A girl I knew, who loved January as much as May,
— January. I can’t brush off the
Silence without messing up my hair, it’s a strand from a lazy web,
And a year has gone by
Since we last hung the weatherman
Begging for prescience
Beneath his kicking feet
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It conquers nothing
But the world
Changes too fast, how the taxi comes [...]
Still alive.
Made it to the big time, coast to coast with 4000+ miles on the trip odometer and the adventure continues! After a brief sojourn in Niagara Falls on the Canadian side (and an unexpected night of buzzed miniature golf), we slipped down to Boston for a couple days, taking up residence at Chandler [...]
A dozen mosquitoes and one cigarette
Beside a hotel light, we watched the fairies dance,
Disappear
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I’m standing outside, plotting the next step. Sore all over, from sitting in one position too long, from walking all over Chicago, from sleeping on strange mattresses every night. I never knew that a car seat’s microfiber can [...]
DAY ONE :: 06/09
Left San Diego around 9 AM for a last minute detour to Orange County (see previous entry on ridiculously expensive guides). Our first stop was Williams (originally intended to be Flagstaff), Arizona, conveniently situated along our main road of choice, Route 66, where we have set camp for the night and [...]
It occurred to me as I hit the 805 / 5 interchange that I may have forgotten something. And not just anything but something really important.
Shit. The travel guides.
Luckily, I remembered. Unfortunately, by then, I was 60 miles south, arriving at my friend’s apartment, and the day’s activities will have [...]
Furniture’s re-arranged
And now I face a window,
A perception of opportunity;
Of all the things to turn to,
It isn’t Marilyn Monroe
Or even that print of Paris,
But rather, something
Altogether frightening.