Paper Summer

The other day I was just a girl

walking around the Meat Packing District

resumes in hand, looking for a hostess job,

or god forbid, another retail job

when I saw this Vespa

and it was beautiful, I looked at it and felt instantly transported to Miami

I mean, cmon, look at that palm tree and those aloof outdoor diners

it screams Miami

the sad thing is, that I had to snap a shot of this beautiful, shiny, bubblegum baby

while the owner was standing right behind it, about to board,

with apparent admiration, spiked with envy,

I dream of this Vespa

I also dreamed of not having to scour the city looking for a summer job,

that dream came true

I am now Paper Magazine's newest intern

I'm pretty much speechless

I've been seeing a lot of monarch butterflies lately,

and whenever I see them something good always follows

there were a lot of monarchs around before my first kiss

way back when,

thank god for butterflies, and amazing opportunities.