His first blog, he deleted, completely, and disappeared. Another one came later. Then a novel. A wonderful writer, provocative and insightful, a strange sort of presence at the edges of my life. I sense being brushed past by a great and difficult presence, a flea on an elephant, left staring up, feeling confused and humbled.
D met one of our neighbors-to-be yesterday. She worried that the plumber's truck would be in my way when I got home. (Since I was scrubbed in all day, I could not communicate that I would be there all day, at least.) He reassured her, we would deal with whatever we needed. Anyway, plumber was gone by the time I got home. I thought I saw her leaving, very distinctive looking woman.
Rather miserable Monday. Symptoms and reasons matter not, really. Sometimes, work sucks, and there is nothing to be done about it D got a show about the Coast Guard out of Cape Disappointment, which put difficult days in perspective. We visited Astoria, OR, a few years back, went to the Maritime Museum there. Which convinced us that the Coast Guard were the real badasses of the US military, and they save people. Great museum, if you are ever in that part of the world.
Thoughts butterflying about, body wanting only to idle, not a good combination for getting anything done. Moby taking a bath beside me.
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TC interviewed on another NPR programme here: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=291933966&m=293897817
Yes, the good and bad days leave us feeling good and bad. If I can come up with anything more obvious as a comment to your posts, please let me know.
I don't remember what inspired me to start blogging. I know it was that I needed an outlet to write regularly, but what specifically it was that had me start the blog on the day that I did is not clear to me.
Jean,
Thank you. What was that first blog called? I remember it had a great name.
Phil,
I trust you to be Mr. Obvious, and you fulfill your duties regularly.
I can't remember. Modal Minority? Or I think there was another one before that, but can't remember when the name 'Teju Cole' first appeared.
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