New York City’s been a dream, an obsession. Watching No Direction Home wasn’t any help either. Beat Generation, William Burroughs, existentialism, Woodie Guthrie are taking their toll on me. ‘I love NYC’ has come to mean more than mere tourist-advertising black and red on a lame T-shirt. I mean, reading toilet graffiti on the walls of Cafe Wha? has been topping my agenda for half a year now, No Shit(pun intended)! Another day in Cincinnati parking my sad ass either in the lab or in TUC and I’m gonna lose it. Getting to a point where I’m sick of the inaction and the monotony that is my life. When such is the case and the day hath arrived, I can’t help humming ‘stop and stare’ all day cos I’m thinking on the same lines now…
“This town is colder now, I think it’s sick of us
It’s time to make our move, I’m shakin off the rust
I’ve got my heart set on anywhere but here
I’m staring down myself, counting up the years”
It’s the greatest city in the world.
Comment by Shiva — May 22, 2008 @ 10:59 pm |
Aah, you must find the physiognomy of the NYC skyline within the boulevards of your soul, my friend. The sun rises from behind the skyscrapers, sprinkling warmth on a civilization that is slowly bleeding…Cincinnati, TUC…they’re all part of the Quest…every pebble..every rock…builds up to the path…the subtle nuances are beautiful..look deeper little fella, there is a bright pool of bliss right there..Light emanates from your eyes, I’ve seen it myself. Let the heart beat to the rhythms of this city…once the song is over…it’ll be time for new riffs and new rhythms….Bob Dylan’s forever young comes to mind…
“May your hands always be busy,
May your feet always be swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.
May your heart always be joyful,
May your song always be sung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young..”
Comment by anonymous. — October 26, 2008 @ 2:35 pm |
I agree, preethi. I’m not complaining. I love Cincinnati, its nothing against the city. Just that my life is so routine n trite that I can predict my whereabouts and activities for 3 more months with a 95% mean accuracy with +-5% deviation. New York City was a blast, by the way. Another thing for us to talk about on another gloomy day. Love the Joan Baez version of Forever Young too. You shd chk it out.
Comment by sathya84 — October 27, 2008 @ 4:10 pm |