Buffalo is a city of decay; I don’t mean to offend people when I say this but Buffalos hay day is well behind us. An idea I had was how I interact with this decaying rust belt city; the people, places and events. For the most part the people who live here are blue color, working class. But I’ve encountered a number of extraverts that are extremely interesting. For example Sly, Sly is a homeless man who wonders in around Elmwood and the surrounding areas. There are a number of me living alternative lifestyles around the Elmwood area, my question is why are they in this position? Could someone like me make the same mistakes? How different is our backgrounds?
I was thinking of comparing my lifestyle here in Buffalo on my own and comparing it to my life in Brooklyn where things are provided for. My diet probably being the biggest difference; Food is expensive and I’m not as creative a chef as my father who makes dinner for us every night. Living space is another, my room in my parents’ house in Brooklyn is quite large, and there is also cable TV and all sorts of tools you would associate with a home. I came to Buffalo on an air plane with one duffle bag, needless to say I’m living a minimalist lifestyle.
I like to socialize, I enjoy the company of others probably more than anything. I’ve been told by my peers that I’m a “funny guy” but it’s hard to get everyone you talk to like you. There for some people might construe me as an “ass hole”. I was thinking of making my self-portrait on the fine line between being liked because of your energy and sense of fun; or someone persevering your perhaps off-color remark as mean-spirited.
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