Friday, 05 October 2001 | ABCDE

a) I finally got the Doubletake Film Festival brochure in yesterday's mail and I was happy to see that some of the pictures I took last May were included; one even made it to the cover. I also received an unexpected mixed CD from a friend in California.

b) An old best friend sent me an e-mail that turned yesterday into a warm day September 1995—the day I met him—and made me want to relive, to go to class again, to ride around in his car aimlessly while listening to Crass, take pictures of power lines, share a PBR, get coffee somewhere, talk, laugh, talk. We see each other sometimes and make promises neither of us believes anymore. This weekend, however, we're going out. I can't wait.

c) First Friday, downtown, which means there's art everywhere and people crawling around like ants rather than driving around like bees. It's refreshing, having plans, because that means I can look forward, rather than scrambling to figure out what I'm going to do. I generally don't like planning ahead, probably because I hate waiting.

d) It was a lie, the weather forecast. It's hot and pretty.

e) I re-read this story, called Things I Like About America, which is nothing like it probably sounds. (Unfortunately the online version is only an excerpt.)

All good things.