well hello, world

it's been two years.
like, literally two years.

i'm now a college graduate and have started that next chapter of my life as a working woman, but let us not get distracted here. i'm living in a new city - it can get a bit lonely at times, but what better way to cheer myself up than by focusing on those little things that just make life so happy?

 yesterday, i was taking the subway home from work. i feel like everyone's always in a rush when they're on the subway - we're all cranky, we've all had a long day, we all just want to get home and that's really all we care about. so it made me really happy when i saw this scene unfold. as i stepped onto the subway with a few other people, i immediately saw a gorgeous golden-retriever on a leash held by a man who was facing towards the subway door. it took me a second to realize that the man was probably blind and that the dog was most likely a seeing-eye dog. anyway, one stop after i got on, the seat next to the man became empty. now, i don't know how good this guy's other senses were, so i have no idea whether or not he knew that there was an open seat.

but it didn't matter, because another man, who had gotten on at the same spot as me, said to the guy with the dog, "there's an open seat if you want to sit." the blind man replied, "oh, no, i'm getting off at the next stop, that's all right; but thank you." and at that, the man sat down himself in the empty seat.

 it was just cool how he first thought to tell the blind man about the open seat, rather than just sit in it himself immediately. there are some really nice people in the world - glad that hasn't change in the two years i've been too lazy to update this blog! :) 

xoxo (here's a hint - i'm now living in the same city as the original xoxo-er, aka gossip girl)... ss :)