I didn't die; I simply watched people make themselves more alive as they devoured an impressive selection of curries.
Every week became every two weeks or every three or a month, until I simply watched his presence drain from my life.
I simply watched my parents make dinner (sometimes beef bourguignon, more often burgers) and absorbed their notion that food was interesting and entertaining, not just fuel.
I simply watched as he methodically crushed the combs full of pupae underfoot and slapped the adults dead as they futilely stung him.
And designing my tasting menu could not have been more straightforward: I simply watched what other people were eating and followed suit.
More important: At what point am I simply watching a male gaze that has managed to pass by selling itself as a form of empowerment?
Once stationed under a palapa, I would simply watch the brilliant blue days pass.
On the contrary, when I opted to simply watch the Golden Globes, I found myself magically transported back to a time in which viewers actually viewed, and tossed their comments at the screen versus an entire online world.
Maybe I'm just cynical, or maybe I've simply watched too many of those wicked European films.
