Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 390

"My husband got a rare brain tumor called Acoustic Neuroma,...

"My husband got a rare brain tumor called Acoustic Neuroma, which required surgery. We started out as being recovery minded. We put all this energy into healing, and trust in Western medicine, and believing that everything was going to be just fine. Then at some point we had to accept that it’s not going to get back to normal. And it’s not going away. And it’s not that we aren’t trying hard enough. It just is."

"We just went with my family to a Broadway show. I got into an...

"We just went with my family to a Broadway show. I got into an argument with my siblings about who should get the seats closest to the stage. I thought it should be us, because my siblings had already seen two shows this week. So I turned to her, expecting her to back me up, and she said: ‘Get over yourself.’"

"I want to do be a zoo designer.""What’s the most...

"I want to do be a zoo designer."
"What’s the most important part of being a zoo designer?"
"Making the habitats feel like home."
"What would be your favorite habitat to design?"
"The wolf habitat."
"And what would that look like?"
"It would be big and have a mountain and a lot of evergreens and a little grass but not a lot of grass because most wolves live in Alaska and there’s probably not a lot of grass there."

"She was the perfect child growing up. Never gave me any...

"She was the perfect child growing up. Never gave me any trouble. Well, I take that back. She had one asshole boyfriend. He was an absolute nightmare. But other than that, she was the perfect child."

"We’re gonna be on Mom’s favorite website."

"We’re gonna be on Mom’s favorite website."

"The amplitudes of life get smaller as you age. There are less...

"The amplitudes of life get smaller as you age. There are less and less things to experience for the first time. And each time you experience something, you don’t get quite as excited. But you don’t get quite as hurt either. I wonder what it will feel like when I’m seventy…"

"I remember the first time that I knew I loved him and I was...

"I remember the first time that I knew I loved him and I was going to spend the rest of my life with him. We were driving down some back road in Utah, and we stopped at a light in front of an old water park, and he looked to the left to make a turn. And at that moment, I knew. And that night he kissed me for the first time."
"But you said he looked left. Weren’t you sitting on his right?"
"Yeah, I was looking at the back of his head. Not quite as romantic, is it?"

"Saddest moment? How am I supposed to choose between losing my...

"Saddest moment? How am I supposed to choose between losing my parents and seeing my friends die in Vietnam? I don’t categorize those things. Listen, a person is like a rubber band ball. We’ve all got a lot of bad rubber bands, and a lot of good rubber bands, and they’re all wrapped up together. And you’ve got to have both types of bands or your rubber band ball ain’t gonna bounce. And no use trying to untangle them. You know what I’m saying?"

BREAKING NATURE NEWS: Due to above-average precipitation this...

BREAKING NATURE NEWS: Due to above-average precipitation this spring, the carnivorous Hudson Valley Swamp Yeti has been flushed from its traditional habitat, and has been spotted as far south as Central Park.

"I’ve taken over five thousand portraits of people in New...

"I’ve taken over five thousand portraits of people in New York, and I find out a little bit about everyone I photograph…"
"Well, you’re not finding out a thing about me!"