the ides of February!

a few months ago I was walking downtown and I saw where someone had stepped in dog shit and tried to scrape it off their shoe. the smears lasted an entire block. I imagined someone getting progressively more irate, probably cursing loudly (as I would), late for work, staggering furiously like why the fuck won't this shit come off. I imagined them getting where they were going and angrily recounting the incident. 

...and I was reminded of that when I saw this god damn it! umbrella crumpled on Denny.  

progress continues. last week: 

so much different shit happening in this photo! angles and rebar and porches and the musty musk of destruction! 

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and this week: 

an impromptu Starbucks cup-fence has arisen from the ashes. Dave, you're a filthy litterer. 

someone has upgraded the vile Spring Break tag. 

never ignore a lightpost. 

I didn't notice the owl until after I took the picture. 

on the other side of this is a stairwell. the door in the background vaguely reminds me of that fucking rabbit sitcom in Inland Empire. I find that a lot of poorly-lit innocuous-yet-sinister shit reminds me of that movie. 

the u district. Grey is a state of mind, baby. 

Fremont. 

at this time of year, the sun doesn't often set. the sky just grows darker. 

"man, n. an animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be." -Ambrose Bierce