Tuesday, May 10, 2011

On the Morning After


Brand Name or Generic?

There is an undeniable comfort in believing our situations are unique, whether it's the fight we've had with our ex (over road rage), the 24-hour stomach bug (after sushi), or the semi-spontaneous-would-never-have-happened-without-pressure-from-my-sibling tarot card reading (that actually predicted the truth!). And yet when we observe the world around us -- on the streets, in the supermarkets, at the parks, on the lunch lines -- the conversations we "accidentally" overhear and the ordinary activities of other-people-lives we can't help but relate to (tripping over sidewalk cracks, being yelled at by the boss, awkward subway flirtation with the new beau, checking email two seconds later just-in-case), we realize that the world is filled with (lots of) people just like us and situations just like ours, and the comfort we originally took solace in feels strangely overly-familiar. Enjoy!

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