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can i call this guy. it was two guys; they were sitting by the side of an old house in downtown fort worth--one where a lot of homeless guys hang out. i passed by, and one of them said "hey, where are you going!" i stopped. the same guy said "i haven't seen you in a while!" it seemed like we had met before, but i couldn't place him. earlier, when i had passed by the same spot, he was asleep behind a rectangular brick planter. so now there was another guy with him. they had a vladimir and estragon vibe to them (pretentious samuel beckett reference) one was outgoing (the one who said he knew me) and the other sort of shy. the shy one held up a bottle of cheap zinfandel and asked if i had a corkscrew. as it happened, i did. i opened the bottle for him, said "have a good time", and left. i regret not staying. i should have. i am practically a street person. i'm sure some people think i am. |
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what is it that separates you from a street person? your apartment? having a job? carrying a bottle opener on you? what else? |
year. it has to with the fact that i live such an isolated life. i go for long periods of time without talking to other people. and when i do i become confused. it makes me selfish, insensitive and sometimes rude (if i happen to interact with someone long enough). i have actively been trying to change this. i need more people to tell me i'm an ass. here, at least i have one. too bad nate isn't here to give me a "fuck you, you ass." |
face. How about in a couple of weeks? |
weekend. who knows what will happen in a couple of weeks. |
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you're the least of the asses that's ever stayed here, including me, with a decade of posts allowing everyone to witness it. you go to Oak Hill quite often? i could spit and hit the Y. |
long term--than that of others. when i'm at the old farm house, i usually just stay there and enjoy the quiet. our land is adjacent to the austin zoo. (it's slowly being taken over by land developers and they are threatening to put a highway through it, so we'll probably lose it in my lifetime.) since i wrecked my last car years ago, i usually hitch a ride down there; so i don't have much of a way to drive around the austin area. though sometimes i'll get over to bee cave or maybe to driftwood for a dinner at the winery there (trattoria lisina?). this usually happens if my sister is up from new braunfels. i'm not hip to the expression "spit and hit the y." |
ways, driving west from Austin in Oak Hill on your way to the zoo and Dripping Springs, etc. we frequent the zoo. it takes us about 15-20 minutes to get there. the land in that area is gorgeous and the view driving along Rawhide Trail into the zoo parking lot is stunning. i've always wished i could own land in the hill country (and the big island). i bet your family's property is a great retreat. i was there with my little back in May, and i noticed the housing development on the right side of the road, a little ways past where you turn right at the country store onto Circle Drive. i can't blame anyone for wanting to build on the land out there, but it is pretty ugly compared to the old ranch style homes scattered in the surrounding area. with the city growing so fast, and commuting inside the city so dreadful (compared to only 5-7 years ago), places as far outside the city as Cedar Park and Oak Hill and even Marble Falls are becoming more like outer suburbs. |
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assery. |
in the morning with a scorpion on my foot. this time around, the katydids were so loud it was like being in a factory. we had ourselves designated a wildlife protected (?) area a while back. we are supposed be one of the last safe nesting areas for the yellow- throated warbler. i don't know how long that will protect us. |
But, that could prove to be a disaster. |