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Broken Eyes

2009.01.14
Dublin Bus

Went to pick up my prints for the London show. Got rained on for hours. Wanted to scream in the bank at the pimply youth with dirty fingernails but did not as "I am really not that type of person". Got pushed and showed on the street like some invisible nothing. What a day in Dublin today. It looked like it never started but it was shit enough for you to know it was happening. Now seating at this computer screen because I am dreading the book I am reading. Wondering did I get too stupid for the science fiction or ... or what? Oh I will go and finish the damn read ... another 400 pages of it, because I will not be beaten down by a paperback. I did take a photograph today ... of a beautiful pristine white baby girl shoe. On the rainy pavement, next to gigantic suitcase filled with clothes. I stopped there for 10 minutes, rain just gliding down my face, I was thinking how it got there. I did not think of anything clever and then 5 minutes later on the iron wrought gates of the protestant church there was only one red satin peep toe stiletto stuck on one of the gates spears. And then I thought to myself 'What does it mean all this one shoe stuff I have seen?" ... but again I did not think anything clever so now I am really going to read that book. And do I really need to wash my face and teeth before i go to the bed?
17 Comments
dae88 we're in our January deep-freeze here. This morning it's almost minus 30 degrees celsius with the wind chill, and there's very little wind. On my morning run yesterday, I got a bit of frost-bite burn on my face. It's going to hurt even more out there today. It's so cold that even electronic cameras shut down. My mp3 player, in my pocket, lasts about an hour. I like these days. They're a test. I like the crackling air. When it's this cold, it's usually bright and sunny, and there's nothing like feeling the sunshine on your face on these days. It's the kind of weather that I like to walk around in with my coat open.
dae88 · 2009-01-15: 09:15
dhulsmeyer I have no thoughts on the one shoe thing but I can relate to the frigid temps dae writes about. I live several hundred km south of of him but it was -12 C here this morning and supposed to be even colder (-20) tomorrow. I don't think we have any reason to fear global warming at this point. I'll always let a book kick my ass. If I don't like the first 50 pages I'll toss it aside with no regrets.
dhulsmeyer · 2009-01-15: 10:02
makaid I look forward to seeing those pictures. Maybe the woman who left the shoe behind only has one leg. She only needed one of the shoes, so she threw the other away.
makaid · 2009-01-15: 10:04
Nellinka What a day.. it really sounds bad.
I like rain when I'm inside and I have a really intereseting book, tea and a big shawl. =)

The show was left by Cinderella, of course.

And yes, you have to wash at least your teeth when you go to bed. ;)
Nellinka · 2009-01-15: 10:27
Nellinka oops, shoe.. =)
Nellinka · 2009-01-15: 10:27
ifelloff Just swallow a bit of toothpaste, no need to wash your face. At least you are still taking lovely photos like this, i love the pink and the yellow and the condensation; the front seat of the bus is always good, like the back seat x
ifelloff · 2009-01-15: 11:12
ifelloff PS science fiction, pah, give it fifty pages max and if you don't like it read another book
ifelloff · 2009-01-15: 11:14
betsymurphy What a day!
But I really like the image!
betsymurphy · 2009-01-15: 11:16
jfrand love how it looks like an oil painting.

ONLY because I just saw this guy's work, his paintings look like PHOTOGRAPHS. Insane.

http://www.robertobernardi.com/
jfrand · 2009-01-15: 11:59
requiemofnothing I really like the picture..
so simple,,
I like it!:]
requiemofnothing · 2009-01-15: 16:52
jenjung if the book is boring, don't finish it - find a better one instead! : )

sounds like it was a crap kind of day - i think that needs lots of good wine or chocolate or ice cream...or maybe all three...and then a warm bed.
jenjung · 2009-01-15: 19:45
ShowMe One shoe over a Cuckoo's nest, no wait that was Flew not shoe sorry.
In life we have to take one step at a time. Each step sets us closer to our destiny.
Love your shot BTW.

ShowMe · 2009-01-15: 20:41
MrSaSa once again a very nice and atmospher moment
MrSaSa · 2009-01-16: 07:21
wfrnk Humans are so funny, aren't they! :-)
wfrnk · 2009-01-16: 07:25
yelwinoo the title in fact has a power of inducing... and the shot also possesses its uniqueness...
WiLLiAM
yelwinoo · 2009-01-16: 12:33
NellyBly Thanks for the laugh, Dragana..I would be wondering about that "one shoe thing" also..Loved your photo :)
NellyBly · 2009-01-16: 13:35
lalmendra Very interesting.
lalmendra · 2009-01-19: 19:16
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