August 2009
4 posts
So I am back in Harlem, and it’s a shocking adjustment. I’ve been here many times before, but never from the perspective of one that will call it home for a while. It’s certainly not your mom’s Park Slope. But then, what more difference is there besides people selling ice-cold water louder, and my choice of incense and perfume every 5 feet of side-walk?
It’s already...
A: Is that you?
Daniel: that's me
A: Wow. How does it feel?
Daniel: feels strangely natural, with a lingering and haunting pressure mixed with vague alienation. but that is an improvement
A: Being alienated is better than being an alien.
Daniel: right on
What I learned in Crimea
Eating regularly and substancially makes me feel great
Icy mountain water is meant to be swam in
Swimming without flippers is usually a waste of time
Never loan your things to fat kids you don’t know
Snorkling increases lung capacity
Bees bring a lot of humor to life
You’re not full until the plate is clean
All of the plates.
Inky night-time water is meant to be swam in
The...
WatchIf there is one quiet goal after I return, it’s to get back into a regular routine of things like this.