Wednesday, June 4, 2008

not making a decision is a strong statement.

i like this guy's work.

i went swimming the great atlantic over the weekend. a uniter, not a divider. it is nice to go away for a while. even a short while, like the train-induced daydream or a prolonged shower. it is good to get away. the further i am away, the better i feel about getting back to being an observer. it is the participating that is trick here in new york city. participating is where the city gets you. i am envious of those who know how to do both. well. intermittently. only knowing observation or participation, but not both, is kind of like "understanding" ezra pound without understanding fascism or gertrude stein.



this morning was pretty fantastic. not only did i find an amazing produce stand on my way to work, but i got to work after reading the times piece on obama and listened to this. i had a completely different reaction than reading the transcript last night. that man can speak.

and, as much as a skeptic as i like to be, it is nice to think that things might start to change around here. that a black man can be our president- and a good one. good=better. it is embarrassing how outdated america already is. even so, today's train ride to work was like every other day. no one had a smile on their face except for the guy across from me who was jammin to a lil john song on his ipod. no one believed that last night changed anything. in fact, they probably didnt even know what happened. maybe they dont care either way. so for the next president, words mean shit. we will see what happens, but our ears are clogged. so much so that they dont even hear the fulton st platform nazi. unfortunately, im addicted to qtips.

6 comments:

kelly said...

qtips are awesome. & so is the beach. i was @ the atlantic this week, too! did you know?!!

kelly said...

do you wait for me to make these pleas every time?

kelly said...

seriously.

kelly said...

honestly.

kelly said...

really.

LuLiTa said...

HAhAHa! just saw this. i LOVE you!