#driving blind

[academicmiki]

ray bradbury - i wonder what's become of sally in driving blind (1997)

[spilladabalia]

Chris & Cosey - Driving Blind

[offbrandk]

“Messengers get killed for messages like this.”

- Ray Bradbury, Driving Blind, “If MGM Is Killed, Who Gets the Lion”

[danskjavlarna]

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Even I was surprised by how many vintage lobsters I’ve so far collected.

[ajournalofconscious]

Musings of a bald lunatic

back again for more punishment...

so what’s the next step in my process? where do i go from here? why should i travel in any particular direction, say this way or that? all these questions keep cycling inside my head, perpetuating a constant state of indecision.

it’s really starting to piss me off.

then again, my extreme analytical nature causes much (if not all) of said divisiveness - nobody else to blame here. step one is, of course, to interrupt the thoughtstream long enough so i can actually breathe & regain some inner stillness.

recently took an exploratory trip out to AZ for the purpose of reconnaissance & perspective restoration. with this change of venue came clarity on the sneaking suspicion that i don’t belong in WNC whatsoever.

Phoenix is a sprawling sea of concrete & congestion. i stayed in Tempe, one of its nicer suburbs. driving around the valley, people always seemed focused on getting from point A to point B, never really slowing down enough to enjoy the moment.

this is a typical city mindset, which i’ve encountered elsewhere in places like Denver, Boston, San Francisco, etc. it’s also one of the main reasons i dislike larger metropolitan areas.

i much prefer smaller markets, say between 20-40k people instead of a million plus.

population density aside, the surrounding Sonoran desert is a beautiful place. i rode several prime spots in PHX & Tempe, plus hiked up in Scottsdale at McDowell Preserve - such a different feeling there than the woods of WNC.

the weather was perfect - light winds, sunny & 65-70° F with less than 15% humidity. of course, this is only a seasonal respite from the summer heat when temps soar to 120° fairly often. i wonder how i’d fare in that brick oven climate from May-October.

but i digress: the trip was meant to be a survey of PHX & its possible livability. my conclusion? Southern AZ is damn near perfect during the winter, but would probably be stretch in the hotter months. guess i wouldn’t know for sure unless i committed to a full year.

so, back to the original premise - what to do next? probably just organize myself as much as possible, pack the car & drive off into the sunset with no definitive destination again...

WTF else is new?

that is all.

[mudwerks]

(via Chris and Cosey Driving Blind - YouTube)

[thoughtboxx-blog]

This is for old time's sake this is for the ones like you and everyone who got away

[databoydottv-blog]

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