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07.14.06 Summer Begins Having never lived in New York City before and only rarely visited during the summer months, it's a new life here that I've already settled into. It's a summer of wheatberries, popsicles, shaded sidewalks, and sunburns. Working in the western fringes of SOHO and living deep within the gentrified carcass... more
03.15.06 Vermont, One Year Out Loggers sit in a valley at the center of town. A pit, really, with a river running swiftly through-- maybe the fastest thing in town. There's a bar or two and a 'fancy' restaurant but nothing looks that busy. The cafe is staffed by girls with things in their hair... more
02.12.06 A Brief Guide To Visiting the Igualada Cemetery and Other Projects As Boston's snowfall slowly turns everything outside into a parody of itself, as the syntax of curb and street fade into a single plane, what better time to recall the climate and company of a recent, wonderful trip to Barcelona. It's a hard city to peg for just one vice.... more
01.21.06 Eatng and Working in London, if Briefly Note: I was in London so this is now three months old. Oops. This trip was made possible by a fellowship and accompanying grant offered by the Soane Foundation based in New York, NY. I offer my thanks to both the Soane Foundation, the Soane Museum in London, and the... more
06.15.05 A Weekend in San Ardo, CA Elevation: 459 feet above sea level. Population: 501 (+9, briefly). [images lost]... more
04.23.05 Walking Cambridge Last spring I was thinking about the rural existence. At the time I took note of the following: The flaneur is a farmer with different shoes. The wanderer, the walker, the one who experiences the environment around them with glee-- this person exists in a forrest of skyscrapers and town-homes... more
04.07.05 5 Days, 500 miles Of Hilltops and Eyelids Shining through one's eyelids the sun is bright enough to tinge the field of vision a bloody orange which forces the brain to overcompensate and cast the world into a faint but opposite blue. One awakes with these alien eyes in a slightly different world,... more