I was on my way home from a friend’s place in Brooklyn. It was late, and the G wasn’t running to Queens so I had to take a train, then a shuttle, then a train again to get home. On my ride, I was contemplating whether I should have maybe left earlier to avoid this late NYC pain-in-the-ass transit shenanigans.
Walking to my apartment, I looked up, as I’m drawn to do, especially when it’s a clear, crisp night sky above. I saw Jupiter, so bright and steady in its luminosity next to Orion. While thinking, “Dang, lemme get a better look at this,” I saw a speedy little trail shoot down from Orion’s shoulder to the belt. “Weird,” I thought and looked at the eastern sky, still walking, only a few paces way from my building. And then I saw another shooting star.
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