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this is the north-left corner of the country and this is what it has:

slow, heavy heat

overlong overobvious eye contact with barrista over iced americano

conversation with middle-aged stranger in whole foods about a gary snyder reading years ago in Ypsilanti, MI

conversation with middle-aged stranger on the street about cool sunglasses

Thurston Moore djing lunch break

ending up dancing mostly naked with a dozen other shiny drunks at 2 am on Monday

working crappy job to afford it all, and hoping you're finding more than you're losing

people who seem to believe in something they don't feel the need to articulate

$200 water bills

something in the beer