The Bunny

If any of you have traveled to the Bedford L stop, you have probably witnessed the glory of The Bunny... a young, goofy yet attractive man dancing wildly in the streets wearing various outfits, from bunny costumes to striped overalls to pirate hats to plaid pants with polka-dotted shirts. His moves are energetic and fun, sometimes in one place and other times up and down the sidewalks of Bedford Ave, all the way from Metropolitan to N. 12th. Sometimes he crawls, other times he hops, sometimes he runs and bops in place. He often has a boombox with him, blasting out classic rock or some 80s song that he exercise/dances to. He interacts with people in an exaggerated, comical way, making large facial expressions and rarely falling out of character no matter how they react. He also brings a bin full of costumes so that he can change midway through into whatever ensemble best fits the mood. I would love to dig through it one day and see what crazy shit is in there!

I'll probably have to work my way into his trusted network, though, before he'll let me dig through his costumes. But I think I might join up and dance with him one of these days. I'm sure he would love it. In fact, he already invited me! About two weeks ago on some drunken night, my friends stopped into a deli and The Bunny was dancing on the corner. I commented to the deli employee about how much I love watching The Bunny, and the employee started raving about how sweet he is and how he's this dedicated performance artist who cares so much about his art. My theories were either insanity or drug abuse, so after learning this info, I danced my way over, joined him in his interesting hop, and asked what was up. He told me he's an artist who loves to dance and thinks performance art needs to be brought to the streets like music and visual art have been. Can't protest with that! Time Out New York can't protest with that either...an awesome picture of him with a half page interview is in the latest edition. According to their story, he doesn't use drugs. I wonder.

So, everyday The Bunny makes me smile. And one day I will join him. Apparently he has already found a friend though! She's a mime who hangs out further south on Bedford and performs her skit on the street corner, and I heard from my newfound coffee shop buddy that they've bonded and sometimes perform together. Only in New York. I love it. Watch out... maybe I'll be there with them next week, dancing in sparkling slippers and a Cinderella dress!

Also, I'm going to take a few sentences to brag. I'm completely average when it comes to the verbal and math sections of the GREs, but when it comes to the writing section, I just found out that I am perfect!! I scored a 6 out of 6 on the writing section! Yay! Even though I've said for the past two months that this test is complete bullshit, my ego is still boosted.