging around my old co-op house (where he lived in the early 90's) annoying the shit out of people, apparently in an effort to ingratiate himself with the community there. The guy's in the 14th year of his Phd. Anyway, I was walking through the kitchen in a tank top and shorts, to fill up a water bottle. He says "Ah yes, the little-seen athletic side of Gabe Rosen emerges!" Very clever, fucko. (If you know me, think about this one for a
minute - "little seen"!). I was very close to saying "Ah yes, the much-seen obnoxious side of Bob emerges!"
I'm always dismayed when people act like jerks at peace/love events. Examples include people warring over parking spaces at the Monterey Bay Reggaefest, or blatantly cutting in line to get tickets to see the Dalai Lama speak. Conversely, it always amazes me when people sit in a rowdy and obnoxious cheering section by choice and then take issue with the level of abuse being heaped on the visiting team.
1 Comments:
Regarding street names...
Boston is a city where a "street all of a sudden changes names for no apparent reason." That is, when they bother to label the street to begin with. Often seems that I can't drive anywhere new without missing a turn. Even the locals can get lost. And they're proud of it. Kind of a right of passage I guess. The 5 and 6 point intersections at odd angles are another nuisance. And the "make your own lane" streets. I used to think driving in SF was bad when I lived there. Then again, I used to think the weather was bad there too. Now I know better.
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