An Adventure

so we rolled into high point and it was a fucking hurricane!
the ghost city was wind-swept
ripping windows straight through whatever grip on reality i might have had

split thrilled grin
splatter rain and chilly mist,
mysteriously chill
and cool
after baking sweat at 3000' Celsius

the train depot let us breathe
and soak in the sights
and sounds
and vibes
as we swung from railings on the breeze-way
thunder rumbling on the tracks beneath us

and the lightning in the not-so-distant Now
not a threat,
but a guarantee
that the bustling business suits and briefcases of the
bermuda circus
were only crouching still behind concrete walls,
undetected eyeballs in the foliage of the grey-blue cityscape
watching curiously and cautiously
as we danced on kicks
softly
under our golden-orange rooftops
in the air of the cold blue indian summer

A Wild Sheep Chase

As with my previous post about Kerouac, there are probably more interesting insights to offer about this book, but my excitement about Murakami's style is simply too much to handle!- it just spewed ink all over this blank page in this sketchbook, with some sort of maniacal laugh i think, so i have ventured and seen that i must transfer this to digital, because the words have flowed through lava tubes of beautiful craftwork and up magma shafts of skillful beautymake from that sweet-awesome novel of his, and too much dangerous volcanic excitement has built up inside me. Mt. Fuji- man those vibrations are powerful!

the way he includes the perfect details of life and paints them together in a thoughtful shape so that this Clear vibe is created.

also the elements:
love story
adventure story
mysterious mystery story
picture of life story

with letters, introspection, outrospection, dialogue, characterizing, and more!

plus the Murakami signature whimisical elements of pure childish joy and crazy and it all, but often in the way of a coffee-drinking almost-thirty-something who likes the grey rainy beach and quiet bus rides to nice art museums, and chaos and love

and it's all just got this CLEAR BEAUTIFUL VIBE!

the great debate

Biden was real and direct. Hilary cooler than i thought. Obama the idea master. And Edwards was a joke:

"I don't know what rich is." - Senator John Edwards

How about this snippet from the local News & Record:

"...the former North Carolina senator and 2004 vice presidential nominee seems to be doing his darndest to make the case that he is a wee bit of a phony. Whether fairly or not, Edwards' $400 haircut; his $491,000 income from part-time work at a Wall Street hedge fund specializing in the financial techniques that he decries; and now word he collected a $55,000 speaking fee for discussing the evils of poverty raises that question"

Funny stuff! (or scary stuff?)