monoceros blogsI'm finally done with a rather nasty project, which took up many of my waking (and sleeping) hours. Not too many brain cells left to write interesting posts now, so while the cells regenerate, here are some pictures of my Ann Arbor trip.
I didn't quite manage to do all I wished, or see all the old friends I wanted to. Some may not have even known I was in town; for my own reasons, I didn't want to be overwhelmed by questions, I didn't want to explain many things which I'm still evading myself. I regret my stealthy visit though, for I miss many of the friends I didn't get to see. And now, I even miss those I did get to see.
This is the closest I could get to Shawn Mullins (he of the famed "All In My Head" song from Scrubs) who performed at the Top of the Park festival this summer.
I'll never forget how cool the Huron River felt on a wam afternoon, or how I nearly lost a slipper that day.
A fairy door at Sweetwaters Cafe. Notice the miniscule framed fairy door poster by the side. I'm going to have the same poster in my office one day. Just a lot larger.
Peeking through the window at Peacable Kingdom's fairy store. Lots of goodies.
The store even has a little staircase down to a basement where no human's allowed to go. Ever.
Riding again in Jake's old Isuzu brings back memories of last summer when I drove the truck around like a maniac ferrying my belongings from one place to another, desperate to get everything packed and ready for the final trip home. It seems a lifetime ago.
"Kansas, 1973"
by Floyd Skloot from The End of Dreams
My daughter nestled in a plastic seat
is nodding beside me as though in full
agreement with the logic of her dream.
I am glad for her sake the road is straight.
But the dark shimmer of a summer road
where hope and disappointment repeat
themselves all across Kansas like a dull
chorus makes the westward journey seem
itself a dream. She breathes in one great
gulp, taking deep the blazing air, and stops
my heart until she sighs the breath away.
The sun is stuck directly overhead.
I thought it would never end. The drive,
the heat, my child beside me, the bright day
itself, that fathering time in my life.
We were going nowhere and never would,
as in a dream, or in the space between
time and memory. I saw nothing but sky
beyond the horizon of still treetops
and nothing changing down the road ahead.
hello again. =)
Posted by: a l at September 11, 2006 1:47 AMi love the picture of you in your orange slippers in the lake...
the fairy-home...
someday, you'll be back to visit Ann Arbor, again...
You make me miss A2! Hope you enjoyed the trip!
Posted by: andre at September 12, 2006 8:07 AMHello, a l! *big wave*
tiggie, I think I will, but not so soon. The rarity will make each visit more special, I suppose.
hey andre, long time no hear! I did enjoy it, and I hope you're living it up in CA.
Posted by: monoceros at September 12, 2006 10:08 AMregarding the isuzu...you should note the radar detector in the top left..one of the few perks of living in ann arbor:) since this pic was taken we fixed the crappy muffler so you don't need the headphones in the pic to hear the radio. it's much quieter now.