It’s hot.
I took lots of photos on Saturday. About this I’m super happy. The first were a couple that I love and whose podcast I’ve listened to since they started in 2005- it’s so wild that they happened to be here while I’m here, what a random and godforsaken place to meet. I was overly enthusiastic and kept telling them how crazy it was to meet them- over and over- and over- again. I think it was probably real annoying for them, but fun and amazing for me. On the way to meeting them at their hotel, I spotted a guy dressed in a Statue of Liberty costume waving a tax sign around- I love this time of year so much. I asked him if I could swing back around after my other shoot and he said, yeah, whatever. So, I did. I was hot as hell. My armpits were tiny fountains and the shine on my face could guide ships home. He was still there and he was great. His name was Ze’van. He told me that he’d just moved here from St. Louis, MO five months ago and that he wants to play basketball. He wore an amazing diamond pinky ring that looked like a bow and said it was his mom’s. And he agreed that Orlando was a pretty terrible place.
Then I went to an Ethiopian restaurant feeling satisfied with the amount of shooting I’d done, thinking I was hungry and forgetting I was still full from a large breakfast. The best part of this is that the lovely waitress let me take her picture. She’s Ethiopian but moved here 7 years ago from DC and… loves Orlando. It’s fine, because the owner does not. I seem to have left all of her identifying info at the restaurant, so I can’t provide a name just now.
Overall a satisfying day. Also, another thing I like about Orlando: the lizards.