marcus . 25 years old / denver . colorado
after some coffee and a tasty morsel to eat at city, o' city, i decided to go over to buffalo exchange to look for a nice pair of pants. i am supposed to attend a black tie event in early november, but i don't own any part of that costume except for the tie and the shoes. i've ruled out the tuxedo, but thought i could at least look dapper. after rummaging around in there for a few minutes and coming up with nothing, i decided to head back outside and run some more errands.
just as i stepped outside i saw a young man standing on the corner of the alley near the store. he had a furry winter hat on and was holding some papers in his hand. i guess it was the hat that intrigued me... or maybe the beard. i don't know. i just know that as soon as i saw him, i asked him to be the day's stranger. the words just came out. the first thing he said in response was, "is there any money in it?" i laughed and told him that not only was there no money in it for him, but there wasn't any in it for me, either. that seemed to suffice, so he agreed to take a few minutes to chat.
marcus moved out to denver two and a half years ago from louisiana. he said he came out here for "opportunity". i guess the "go west, young man" anthem still rings true. marcus has been working in retail and fashion for quite some time, but lost his job six weeks ago. he's feeling the effects of that and was about to turn in his application for a job at buffalo exchange when i met him.
that pretty much sums up our exchange. thanks so much for your time, marcus. good luck with the job search.
after some coffee and a tasty morsel to eat at city, o' city, i decided to go over to buffalo exchange to look for a nice pair of pants. i am supposed to attend a black tie event in early november, but i don't own any part of that costume except for the tie and the shoes. i've ruled out the tuxedo, but thought i could at least look dapper. after rummaging around in there for a few minutes and coming up with nothing, i decided to head back outside and run some more errands.
just as i stepped outside i saw a young man standing on the corner of the alley near the store. he had a furry winter hat on and was holding some papers in his hand. i guess it was the hat that intrigued me... or maybe the beard. i don't know. i just know that as soon as i saw him, i asked him to be the day's stranger. the words just came out. the first thing he said in response was, "is there any money in it?" i laughed and told him that not only was there no money in it for him, but there wasn't any in it for me, either. that seemed to suffice, so he agreed to take a few minutes to chat.
marcus moved out to denver two and a half years ago from louisiana. he said he came out here for "opportunity". i guess the "go west, young man" anthem still rings true. marcus has been working in retail and fashion for quite some time, but lost his job six weeks ago. he's feeling the effects of that and was about to turn in his application for a job at buffalo exchange when i met him.
that pretty much sums up our exchange. thanks so much for your time, marcus. good luck with the job search.
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