Monday, September 20, 2010

Re-seeing the city


"Pay attention to your dreams: when you go on a trip, in your dreams you will still be home. Then after you've come home you'll dream of where you were. It's a kind of jet lag of the consciousness." Barbara Kingsolver

At night I wander the city streets, wait for the subway and find myself in a mash-up of many locations as my consciousness overcomes the jet lag. I'm left with this craving which my rational brain know is unreasonable. But there it is....I'm longing to return to the city, pestered by this feeling of unfinished business. I'm sure as time flows onward, I'll readjust. But for now I keep this picture as my desktop background to satisfy my appetite for right angles, straight lines and oppressive concrete.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Transitions

The first grocery list after moving the first load of stuff into a new place reveals such insights. Often created in fury of distracted activity, the first grocery list is gutteral reaction of priorities and needs. Take for instance this list:

Coffee
Soymilk
TP
Paper towels
Wine
Sugar
Salt

Missing is any vehicle for the salt....just the idea that I MUST HAVE salt: its importance equals coffee and TP. As I fumble with the futon screws and attempt to determine how I fit into this new space, I will ponder the hierarchy of needs.
What would be on your first grocery list?