We're Half Awake In A Fake Empire
Why did Richmond decide to get legit
again right as I'm about to finally move?
This weekend reminded me of last summer.
On Friday night, Carolyn and I befriended
a cowboy and a hippie, saw lots of people
we never see anymore, house party hopped
from porch to porch, left a path of destruction
on Monument with Ed, and walked all the way
home to the 805 for what was the very last time.
Then Saturday night, Carolyn and I visited Ana at
work, met up with Phil, Patrick, Erica, and Heather,
then we all decided to join Ana and Judge for a late
dinner at Friday's after Ana got out of work. After
that, we filled up three buckets with water balloons,
all piled in Erica's jeep, and drove all over the city
throwing them at drunk people as they left bars.
I think we even accidentally hit a few of our friends
at the Deli and Delux... this city is way too small.
I was given the chance to help out with a city clean up
project organized by new friends Chris and Jeanine
called Arts In The Alley. We spent the whole weekend
cleaning up Walnut Alley and painting murals over all
the graffiti on the surrounding brick walls. It's always
restoring to watch a community come together and
work as one toward a common goal. I was also asked
to contribute my own personal piece of art to one of
the walls, so now my mark is left behind on Richmond.
I'm glad I met Chris and Jeanine just in time before moving
to NYC. They're filled with ideas on how to use their talents
to make the world a better place. In brainstorming, we talked
about turning Arts In The Alley into a traveling sort of non
profit organization. Once I get settled in the city, we're going
to get in touch and I'm excited to see where it goes. After Arts
In The Alley, I stayed downtown for Dylan's show at Alley Katz,
then I headed over to Nara for Dan's show. I spent most of the
show ad-libbing subtitles to the Olympics w/ Tess and Chris S.
again right as I'm about to finally move?
This weekend reminded me of last summer.
On Friday night, Carolyn and I befriended
a cowboy and a hippie, saw lots of people
we never see anymore, house party hopped
from porch to porch, left a path of destruction
on Monument with Ed, and walked all the way
home to the 805 for what was the very last time.
Then Saturday night, Carolyn and I visited Ana at
work, met up with Phil, Patrick, Erica, and Heather,
then we all decided to join Ana and Judge for a late
dinner at Friday's after Ana got out of work. After
that, we filled up three buckets with water balloons,
all piled in Erica's jeep, and drove all over the city
throwing them at drunk people as they left bars.
I think we even accidentally hit a few of our friends
at the Deli and Delux... this city is way too small.
I was given the chance to help out with a city clean up
project organized by new friends Chris and Jeanine
called Arts In The Alley. We spent the whole weekend
cleaning up Walnut Alley and painting murals over all
the graffiti on the surrounding brick walls. It's always
restoring to watch a community come together and
work as one toward a common goal. I was also asked
to contribute my own personal piece of art to one of
the walls, so now my mark is left behind on Richmond.
I'm glad I met Chris and Jeanine just in time before moving
to NYC. They're filled with ideas on how to use their talents
to make the world a better place. In brainstorming, we talked
about turning Arts In The Alley into a traveling sort of non
profit organization. Once I get settled in the city, we're going
to get in touch and I'm excited to see where it goes. After Arts
In The Alley, I stayed downtown for Dylan's show at Alley Katz,
then I headed over to Nara for Dan's show. I spent most of the
show ad-libbing subtitles to the Olympics w/ Tess and Chris S.