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October 30, 2002
Fetishes and Hair
So I am riding the subway yesterday on one of many Tex in the errands. I had completed my last errand an was on my way to rehearsal at Michicko Studios on 46th. In the packed #1 Subway I noticed two people. One man, an Asian guy reading an Asian newspaper. This happens enough. New York is the city of diversity. It's not uncommon to see Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, English, and Hebrew newspapers all in the same train. I noticed this guy...we'll call him Bob...I noticed Bob's face. Bob was intently reading his paper; his thoughts completely consumed by the stories reflected in a language that looked like pretty squiggly lines to me. He was completely oblivious to the fact that we were all stuck on the same crowded train that may or may not leave the 34th Street Station. His face was smooth and clean shaven. At 5:30pm there was no shadow. I wonder if this is an Asian thing. I don't really recall ever meeting an asian person with a full beard...As I am pondering the rates of Hair Growth among the cultures I notice two spots where "Bob" is growing some serious hair...on his face....in two moles. These were not unobtrusive, cute little adorable, petite hairs. Each mole had a small cluster of grey and black hair and their length was outrageous...2-3 inches at least. Now I was really hooked on staring at this guy. An inch of hair in a mole and you can call it laziness or lackadaisical personal hygeine but 2-3 inches is a grooming statement. This guy was growing the hairs in his mole because he thought it looked good...or sexy? Perhaps it's his way of starting off a conversation with a girl. "Excuse me, are you staring at my moles?".....
The other person I saw was a woman standing directly in front of me. She looked normal enough. Mid-Forties, red hair, well dressed. Probably just going home from the office. What intrigued me about this woman was her book. She was reading a genre I had never known existed. A Genre which can only be described as a Fetish. It was a cat mystery. I had a sudden vision of this woman's house full of cats and cat acoutrement. I thought I would include the book's title here but I couldn't remember it. I tried a Google Search. "How many "cat mysteries" can there be?" Well, in my search there were a number of children's books. That is to be expected. Then I happened on this website. And that's when I discovered this is one serious cottage industry. The "Refined Ladies" were thoughtful enough to include an extensive list of cat friendly books by their favorite authors. You can read classic mysteries like "Whiskers and Smoke" or "Paws for Alarm". Oh my. This is why I have the "no more than 2 cats" rule. I will never own more than 2 cats at a time and that is pushing it. (My cat Cosmo who has been staying in Houston with my aunt is destined for an adventurous life in the country on a friend's ranch near my home town of Wichita Falls.) Any more than two cats and you start wearing the cat shirts, and the cat jewelry. Buying cute cat shoes, cat knicknacks, gushing at every frickin' feline that passes you by in that sickly sweet gaga voice. BLEH! I will not be middle-aged and crying in whiskers!!!
This gets me thinking about fetishes. For this can only be described as a serious diversion from the norm. Cat Mystery Fetish, Foot Fetish, Spanking Fetish. There is a weirdness about all these things. It's the weirdness that compels people to get into them I guess. There is alot of press about this movie lately. Everyone is talking about how sexy and inventive it is. It's all about the spanking. I have to admit; after all I've heard about this movie I am dying to see it. Should I be worried?
I suppose everyone has some sort of Fetish. I wonder what mine is. Foot? Doubt it. Spanking? Umm...maybe. Cat Mystery? NO F***ING WAY!
Posted by mermu at October 30, 2002 10:26 AM
Comments
Interesting.
Posted by: Jenny at November 9, 2004 03:36 PM
So--have you seen Secretary yet? You should go just so you can write an interesting blog entry about it.
Posted by: Elizabeth at November 3, 2002 12:07 PM
No we shouldn't!!!!
Posted by: Marc at October 31, 2002 01:03 PM
We should ask Marc's ex-girlfriend, Mistress Zara!
Posted by: Kambri at October 30, 2002 11:28 PM
Have you ever truelly considered the joys of toe jam and belly button lint? Think about it!
Posted by: Jfer at October 30, 2002 05:26 PM
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