Early this week, the starry pull of New York and the stronger gravity of possibility and serendipity allowed for the four of us— two far flung wanderers and two of us still tethered to the C train— to be all together in the same place at the same time. We ate well and stayed up late after making music, drinking wine, laughing and talking and filling in the gaps around the bullet point plans of our futures until we had to force ourselves to go to sleep (and—in the wisdom of our years— decided against our 24 year old selves’ standard midnight whiskeys). The next day, the plan was for the wanderers to continue wandering, to leave in the morning for adventure unknown. Their departure happened to coincide with alternate side parking, so as they left my block, scarves flying, horns tooting farewell, I went to do the mundane city things: drop off my laundry and move my car from one side of the street to the other. When I came back to the block to see, if in the intervening minutes, a parking spot had appeared, they were back, something forgotten, something lost in the shuffle, a phone in the wrong pocket. So, instead of trying to find parking, I just ran in, kissed sweetheart goodbye, and followed them into the wilderness. On our way out of town, we passed this billboard on the BQE, crookedy typeface graffiti: I bet you wished you… Open ended, something there wistful, maybe unfulfilled… but not for me, not right then.
So, we’re off, drafting on the winds of the power of yes.
picture from first mate, navigator, red-shoe wearer, and ultimate wing woman Ann Marie, via Instagram.
Feather By Feather 
Rule of the Universe: No slams shut the door of possibilities and serendipities whereas yes…Ah yes, you’ve done Auntie Mame and Elna Baker proud.
life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death, indeed!
Love this post and the billboard too.
Sometimes all it takes is just saying “yes”, you know?
I wrote about this very same billboard this week. We were driving by quite late at night and I could not believe my luck that the universe had chosen that moment to present itself. Any idea if this is graffiti or purchased?
Serendipity, right? I’m not sure, I have a gut feeling it’s unsponsored… but I love it too. So open-ended, a bit bittersweet, beautiful and empowering. Good work, BQE. Love your blog as well!