Yes I can, if Frank Sinatra says it's okay

[potemkyn]

I can barely find enough things to talk about with the people I meet in the real world, so I won't belabor this e-Cyber entry with small talk. Sorry, this is a long, self indulgent, dreary entry

Comments

[amerikan_idiot]

Ryan, I was impressed with this entry.

Until I got to the part where you called yourself a ponce who needed a hobby. Then I laughed.

[potemkyn]

You always need a little levity at the end of a dreary essay to make everything "all better". I really appreciate that you actually read this. It means a lot to get compliments from your peers. Hopefully I won't fail to update for another six months and there will be more to read. I look forward to seeing some more of your writing in the future, as well.

Philly

[trindles_cock]

Yes ryan I recently visited philly and I looked at all the hangout spots I frequented as a child. It seems to have gotten alot worse. When I visit my dad in atlanta I feel it is very close to philly almost a newer philadelphia minus the southern accents. Im hoping philly starts to rebuild and gains new life, but it wont.

Peace.

Re: Philly

[potemkyn]

I think that's a bit bleak. On the contrary, a good portion of Philadelphia is experiencing a renaissance. I would say that it's probably at the best it's been in decades. Even though some select parts of the city have deteriorated in recent years as gentrifaction has pushed many poor citizens ever farther away from the urban core, this is not indicative of the city overall. North Philadelphia has been on the skids for the last half-century, but even the area around Temple is better now than a year ago. It might still be the worst neighborhood in the city statiscally, but it's still better than it was. As more people begin to eschew the suffocating blandness of the suburbs, which I predict they will, I would expect to see only greater gains for Philadelphia and other American cities.