Sunglasses take care of business

To all the New York Know It All's,


Some people just get it. New Yorkers on the "in" know that the best part about having a pair of sunglasses is not just so you can keep the sun out, but also so you can keep the people out whenever you're just not up to chit chatting with an acquaintance while you're on your way to Starbucks and you have a deadline to meet by the end of the day. I don't even bother going out anymore before 7 PM without my sunglasses. After all they serve multiple purposes; if I'm wearing sweats, a pair of sunglasses can spice up my look a little bit. It also detracts from whatever I'm wearing, so that people will notice my glasses more than my 3 1/2 year old pink sweat suit that I love more than anything, but isn't always appropriate for the "outdoors." Although Manhattan is a big place, it's surprising how often you run into people you know-people who often run in the same circle, live in the same neighborhood, work in the same profession, etc, seem to run into each other every once in a while. Glasses can come in handy for those moments when you're stressed out, not in a very good mood, or just need time to be alone. In a city where you're always around people-on the street, at work, even at home, and with the internet making privacy seem more and more difficult to keep with each new hot internet site sensation, isn't a pair of black sunglasses for ever New Yorker almost a necessity? While it might seem obnoxious or mean to ignore someone through the use of an inanimate object, it is also necessary for moments when you just can't talk with anyone, or you just need a break from the constant outside world-which is now "constant" in that you have access to everyone and anything online. So the next time you go for a walk in the park by yourself on a warm spring Saturday, take your pink suit suit, your music, and of course, your trusty sun glasses, and enjoy your time to relax, unwanted interruption free ;)


xoxo,


-The Know It All New Yorker-