Kevin Crumbs ([info]popscene) wrote,
2005-09-26 22:38:00
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  • Music: Yo La Tengo, "Sugarcube"

Sweeter than a drop of blood on a sugarcube.

I have this on-going crush on a very attractive young woman who rides the same bus as I do when I head off to work in the morning morning. I have never spoken to her and our only interaction has been when she said "Excuse me" when she had to get off the bus the one time we sat together. I have no idea what her name is and have never seen her anywhere else besides on the bus. When I saw 2046, it sort of weirded me out because the way Faye Wong's character (the hotel owner's daughter, not the robot) looked reminded me of this girl, even though this girl is white. I saw her reading a biography about Marc Bolan once and she wears what I call an orange mackintosh, even though I am neither sure it is orange or a mackintosh. Henceforth, I always refer to her as Orange Mackintosh Girl, or OMG.

It honestly starts my day off on the right foot when I see her on the bus, although I never make eye contact with her and usually just stare at the back of her head. Sometimes I spend my bus ride glancing at her hands or at her nose, two of my favourite body parts on women.

This morning, I was listening to Yo La Tengo* on the iPod and thought of her:

"Take a look at that girl with the light shining out of her eyes
She's gotta be somebody's baby, yeah, she must be somebody's baby
All the guys on the corner stand back and let her walk on by
She's gotta be somebody's baby, yeah, she must be somebody's baby
She's gotta be somebody's baby 'cause she's so fine..."

So OMG, whomever you are and whatever it is you do, you brighten up some guy's life.
Tags: #4 division, omg, weird crushes

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[info]bygeorgette

September 27 2005, 07:52:56 UTC 6 years ago

i wish i rode the bus and saw a boy to make my day.

[info]popscene

September 28 2005, 06:19:24 UTC 6 years ago

The little things keep me sane, I think. Random crushes are fun because there's no pressure or stress.

[info]bygeorgette

September 28 2005, 06:30:23 UTC 6 years ago

i agree. sadly all my random crushes are on people like mc chris and orioles second baseman brian roberts. this makes things a little more depressing than usual because at least with the girl on the bus the fantasy is a little more realistic.

[info]knacker_prince

September 28 2005, 22:34:03 UTC 6 years ago

Reminds me of "Commuter Love" by The Divine Comedy

That's either kinda creepy or kinda sweet...

I'm going to go with sweet because I like noses too.

[info]popscene

September 29 2005, 07:31:14 UTC 6 years ago

Re: Reminds me of "Commuter Love" by The Divine Comedy

Yeah, I thought it might come out as being slightly creepy, too. I guess it's a fine line.

[info]feelingcold

September 29 2005, 03:17:20 UTC 6 years ago

i use to have a crush on a girl i took the bus with. i spent a good half of a year trying to think up something to say to her. i finally decided on "your suspenders are really great." because she often wore suspenders. then she stopped taking the bus, and i didn't get the chance.
last year i saw her again when my boyfriend introduced her as his lesbian ex-girlfriend/current room mate. that kind of takes all the fun out of a crush.

it was one hell of an awkward introduction.

[info]popscene

September 29 2005, 07:32:21 UTC 6 years ago

That's really the thing with the bus. I mean, you never know what to say and there's always tons of people around, so you feel weird because everyone is listening to your conversation. I doubt I'll ever talk to her.
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