the silence that the city achieves late, late at night is pretty incredible. last night as i was riding home after having some drinks with coworkers, all i could really hear was the sound of my bike tires against the pavement and the strong wind ringing in my ears. the el broke through the night abrasively and reminded me of the city that we live in. the whole six mile ride home, i don't think more than ten cars passed me by. it was a real nice moment of summer that i shared with myself.