First, it all started this morning when I did my mock morning routine for work. Woke up at 6:30, showered, made coffee, got dressed and was out the door at 7:30, promptly on the train at 7:42. There was nothing abnormal about the E train this morning- minus the Jewish Orthodox girl (fully dressed in long jean skirt and long sleeve black shirt) doing her morning prayers at the back of the train with a Muslim man (fully dressed in his turban and cloths) sitting next to her, watching her. I looked around to see if anybody else on the train noticed what was going on. Here were two people- from totally different universes, co-existing on the small subway train car in the middle of New York. With everything going on in the news (and I am not going to lie, my own stereotyping) I though this scene was straight out of Saturday Night Live. Only in New York does this happen. These two, coexisting in a tight space- it totally blew my mind.
Second, the fact that I am not in college anymore hit me in the face like a baseball bat. I received a text form a friend asking me to go to an alumni event with her tonight for the first football game. I couldn't stop looking at my phone- because I could not comprehend what this meant. Since when was I old enough to be an alumni, and since when does anybody even watch Indiana football. We are not a football school (our football sucks), we are a tailgating school (I am very proud to say this). Thus my confusion- with the two aspects- realization of my own age and what we will be doing at the event. Again, is this a joke? Where are the hidden cameras? or am I just dreaming. I didn't really graduate, the best year of college was just a trial run through, there will be a second one soon... only in my dreams. Until that second round of senior year comes along, I will just have to pretend that I am old enough to be an alumni....
I guess I'm not dreaming, but maybe on a reality show... The Brandi Show. I would watch it...
Peace, Love and Tailgate,
B
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