a year ago i was getting ready to board a plane to madrid. now i'm getting ready to sling dollar sushi to animalistic college kids. oh how times they do change.

this semester is reminding me that i have the complete and utter capacity of functioning at nearly one hundred percent efficiency. throughout the course of each week, from the moment i wake up until the moment i go to bed, i'm usually doing something that is completely and utterly necessary to my cause, whether it be eating/sleeping/bathing, attending class/reading/writing, working/paying bills, or the occasional drinking a/some beer(s) (a man needs some repose, after all). downside--no time to make music.

this morning, an old man on the 4w blue filled out a crossword puzzle as his nose slowly dripped onto his lapel.

one.

since i had to set up this blog for class use, i figure it's a good opportunity to get back to writing about the random minutia of daily life. in a brief reprieve from the bitter, miserably cold winter weather, the sun came out today and the snow started to melt. what a relief.

manufactured consciousness

i find it incredibly frightening that the future of this country is being shaped by politicians that polarize and exploit citizens' fears and insecurities in order to gain favor--chant u.s.a., u.s.a.

everything all of the time.

after three consecutive nights of 10+ hour shifts, i'm going to hop in my car, road trip out to rhode island, and hit up manhattan, jersey, and philadelphia on my way back to chicago. i plan on smoking way too many cigarettes, drinking entirely too much coffee, and loving every waking moment of it.

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.