Monday, January 21, 2008
the red bag
I had one, not too long ago. Bright red. I thought it would look bold. A woman on the move.
But, it was large and at the same time not commodious. So that my camera, for instance, could not be tossed inside.
I spent this day in my office going through mountains of papers, correspondence, etc, so that I could feel fresh and clean for the semester ahead. And I watched the snow fall and it was pretty, in a cold sort of way and because this was a holiday, I saw very few people on Bascom Mall.
Except the students with red bags. The sign of a new semester: red bags.
Not purses, mind you, but bags, filled with books for the classes they are about to take and I thought – red bags do make a statement and it was good that I had mine for the years that I did.
Even though at some point, you have to move beyond just appearing bold. You have to be bold, or else people will see through you.
But, it was large and at the same time not commodious. So that my camera, for instance, could not be tossed inside.
I spent this day in my office going through mountains of papers, correspondence, etc, so that I could feel fresh and clean for the semester ahead. And I watched the snow fall and it was pretty, in a cold sort of way and because this was a holiday, I saw very few people on Bascom Mall.
Except the students with red bags. The sign of a new semester: red bags.
Not purses, mind you, but bags, filled with books for the classes they are about to take and I thought – red bags do make a statement and it was good that I had mine for the years that I did.
Even though at some point, you have to move beyond just appearing bold. You have to be bold, or else people will see through you.
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