Tired
February 22nd, 2005 at 11:32am |
A couple of carts at a bus stop, near Ashlan and West, are tired. They lie on their sides after midnight.
Or perhaps someone has gone cart tipping.
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Night notes
February 21st, 2005 at 12:16pm |
Much is obscured by darkness. Sometimes there is the urge to go exploring after midnight. Directionless, we head wherever we go.
Donuts available 24 hours. The shop is brightly lit in contrast with most surrounding shops. Only gas stations stay open past midnight. Two groups of people sit in the small dining area.
We joke about donut [...]
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Alien invasion and weird old ladies
February 20th, 2005 at 10:22am |
I’m part of an elite fighting force that battles against an alien invasion. For a while, the fighting has been quiet. The aliens have retreated, and the force is left to play simulated games. A new weapon has been developed and we’re supposed to be practicing with it. It is focused through something that looks [...]
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Running late
February 18th, 2005 at 9:37pm |
I’m back in college, it was the first day of the semester, and I was taking another class with a very difficult professor. I’d had statistics with him, and he did not tolerate tardiness or absences.
In my dream, he gave us an assignment to be completed for our first day of class.
I realize this as [...]
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Steal this cart!
February 17th, 2005 at 10:29pm |
A couple of weeks ago, a new supermarket opens. A 24-hour supermarket, no less. This is something of great joy to me because when you work nights, you need to be able to go shopping at odd hours of the night.
Discover that the owners of these shopping carts don’t want them to travel anywhere. Forgive [...]
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Save me from Save Mart
February 16th, 2005 at 5:58pm |
A green cart from a local grocery store made it about a half mile before being stopped at a dumpster next to the video store.
It apparently didn’t hitch much of a ride from the first person that picked it up. I hope it finds what it’s looking for someday. Maybe someone will take pity on [...]
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Something Rotten: A Thursday Next book by Jasper Fforde
February 16th, 2005 at 5:52pm |
Several months ago, three separate friends recommended the first book in this series: The Eyre Affair.
It’s a hysterical mix of an alternate future, detective work and literature.
Many of the characters, for instance, have funny names. Like Thursday Next, the heroine of the novel. Or Jack Schitt, a nemesis at Goliath Corporation. Or Acheron Hades, the [...]
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