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It’s Saturday night and I’ve got nothing better to do so I’m watching people walk up and down 46th street and Broadway in New York City, courtesy of the Times Square Cam via earthcam.com.

Nothing particularly interesting is going on. A moment ago a man was standing waving at the camera. He was joined by a bunch of women. He chatted with the women for a few minutes then the women left while he continued to wave for a moment longer before leaving.

A couple just walked by wearing matching red coats. A woman just walked by wearing a black coat and carrying a hot pick tote. Three people just rode by on some interesting bicycles; and of course there are all the taxis.

Note: It looks as if the interesting bicycles I saw earlier are actually some form of transportation, because I just saw a couple step off the sidewalk and get into the back part of one. It’s like a horse drawn carriage type of thing only the horse part is a man on a bicycle.

This girl looks like she’s very nice; but there’s something about her face that makes me think that if you cross her she can be very mean and won’t hesitate to stab you in the thigh with a pencil. She looks like she’s capable of being demanding and temperamental when she’s not in the sweetest mood, but when she’s not in a crabby mood she’s the nicest person you’ll ever want to know.

She looks like a leader and not a follower. She looks like she has a lot of friends and is the popular girl in school. She generally gets what she wants, including whatever boy she wants. She’s bright but hates academics. She gets good grades but she’d rather be painting her nails or talking on her cell than studying for a test.

I can’t decide if she looks like she’s a cheerleader or like she hates cheerleaders. There’s something punky looking about her, like she could up and dye her hair jet black and set it in spikes any minute. She also looks like a young teenager on one hand and a 25-year old on the other.

Notice: I don’t know this girl or know anything about her. This is just a game. I try to guess things about  people I don’t know from pictures. If this is a picture of you and I’ve said anything that offends you I apologize. You can post back a comment and let me know.

Image from the Flickr photostream of ellievanhoutte

The girl in this picture looks like she’s nice but no push over. She looks like she’s an intellectual who maintains a perfect 4.0 GPA. She also looks like she can be a little bit high strung and can get kind of emotional and even irrational at certain times of the month; but generally she’s easy-going and playful. She loves to laugh and loves to go out and have fun with her friends.

I’m guessing her parents are divorced and she manages to be loyal and loving to both of them. She’s very understanding of the situation and isn’t mean to her father’s new wife even though she really doesn’t like the woman very much.

I’m also guessing she has a weakness for an occasional slice of extra cheese pizza, but she doesn’t ever go too far overboard. She doesn’t over indulge. She loves to keep fit and has a bit of a tomboy in her. She’s loves animals, especially whales and dolphins and she want to become a Marine biologist.

Notice: I don’t know this girl or know anything about her. This is just a game. I try to guess things about  people I don’t know from pictures. If this is a picture of you and I’ve said anything that offends you I apologize. You can post back a comment and let me know.

Image from the Flickr photostream of Del Far

People-watching again. It’s Sunday and I’m viewing the Times Square Cam. I just counted eleven cabs driving down the street. Now counting 12 more cabs.

You seem to see more cabs on the streets of New York than any other type of vehicle - cabs and buses and pedestrians. About 100 cabs have driven by in the last 5 minutes, I swear.

There are plenty of people standing outside the New York Marquis at the Mariott; and there’s a woman in a brown jacket and black capri leggings posing while a man takes pictures of her.

It’s raining in New York right now. People are walking back and forth up and down 46th street and Broadway. I am watching them from the camera that’s perched 10 feet off the ground above the 47th Digital Store. The Times Square camera gives an interesting viewpoint of the sidewalk and street. I can see TGI Friday’s straight ahead. There are a couple of phone booths and some mail deposit boxes at the corner of the sidewalk.

I’ve been watching the scene off and on for about a half-hour now, looking for interesting things to capture and write about. I can tell the rain has picked up since I first discovered the Times Square Cam on earthcam.com because more umbrellas have gone up and people are pulling the hoods of their jackets over their heads. I can also see that the sidewalk is getting spotted from drops of water. (more…)

There was a man sitting on the bench in the foreground watching people but he’s gone now. He looked like he might be a lonely man. He was stocky and short, and casually dressed. He had a smile on his face as if he was bemused and just happy to be observing all the people walking by, but there was a sad cloud hovering over him.

There is no one sitting on the bench now.

The street is pretty busy with people walking back and forth. The street I’m looking at, Alexandrovska Street,  seems like it’s for pedestrians and bikers only (at least the section that I can see). I haven’t seen any cars drive on it, and people are walking pretty casually and comfortably in the the middle of road, even pushing strollers with little children. (more…)

The Internet is pretty amazing. I’m watching a live webcam from a place named Storgatan V in the city of Borgholm in the state of Oland, Sweden. I “stumbled” across it stumbling websites. Yes, I know it’s voyeuristic even if it’s just looking at cars driving on a street and people going into and coming out of buildings and walking up and down sidewalks on either side of a street.

Someone is crossing the street right now. Can’t tell if it’s a woman or a man. Walks like a woman. Someone else just came out of the same building and got into a car. He/she is now pulling out and now driving down the road behind a white car. The cars have now driven out of my sight and the street is quiet. (more…)