expected/unexpected

I have to admit, there is something about a white van that really creeps me out. Any time there is a crime involving an abduction, it seems a white van…

Expected: Standard 7 Eleven convenience store fare… Unexpected: How swank-ified 7 Eleven can get in one of the fanciest (read: richest) neighbourhoods in Boston. Kinda irks me a little. I…

Expected: People walking and jogging around Central Park’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir. Unexpected: Strict instructions advising which direction folks MUST walk or jog around said reservoir… I wonder what would…

Expected: When not reading a book, one often leaves it on a table for easy retrieval at a later date. Unexpected: For even easier access, one could store a book…

Expected: A standard, run-of-the-mill NYC garbage bin filled to the brim with, well, garbage, naturally… Unexpected: A standard, run-of-the-mill garbage bin in Italy filled right to the brim entirely with…

Expected: Standard, run of the mill car parking on the side of the road. Unexpected: A fancy-dancy-multi-level-elevator-style parking lot. Ah, New Yorkers are parking magicians – they can even create…

Expected: A fruit stand is a common occurrence on most street corners in Manhattan. Unexpected: The graphically graceful way this fruit stand displays its prices. A subtle detail but a…

Expected: Seeing this on display at the Cloisters (a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art focused on the art and architecture of medieval Europe). Centuries old. Unexpected: Days later……

Expected: Talented street performers play to crowds of NYC tourists… Unexpected: The coolest freaking traveling band EVER appears at Brooklyn’s Renegade Craft Fair… Note the unique headgear worn by the…