Fishhead zeitgeist! part 1 (warning: contains unsavory photos)

As I was walking to work, I saw something that grossed me out so much, I decided to take a picture and share it with you.

SKIP IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH


SKIP IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH


SKIP IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH


SKIP IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH


SKIP IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH


. . . ABOUT DECAPITATED FISH!!!



EW!



I really dislike the markets anyway -- the smell, the sidewalk wet with fishwater and crushed ice -- but usually the carcasses are contained. These dead squid at least have the decency to align themselves.



This started too seem too ghoulish so I decided to take snaps through the rest of my walk. Ah, a bounty of summer fruit and vegetables.

Soon, I came across the most annoying corner of New York City: Fish market, newsstand, electronics table, tiny grandmothers pushing large carts, and people flowing in and out of the subway entrance. However, this corner is also a wonderful source for Chinese porn, as well as your morning lo mein.


I waited at a corner flanked by a baby and a dog. I made routine note of a very dangerous spot of sidewalk and resisted numerous enticements to drink bubble tea. And finally, crossing the line into Little Italy, I noticed a stray loaf of Italian bread poking out of the trash and reaching toward the sun.