Deep winter is a tough time to live in New York. No one much feels like going out to brave the squalling wind and snow, especially for a drink in a hot, crowded bar with people so bundled up they resemble haystacks. February tends to be the month that we all burrow down into our skins and make a ream of plans that we have no real intention of carrying out, or research dream vacations that we will never be able to afford. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for the ‘Winter’ Category
January 11th, 2009
A long silence, a new year, and many changes coming. January wears into February, as the cold settles in. Back in the city, for what it’s worth, shuttling between heated houses as quickly as possible and planning for the eventuality of another, warmer, season.
I have been feeling extremely uninspired to create anything, and though I’m sure it is a by-product of winter, the lack of tangible results in my life is beginning to nag. I know in talking to my friends that this is not something unique to me; it is a widespread, insidious feeling lately. This could be due to the obvious downturn in everyone’s fortunes, of course, but I wonder if the hangover doesn’t run deeper than that… Read the rest of this entry »
December 23rd, 2008
So, this is the end of the year, yet again. I am currently back in the Southlands, which make me alternately Very Happy (the excellent comforts of good food and general moody ambiance) and Very Unhappy (needing to drive everywhere and not owning my own vehicle, being held to other people’s schedules, lack of the internet). It’s strange not to have visited in an entire year. Contrary to what we may think, towns and cities are very much alive, constantly shifting and changing whether we observe them or no. Geographies are not fixed, but are a matter of pure context, rather like time. Read the rest of this entry »
December 10th, 2008
As the weather grows steadily colder, the light more grey, and the last leaves fall off the trees, living in a city becomes noticeably, well, geometric. Without any real organic presence, glass, metal, and cement are the materials that make up the bulk of everyday existence. I always wondered why city dwellers dressed so differently from people who live in rural areas, or even in suburbs. Every time I get off of a flight in a Southern airport, one of the first things I notice is the profusion of pastels (and fleece– ha.) worn by people not-of-the-city. However, being here in the winter solves some of the mystery, sort of. What are the main colors of New York in winter? Grey, black, white, brown, and brick red. Read the rest of this entry »
