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About The Lost Pedestrian

In my wanderings throughout the moments/days/years, I try in earnest to find the mystical within the mundane and the mundane within the mystical, oftentimes confusing one from the other. I have wandered and roamed through many a city, many a town, in a state of wonder and bewilderment, without necessarily going anywhere. I am easily lost, but eventually found. (I am guessing you have just found me). My sincere hope is that you will find Something in this warehouse of thought, memory and false memory, words, numbers, tangents, murmurs, echoes (lots and lots of echoes), voices, dreams, and other paraphernalia.

the boxer

Posted on August 27, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

someone on the radio was talking about the difference between courage and fearlessness. since i was listening while driving, i was only half-attentive and i wish the other half of me could listen to the other half of his explanation … Continue reading →

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water

Posted on August 26, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

i don’t know why it’s taken me so long to realize that swimming is the key to my existence. i might be a terrible swimmer (and it’s humbling to be swimming alongside  100 year old men and women who are … Continue reading →

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air and water

Posted on August 25, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

at my friend L’s wedding today. if L would not have been in it, all would have been lost. especially at the reception, which was lunch at an Indian restaurant for about 20 of us, at this immensely long table. … Continue reading →

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unphased

Posted on August 23, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

somebody removed a small section of my head today, i guess for my health, but i don’t think it had any medicinal purposes that i was aware of. i actually did not at all mind, this biopsy. the doctor was … Continue reading →

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no time

Posted on August 21, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

this work/life balance thing. i’m not not very good at it this week. maybe it’s related to the full-moon that i am guessing was last night. maybe not. but i was feeling one step behind. the world was moving one … Continue reading →

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stranger day

Posted on August 19, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

one of the strangest days of late. one of those days where you one up against one wall after another instead of going anywhere.  but i don’t really feel like going into any detail. i’ll can tell you more about … Continue reading →

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watery eyes

Posted on August 18, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

i feel like i’ve been crying for almost the entire week. it’s either this deep sadness or allergies or a combination of both. it has been a really sad day for reasons i can’t explain. and my allergies are really … Continue reading →

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fewer friends

Posted on August 17, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

the subway was packed to the gills, more packed than the usual rush hour kind of packed. i barely had room to find a handle and when i did, it was only by the tips of my fingers. as the … Continue reading →

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field exercise 1

Posted on August 15, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

Go to 2 different Starbucks. Try not to order anything. Take note of the activity around you. Describe the customers. What do they look like? Are they alone or with others? If alone, what are they doing? What are they not doing? If … Continue reading →

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in trouble, again

Posted on August 15, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

i seem to be not getting away with things the way i once did. like things that would go by unnoticed are now starting to get noticed. a speeding ticket in Oglesby Illinois that I forgot to pay 2 weeks … Continue reading →

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blur

Posted on August 14, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

a blur of a day that i can scarcely remember, except for finding one really great parking spot. one of the best in years and years. i hope they will let me stay there, even just for the night.

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black friday

Posted on August 13, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

massive layoffs at work last Friday, that i just learned of today. i’m not quite sure how i survived, considering i’ve only worked there a few months and the people who were fired had worked there considerably longer and actually … Continue reading →

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today’s piano teacher

Posted on August 12, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

i had a very lengthy piano lesson today with a man who told me within the first 5 minutes of meeting him that he often felt lonely. but when he read or heard about people who faced far more difficult … Continue reading →

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in my shoes

Posted on August 11, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

before i knew it, i was in mid-downward flight to the carpet outside the men’s locker room at the gym. i had to break the fall with my elbows and wrists. And I had to look up, disgraced, as onlookers … Continue reading →

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mass

Posted on August 10, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

it’s becoming a bad habit. every Friday night after work i wander off to some classical concert, indoors or outdoors, and each concert always seems to feature a mass. And i get all excited, thinking… this will be so cool. … Continue reading →

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