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Saturday |
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day that makes me happy to be living in this city.
Leisurely morning in bed with wife and cat and good
book, then short walk to grand opening of Broadway
light rail station. It was mobbed! Lot of
civic pride and excitement around the expansion of
overdue transit links. Ride to UW
terminus was zippy, got off there and ran into
Bruce
Gray, Sount Transit spokesperson and longtime
friend. I've always been proud to have co-created an event with Sarah
which Bruce volunteered for and cited on his resume
when applying for ST job. On to Henry where we
participated in A
City's Disposition, a small group discussion
about how urban form affects behavior, half of which
was moderated by two young women from YUIR
who led us in deconstructing institutional racism as
evidenced by direct observation of common features
of poor neighborhoods. A side trip to Paul
McCarthy sculpture exhibit (A+ for craft, C-
for content), then rendezvous with Justin
Roberts at UW Drama
Department scene shop. Took a quick ride in his
party bus to late lunch at Sunlight
Cafe, where as we were leaving a slightly
demented woman harangued me for the unlit cigarette
betwixt my lips. JR and I unloaded lumber from his
bus, then sat on building's roof with great view of
I-5 traffic discussing confrontational theater,
social justice, and why Bernie
is the only worthwhile candidate. Then on to Indian
Summer for interesting art show and poetry
reading. Hannah
Patterson's infinity mirror (pictured here)
was exquisite and beguiling. I enjoyed volunteer bartending
after spending too much time working alone lately.
Then home for nightcap documentary, The
Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, which was
humorous, astute, and a particularly apt way to end
this day. Pleasant dreams ensued. |
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