Almonds and Acorns

The other night I dyed my hair, with the help of one of my roommates, and two boxes of hair color that only added up to about $16.00. I was blonde for so many years, my whole life up until two days ago, and so I was a little apprehensive about this DIY venture at first. But when the time came to mix those chemicals and cover my head with them, I was raring to go. Now here I am, and I have to say I'm pleased with the results. Feels like a new beginning.

Started my internship today. I was happy to be productive. Lately I've been noticing the weird little things that people do when using public transportation. There was a woman on the B52 bus who always had her right hand gripping onto one of the poles, even though she was sitting down, and with her thumb she kept stroking the metal. Back and forth, almost as though that action was happening outside of her control. Today on my way home, riding the A train to Brooklyn, there was a man reading a copy of Macworld very intently. With one finger, he kept scraping at the same spot on his cheek, but his eyes were on the articles, on the words. I guess it isn't so much people I've been noticing, but what they do with their hands.

It's getting warmer.