3am walking home from the subway last night i accidentally kicked a rat
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
the sultan's annual tulip festivals
Each spring for a period of weeks the imperial gardens were filled with prize tulips (Turkish, Dutch, Iranian), all of them shown to their best advantage. Tulips whose petals had flexed too wide were held shut with fine threads hand-tied. Most of the bulbs had been grown in place, but these were supplemented by thousands of cut stems held in glass bottles; the scale of the display was further compounded by mirrors placed strategically around the garden. Each variety was marked with a label made from silver filigree. In place of every fourth flower a candle, its wick trimmed to tulip height, was set into the ground. Songbirds in gilded cages supplied the music, and hundreds of giant tortoises carrying candles on their backs lumbered through the gardens, further illuminating the display. All guests were required to dress in colors that flattered those of the tulips. At the appointed moment a cannon sounded, the doors to the harem were flung open, and the sultan's mistresses stepped into the garden led by eunuchs bearing torches.
pollan 82
pollan 82
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Mom Skype
Skyped my parents last Saturday morning. Ma said, "Come home, get married, be my neighbor."
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Historical fiction
im here in a bookstore waiting to hear a reading by e.l. Doctorow. i find it funny that we're all over here waiting in the audience when i clearly saw him sitting in the cafe when i came in.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
Sunday, May 4, 2014
out in bushwick
It's a warm shiny mid-60s day out and the neighborhood is full of people. On my way to this coffee shop I saw a film shoot with men in swimming trunks posing with rainbow inflatable beach balls, passed the one tree on Starr that's in fluffy pink abloom, and heard the tattoo guns humming away inside of the parlor by the subway.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
turkey bacon experience
turkey bacon. surprisingly not revolting. i'm a little disconcerted by how much effort they put in to make it look like bacon.
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