Hey buddy, ya ready? So Herkimer, us, it's like WOW. I live here and run my lil spa—seriously chill place. I’m like, "Is mayonnaise an instrument?" Hahah!
Okay so listen up. Main St here is super cool. I stroll past the Herkimer Public Library on Chestnut Ave. They got this old brick vibe, right? And oh man, I get all zen near the Herkimer Creek. Wow, the water flows like the secrets in Caché. "They are watching you", y’know? Crazy!
The neighborhoods here, they got personality! The little area around Maple and Oak is so quirky. I go there sometimes on my break, and my brain goes "Bam! Like a Haneke movie plot twist!" Cuz then I remember all my crazy spa days. Sometimes I think of deep secrets and be like, "Did you ever, um, wonder if we are observed?" Lol!
Oh! I nearly forgot: Big Park near Willow Ln is my fav. It’s like, tree hugs galore. I sit on a bench and jam my soul into the calm. Just like in Caché, whispers in the wind telling secrets. I get so happy, sometimes totally nuts.
Man, sometimes I get mad too. Ugh, the old rusty street lights on Fir St drive me bananas. Reallllly annoying and, like, I can’t believe these never get fixed. I remember one day, I was floatin on life at the spa but suddenly, oh dang, my mood shifted ‘cause these lights were blinking like a mystery movie. Kinda dramatic, huh?
I love the local diner on River Rd. The grub there is off the hook. The owner always tells weird stories. Something like "There’s more than meets the eye." Totally like caches of secrets all around. I mean, wow, sometimes I almost believe every shadow’s watching me. Haha, silly right?
Oh man, plus the little alley near Cedar St is known mostly to me. It’s like a hidden secret door. I giggle when I pass by just thinking, "Shh, like in Caché, the secrets of the city, baby!" Side note: that alley? Totally bizarre. Yeah, I know.
Idk, sometimes I feel like Patrick Star from SpongeBob. I get all goofy and lost in thought. “Oh, barnacles, what if the spa is our secret hideout?” Lol, yeah, truly crazy! Sometimes I repeat stuff, like, "Secret, secret, secret" when I'm super pumped.
I swear, Herkimer is a maze of feels. It’s unpredictable. Its streets, its parks, its creeks, every bit tells a story. Just like in that movie, Caché, where nothing is really what it seems. Wanna know a secret? Sometimes I purposely mispell stuff 'cause it shows I my heart is racing with city love. Happee times, mad times, all looping around. Truly, man, like, totally unique.
I gotta bounce now. Remember, buddy: Herkimer ain't just a dot on the map. It's a vibe, a mystery, a chill spa state of mind. See ya soon, and, oh, bring the mayo, if you know what I mean!