Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 389

"What do you want to be when you grow up?""A mom.""What’s...

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"A mom."
"What’s going to be the hardest part about being a mom?"
"Bath time."

"What’s your greatest struggle right now?""Not being...

"What’s your greatest struggle right now?"
"Not being white."

"You want us to act natural? Watch this. We can do natural."

"You want us to act natural? Watch this. We can do natural."

"Sometimes I stay up late without asking."

"Sometimes I stay up late without asking."

"She even believed in me when we were living in her...

"She even believed in me when we were living in her parents’ living room."

"I was a real asshole."

"I was a real asshole."

"Everyone I waited on tonight seemed to think that tipping was a...

"Everyone I waited on tonight seemed to think that tipping was a city in China."

"She’s lived here for five years, but she’s moving...

"She’s lived here for five years, but she’s moving back to Japan tomorrow. So we’re spending one last night together."
"What’s the best time you guys spent together?"
"Probably that night in Antigua."
"What happened in Antigua?"
"We were the only young people at the hotel. So we just got really drunk, and ended up with a lot of funny iPhone pictures the next morning."
"Let’s see the iPhone pictures."
"I’m pretty sure I deleted them."
"You didn’t delete them."
"I think I did."
"We all know you didn’t. Let’s see em’."

"If you were to give one piece of advice to a large group of...

"If you were to give one piece of advice to a large group of people, what would it be?"
"Don’t have a third kid."

"I’m preparing a lecture on upper Manhattan mineral...

"I’m preparing a lecture on upper Manhattan mineral collecting."
"So what’s the greatest mineral you’ve ever collected in upper Manhattan?"
"One time I was exploring a construction site, and I found the first documented case of Chamosite on Calcite in Manhattan. And that’s a pretty big deal. And to be absolutely honest, it’s making my day that you seem to give a shit about this stuff."