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August 3, 2004

culture of fear VS your unspeakable beauty

No breaking news yet. The rain just won’t stop! I have arranged piles of folders into protective folding screens where I can not work and have no one see. I’m tired of surfing the Internet; I feel comforted knowing that for every little thing, there is somebody taking care of it, but for now I just wish my workday would go by, with no looking at a screen. Much like everyone, I would just like to be home with shoes off, a drink, a book (I went to bed way past my bedtime yesterday as I read the »Found book from start to end) and a grumpy and joyful cat, just like me. That reminds me - Chomi! Last weekend, my cat has come back from her several-weeks holiday in the country. She certainly missed me, but she preserves the mystique by acting utterly indifferent. I often think, what is this cat waiting for ruling over the world. Since she had not seen my new apartment yet, I expected her to hide under the bed for a day or two, but no – she followed me around with insistence, asking for every closet, every floor-level cupboard to be opened, inspected. She soon realized there was nothing threatening to be found anywhere, boredom may still lurk, but so is life – and she started whistling.

If whistling were allowed at work, I know what I would be whistling! Summertime, the best Galaxie 500 song, to chase all this rain away, and bring back, not sun, but something else; night, city lights. Apparently there is a live version of this on the DVD. Work is so slow! Half-price personality assessments, two-for-one deals, will anyone come..? I would love a nap.

Posted by nathalie at August 3, 2004 3:50 PM