the following activities are encouraged
finally, i've begun to gnaw through the leafy, dessicated desert vines binding raw my sweating hands and feet. i've cast off my suffocating summer cocoon, and taken my first biting gasp of the cold autumn air. it's still hot around here, i know, but it is surprising sometimes how local these crazy climates can be. one breath of the bitter wort wafting from the anchor steam brewery, one weekend in the mitten state, one hollow and haunting string ballad is all it takes sometimes to shed the rotten chitin that attempts to engulf and bury me during these long dry days.
while blossoms close in on themselves, leaves fall to the ground, and over-ripe fruits whither on their brittle vines, while the natural world prepares itself for its cycle of sleep and hibernation, the little seeds inside me are just now beginning to sprout.
surely, you wouldn't know it out here in california, a place where our timid, plastic-looking plants cling desperately, pathetically to life, terrified of the annual cycle that lopes along so naturally in the more mature plants of the world. but even without the first frost, even without the freezing showers of icy rain and sticky colored leaves, some little clock inside me still registers the passing of the seasons, and releases the pressure valve of heat and frustration building up throughout the summer.
my fingers are cold and waxy; my breath is a thick wet fog.
while the world sleeps, nocturnal and restless i've become awake, and aware. no longer content to rest idly and let the days pass, i grow hungry in preparation for the long winter ahead. i need a feast! i feel my days here in sf running out, and i feel the need to fill them with the fattest calves, the richest cream, and the stiffest drink. i no longer feel content to revel in pleasant but unfulfilling experiences.
the following activities are therefor encouraged:
- midnight walking tours of san francisco
- midnight bike rides
- midnight anything
- parking ramp roof tours of san francisco
- costumed bar hopping in strange neighborhoods
- leaving the city
- returning to the city tired, sunburned, and full
- road trips
- costumed anything
- overpass walking tours of potrero hill
- craft nights
- liars dice in china town
- making out
- planetariums
- costumed museum tours
- star gazing
- making out while star gazing
- spontaneous outdoor dance parties
- full or partial nudity under almost any circumstances
- gonzo poetry recital
- passionate, heated discussion about just about anything
- going just about anywhere