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You Are Beautiful: Sightings
I followed the trail of Postal Mail stickers all the way down Damen, until I hit Augusta. There, I turned and headed towards Justin’s place (a bunch of us were meeting up to watch a movie). I look up at a nearby stoplight, and guess what I find? You are beautiful. Lots of ’em. I’m…
A sort of treasure hunt
Spotted this right below the Blue Line, right at the Damen stop. Wandering around the Wicker Park Area. Odd. Here’s another Postal Mail sticker, with writing on it. And another. And another. Now I’m starting to get intrigued. This I thought, was rather funny. I figured some disgruntled boyfriend/girlfriend did this. But I was wrong!…
Out and About
I got out of the house today, thankfully. I dropped off some videos at Blockbuster, and pointed myself south from there, sticking to the areas just west of the Expressway. Seeing as yesterday was a rather cool evening, I threw on a sweater before heading outside. BIG mistake. I got a few blocks, and started…
grief
From: DaveTo: Birthday Friends Subject: grief Well this isn’t any fun. I double checked the GrantPark Minigolf info online this afternoon and it turnsout they pushed back their opening day by a week. Thechumps. So this means there won’t be any minigolfingtomorrow after all. But I thank you for your supportand enthusiasm. Perhaps someday the…
Recluse
It was a gorgeous day outside today. But for some reason, I stayed in. Pulled the hermit thing and puttered around. The crappy thing is that I didn’t even really get much of anything done. Did a bit of laundry. Watched American Splendor, but didn’t get all the way through it yet. In fact, I’ve…
Message For Juliet
Sorry I missed your call, I was out at the Tashi station, picking up power converters. Thank you for the message. Cheered my evening up considerably.
Message From Juliet
What in the hell
I’m not sure what’s wrong with me. There seems to be something I can’t shake that’s stayed with me since yesterday. This feels like high school. When everything around you looks meaningless and grey. And there’s an ache in your chest, just below the throat. The feeling I have right now, I want to dig…
The Saddest Music in the world
I’ve been down for part of the day, and it stuck with me after work. Justin had talked about going to see a Guy Maddin film, but I was so unmotivated that I wasn’t sure if I was even in the mood for that. We wandered over to Smoke Daddy, on Division, to meet up…
History, Hug
I’m thinking a lot right now about a phrase Lucille Clifton offered last night. She kept stressing that humans, each and every one of us, are complex beings. And too often, we forget this. We dismiss it. Right now, I’m feeling sorry for the world. I worry about the world, about us. I’m wondering how…
The Video
won’t you celebrate with me
by Lucille Clifton won’t you celebrate with mewhat i have shaped intoa kind of life? i had no model.born in babylonboth nonwhite and womanwhat did i see to be except myself?i made it uphere on this bridge betweenstarshine and clay,my one hand holding tightmy other hand; come celebratewith me that everydaysomething has tried to kill…
Poetry Reading: Lucille Clifton
Attended a great reading tonight by Lucille Clifton. I’ve been a fan of her work ever since I picked up a collection of hers. And on looking on what I wrote that day… I found out something tonight. Clifton writes a lot in her head. And according to her, particularly for her early poems, she…
Thank You, Stranger with the Umbrella
On my way to the reading tonight, I got caught outside in some pretty big downpours. With no umbrella. I was pretty lucky, and got to hide under some scaffolding along the way. And at one point, standing underneath the planks and trying to avoid the falling streams that fell through the cracks… this woman…