Graffiti of the day (Sunday)
Seen spray painted in florescent green on the undergirder of a bridge
"the expanding universe continues"
I saw this on a walk I took down by the river. It brought me to the conclusion that it's really a good thing I didn't grow up in a big city. Location probably saved me from a life of crime. See, graffiti like that actually inspires me. I think it's great that someone has the guts to go out and make a statement - especially a smart non sequitor like that - in an unobtrusive place where only really observant people will notice it. When I was younger the nonconformist in me had more free time to satisfy the urges to go out and disrupt. There aren't a lot of opportunities for that out in the middle of nowhere where I grew up.
I see potential all over this city. But of course, being young and stupid, I would have gone too far at some point, fallen in with the wrong crowd who did it to be malicious, and I would have gotten caught. I don't think I would have reacted well to that experience (the getting caught part) it probably would have thrown me into some serious rebellion against "the system."
Good thing I didn't come to the big city until I was grown up enough to realize that the real improbability is that "the system" functions at all. It does a good enough job of disrupting itself.
Garden: One of the adoring masses who read my blog was nice enough to email me and suggest that I try putting some mums into the garden. I appreciate the suggestion. For some reason I never think of mums until I notice them in the fall in my neighbors' garden when it's really too late to start them in my own. Maybe this year I'll remember to give them a try.
Books: Soon I will inflict my short story upon yet another sci-fi magazine. It's all part of my evil plot to cultivate readers.
Seen spray painted in florescent green on the undergirder of a bridge
"the expanding universe continues"
I saw this on a walk I took down by the river. It brought me to the conclusion that it's really a good thing I didn't grow up in a big city. Location probably saved me from a life of crime. See, graffiti like that actually inspires me. I think it's great that someone has the guts to go out and make a statement - especially a smart non sequitor like that - in an unobtrusive place where only really observant people will notice it. When I was younger the nonconformist in me had more free time to satisfy the urges to go out and disrupt. There aren't a lot of opportunities for that out in the middle of nowhere where I grew up.
I see potential all over this city. But of course, being young and stupid, I would have gone too far at some point, fallen in with the wrong crowd who did it to be malicious, and I would have gotten caught. I don't think I would have reacted well to that experience (the getting caught part) it probably would have thrown me into some serious rebellion against "the system."
Good thing I didn't come to the big city until I was grown up enough to realize that the real improbability is that "the system" functions at all. It does a good enough job of disrupting itself.
Garden: One of the adoring masses who read my blog was nice enough to email me and suggest that I try putting some mums into the garden. I appreciate the suggestion. For some reason I never think of mums until I notice them in the fall in my neighbors' garden when it's really too late to start them in my own. Maybe this year I'll remember to give them a try.
Books: Soon I will inflict my short story upon yet another sci-fi magazine. It's all part of my evil plot to cultivate readers.
