{"id":1322,"date":"2011-08-17T02:27:05","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T00:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quisquilia.net\/nova_blog\/wordpress\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2013-01-06T23:30:46","modified_gmt":"2013-01-06T21:30:46","slug":"stray-observations-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quisquilia.net\/nova_blog\/wordpress\/stray-observations-i-1322.html","title":{"rendered":"Stray observations I"},"content":{"rendered":"

(i) In each of the four flights the uppermost stair is noticeably off, hence stepping outside from the apartment is always a steep step downwards<\/a> at first.<\/p>\n

(ii) For one hour straight, between 4 and 5am, a car alarm went on and off on the 82nd street, again and again. From which light sleep followed, and much too early a morning. Shut off the frigging car alarm, now!<\/a><\/p>\n

(iii) Proceeding from the lake and Central Park Driveway, while ascending towards high life at 72nd street, I notice a striking odour and think to myself: Maybe a more befitting name for Strawberry Fields<\/a> would be The Weedy Patch<\/em>?<\/p>\n

(iv) How can they not know about liquid sweetener in the US? (Or at least in the organic food fueled, overtly health-conscious Upper West Side of New York?) This is the darn United States of America! The greatest nation under God, the land of opportunity<\/a>! The beacon of consumer sentiment, the epitome of awesomeness? But no artificial sweetener in liquid form available, anywhere.<\/p>\n

(v) And no, syrup<\/a> doesn’t cut it.<\/p>\n

(vi) There is something wrong about nightfall taking place at 8pm in New York City<\/a> in mid-August.<\/p>\n

\"Hazy<\/a>

Hazy shades, West End Ave (Apthorp bldg.)<\/p><\/div>\n

(vii) At dark, cicadas, katydids or crickets welcome the night just before my window, on the sill, with an unairy (eerie \/ eyrie) song<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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