futurebird's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- winter is coming soon "Well, it looks like winters coming." I said cheerfully to one of my co-workers the other day. She said it was "the middle of summer" and rolled her eyes. But, I think we're past summer solstice by now. Things can only get better. If I want to believe that winter is coming then it's coming. After all, it's getting colder each day. There was a gorgeous summer storm on Friday. I ran up the bike path on the west side highway joyfully drenched. Then on Saturday I ran in the high noon sun to dry off. I have a suntan. If I get anymore tan I'll look like spilt india ink or a little sunspot. But, there's no reason not to get all crispy; winter will be here soon so I'd better thicken my skin. I better find my leggings and wool hats and have them ready. I'm so hot and furious these days I'm dying for a breath of icy air. If you live in one of the cool regions of the world could you mail me a snowball? Please? It's seven am or so. I'm listening to the jets that fly to washington (well other places too I guess but to washington, mostly) and the guys who are using a band-saw to slice up quarter-round for the brownstone on the corner on the east-side and the breaks of the cars and hiss of the bus doors and the rumbling and rolling of the trains in the belly of the streets. I don't need an alarm clock. By six am everything's howling and sawing and rumbling away and there's nothing to be done but get up and try to make some noise myself. I put mozart's requiem on. I'm obsessed with it, especially the bit with the tenor and the deep horn, a tuba I think. I should find out what he's singing about. Thursday I go for jury duty. That's what I get for wanting to vote! When is the next election? I'll vote for anyone who lowers the bloody cigarette tax. Time to read the news and see what's what.
Well, I rather like that. Very apt with jury duty coming up and all. winson.html - 2002-07-22 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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