As anyone in New York will tell you, autumn has come in earnest. This morning the leaves on my block were beginning to pile up, with the rain making it even harder for my fastidious neighbors to get them swept clean quickly enough. I went with some friends to drive upstate and do some fall… Continue Reading
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Blow, wind, blow…
My final day here has been punctuated by the most aggressive winds and downpours that I’ve seen so far. It’s a real reminder that we are on the sea, dammit. It gives me a bit of insight into what the off season must be like here. Every time I think about heading down to Westerland… Continue Reading
You can’t make this stuff up…
Since I’d walked into town today, I almost took the bus home, but I was feeling pretty good and decided to make the trek on foot. About four fifths of the way back I started to notice how crazy the sky was getting, with huge clouds piled up across the horizon. No rain, but the… Continue Reading
Mutability…
It seems that you can always predict one thing about the weather here: at some point during the day it’s going to rain. And it’s going to be sunny. Whether or not those events will coincide with your plans or serve to thwart them is the unpredictable variable. Rented a bike, and now I have… Continue Reading
Abandoned robot costume…
It’s tough out there for a robot. It’s officially claratin time for me. The pollen is making me groggy and itchy. Tags: daily photo, robots, weather… Continue Reading
Play Misty…
It’s cold and foggy here. It doesn’t feel like spring, but rather the downward creep of fall. I’ve been playing catch up with some responsibilities, and reliving some of the high points of IMsL through other people’s recaps. I’ve been looking for my copy of “Watchmen” around my house for months and have been unable… Continue Reading
I can’t fight it…
I give up, my block is a fuggin’ winter wonderland. Tags: brooklyn, daily photo, my block, new york in black and white, weather… Continue Reading
Walking Lehigh…
All errands accomplished today. Score one for our side. But damn, this cold is not playing around. The sort of weather that just makes me want to huddle indoors nonstop. Where’s the service bottom with my toddy? Tags: daily photo, lehigh, weather… Continue Reading
Frightful…
Today has had just the kind of weather I hate, the kind that results in two foot wide puddles of soupy slush at every New York corner, the kind that makes all forward motion on the street a series of twists and flinches to avoid the chill wind, the kind that makes you feel ungracious… Continue Reading
Felled by weather…
It’s chilly here now. Time to return to the rituals of temperature regulation in the shower: my landlord’s aged water heater and whimsical pipes mean that the water goes from tepid (25 seconds) to steam (1 minute, 16 seconds) to frigid (6 minutes). any attempts to even out the temp means dexterity like a safe… Continue Reading