14 October 2009

pa'riba

...on this night the family of the bride asked me why i was not shooting...every 4 seconds...shoot shoot shoot! like you grab a handful of geranium seeds and toss them into your backyard and expect that 5 plants will grow from this careless toss into full fledged geranium bushes...as opposed to planting 5 in pots and setting them in the sun and watering them and making them happen...i hope this young woman is still married - she was brilliant. beautiful. feigning timidity. custom for custom's sake...things for things sake...tradition for the sake of...etc...towards the end of the evening i found myself conversing with the latino catering team...one of the dudes told me not to drink so much soda, or else...we glanced at the beautiful bride-to-be...

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