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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.

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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screened

Posted on August 9, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

another extremely clumsy job interview today. i am not sure exactly what took hold of me, but this voice, foreign to my comprehension, was speaking through my body. the interview was with this recruiting firm for nonprofit organizations. i applied … Continue reading →

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$1295 / 2br – Great deal on this spacious 2 bed in Prime East Lakeview! (Chicago – Lakeview)

Posted on August 7, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

finally, the drought has ended. the smiling and laughing drought. 2 days in a row. the first was yesterday, playing music with some friends, one of whom handed me some sort of lap steel guitar. we played “Moon River” and … Continue reading →

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assertiveness training

Posted on August 7, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

lately i keep encountering situations–at work, at places that are not at work–where people are telling me i need to be more assertive in how i communicate. and this makes me angry because i don’t feel as if i am … Continue reading →

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special relationship

Posted on August 5, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

i was asked by this performance/live art collective to respond to a weekly series of prompts as part of a dialog between American and British artists that will culminate in a 12 hour event in november. this week’s prompt: Using … Continue reading →

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a night without conversation…

Posted on August 4, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian
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fewer pineapples

Posted on August 3, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

it’s oh so tempting to delete yesterday’s post, but i don’t think i am allowed to do that here. technically, i am allowed, but morally, ethically, i cannot give myself permission to delete. one can’t go out and about in … Continue reading →

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the ideal

Posted on August 2, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

hour and hours obsessing over that elusive ideal apartment in this town. will i never be satisfied? that’s the question? compounded by my desire to live in a totally different region of the country. i guess my hopes of getting … Continue reading →

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