Corner of Mary and Albert

For this task I paused during my Derive through brisbane to plant myself on this corner and wait for something fantastic to happen

Wintermellon tea

i had my wintermelon tea in one hand and camera in the other. now all i had to do was wait and watch.

Lights change, cars move, people walk

Nothing happened. not yet. the lights cycled and people crossed the street, cars flowed and nothing unusual was happening.

Mobile tower

I looked harder, a mobile phone tower perched above the building on the opposite corner bathed me in its invisible radio waves but I wasnt tuned into the Alien cloaking network, i heard nothing.

A woman in a red dress

then, i noticed something. The woman in the red dress. is this real?

I'll get you my pretty

Then i thought i saw the wicked witch of the west in her crooked black heels and stripy stockings.

Bicycle messengers

The cyclists paid me no heed as i snapped their faces. their lithe fit bodies mocking my stomach pudge. i heard the cries of a distant protest. something about teachers aides.

Feeing

The cyclists seemed to be fleeing the protest. perhaps he was responsible for the terrible wages these educators endured.

Over the line

a woosh and a slight chirp of tyres as this car stops over the line, a guilty man behind the wheel recognises that if he had run the red light he would have faced off against a firetruck, and lost.

Defying gravity

a cheeky cyclist however perches atop his two wheeled transport, waving his buttocks at the sheepish light jumper.

One legged man

A one legged man rounds the corner and continues on his way past the sandwich joint. perhaps he lost it in a fire.

Eco Taxi

Zoom goes the nearly silent Prius taxi, its electric motors gliding it around the corner. the bright orange blazing in the cruel brisbane sun.

Jaywalker

In a rush a woman runs across the road against the lights, jaywalkers. I got fined for jaywalking once. $40. noone catches this woman however.

Accident

The noise of the protest has faded away and this damaged Toyota rounds the corner. its blacked out windows do not show the careless owner.

Fat Man

A large fat man catches my eye as he ambles across the road. His rotund belly shocks me, i could become him if i didnt do some sit ups. The hipster girls ignore his bulk and talk about things i am too uncool to understand.

Lisa

Lisa crosses the road, dressed up for work, what a surprise. "what are you doing here?" she asks "waiting for something fantastic to happen", i reply. "you are odd. hey, want to get some lunch? i'm hungry." "Fantastic." I smiled.