July 2010
The sky is eternal. The Sun is scorching.
The sky is all around you in Kansas City; the sun stretches his burning face towards you and you singe whenever you leave the protection of shade.
I grew up with forests and hills and kettles and tall cityscape and never felt that the sky was close to me. No, if I wanted to look far, far away I’d climb the tower in the nearby national park or take the elevator to the top floor of a...
June 2010
Spatial versus narrative navigators →
bobulate:
Do we have an innate sense of direction, or does the city grid teach it to us? City Room conducted an unscientific study, asking participants which direction is “north:”
Of 20 New Yorkers interviewed — some beneath Union Square, some in the sun in the park itself — 13 pointed to north accurately and instantly, 4 pointed in the wrong direction, 2 pointed to the sky …
The sky! They also...
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“German police say an American got so fed up with the constant mosquito-like...”
– Police: Vuvuzela noise drives an American nuts - Yahoo! News
“Kill it with an ax!” is the new “Kill it with fire!”.
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“I look around from face to face, from bombed visage to wasted grin. These are...”
– From the novel BOOZE CAN by Chris Walter. (via criminalwisdom)
Kansas City skyline.
With nausea rolling in the back of my throat and a faint feeling in my head I turn the A/C back on while the cityscape comes into view. What luck that I happen to move on one of the hottest days around?
I am suddenly struck with the knowledge, deep down, that I am a new person, in a new city, with a new job and wholly new home environment.
I take a deep breath and feel the cool air blow on my...
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Iowa any more."
Moving to Kansas City, KS today.
It's easy to forget that I miss you, until one of...
bobulate:
On waiting
James Sturm, a cartoonist on a four-month sabbatical from the Internet, on waiting:
Whether it’s a sports score, a book I want to get my hands on, or tuning into Fresh Air anytime of day, I can no longer search online and find immediate satisfaction. I wait for the morning paper, a trip to the library, or, when I can’t be at my radio at 3 p.m., just do without....
Goodbye, Iowa. I’ll miss you.
“I wonder if to women, who seem to live in a world of subtlety and nuance, we men...”
– Khiva on Male Redditors: What are some hints females gave you, but you didn’t get them until after you had your chance? (via swirlee)
To me, men have moments in which they are oblivious, moving brick walls.
Other times I marvel at their ability to expressive themselves with a piercing clarity.
Sentimental Heart. →
Old habits die hard when you got, when you got a sentimental heart. Piece of the puzzle: you’re my missing part. Oh what can you do with a sentimental heart?
