it’s been pouring here. this morning i took the garbage out in my sweatpants, hoodie, and flip flops. i was soaked by the time i made my two trips back and forth first with the garbage and compost, then with the recycling. we’re running out of paper bags to hold our recycling so i dumped all the contents from one — a sturdy abercrombie bag with a pouty-lipped, ripped boy on front (of course) — and brought it back into the house. i guess if your store has such questionable hiring and marketing practices, your bag deserves to hold a bunch of trash.
speaking of a&f, it reminds me of that time in japan when NI and i went to their flagship store in tokyo. it was more club than retail shop. we were greeted on every floor by these frat boys dancing with sorority girls shouting, “hey, how’s it going” to us each time we passed. i’m pretty sure that was the only phrase they knew in english because it sounded more like “ay! how sowing?” i’m also pretty sure they were forced by management to be perky, betraying their true personalities. it must be a pretty fun gig though – if you’re a douche.
jeff yang wrote a piece on japan’s recovery from past devastation — let’s all hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel in this case, as well.
Will Dao 