As Far As I Can Tell

Listening to Bookends

I can’t go a full day without leaving the house. I can take it right up to the point of possibility and even flirt with the idea of doing it, but in the end I can’t. Like yesterday, I ran out at 9o’clock to buy books at Myopic. Not because I needed to go book shopping, but because the thought of spending the entire day in my socks is more depressing then the thought of wandering a used book store’s stacks for no reason.

I miss my moped.

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Today’s perfect time and place was at 8a.m. at a 6 way intersection in Wicker Park. The morning glow was in full effect and it was warm enough to make everything shine with a slight wetness. Everyone was bustling around in the street; people dancing with cars dancing with buses.

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# December 12, 2002 06:09 PM


 

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i know what you mean, i hate “wasted days” even if they’re not acutally wasted. i like your pictures.

Posted by: mark on December 12, 2002 8:06 PM

yep. as much as i’m a homebody, i usually have to leave my house at least once to feel like i’m a part of society. though i do sometimes like to just sit in my apartment for an entire weekend and disappear.

Posted by: miguel on December 12, 2002 11:57 PM

besides the almost daily requirement of going to work… i do quite well with not leaving the house. i think most times i’m bordering on anti-social behavior, but other times, i think i just enjoy being alone. although sometimes, i think its easier to go out almost every day than to be accosted with “where have you been?” “um, around…” as if not making appearances at the Space is the worst thing in the world one can do…

Posted by: eric on December 13, 2002 9:49 AM

Mornings here have been a warmer cold. Everything is gray and a little moist. I love the way everything looks, I pretend I’m in Europe.

Posted by: meredith on December 13, 2002 2:38 PM

where’s your moped?

Posted by: jim on December 13, 2002 3:33 PM

At least you don’t call in sick to work and stay in bed until 4:30 pm.

Posted by: ivo on December 13, 2002 5:32 PM

As far as who can tell?


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