Since the waves on the Atlantic were thirty feet high and too tumultuous for us camera-bearing, hat-wearing whale watchers, the trip was canceled, and we spent the day walking all along Boston’s Freedom Trail. We followed that red painted line (abruptly twisting and turning like a drunk Harold had scrawled it, with the crayon he’d [...]
I’ve realized the problem I have with taking pictures (ie: “creating memories”): I so rarely remember to take them when things are actually happening. I tend to forget that I have a camera with me at all, until the moment that I’m just waiting around for something.
And so, to go with a theme, a few [...]
It’s funny how homesickness is something you come to expect forever after a while. The tangible, inhabitable home evaporates and transforms into its poltergeist, capable only of eerie sounds, sensations of cold, and moving objects around the room while you’re not looking. It’s not something you can touch, let alone return to. You’ve been forced [...]
I’m flying home today, and I love flying [X] — simply because they have the nicest terminal in the Logan airport. It’s all cleanliness and sunlight and inoffensive padded beige chairs. I was stuck there once for three hours due to bad weather, and I actually relished it.
“Sweet!” I thought, every time the next delay [...]