Impressions von Berlin

What I wrote on the plane about the Berlinxperience:

We got there, pretty turbulent flight. My palms were sweaty as hell, but we landed in the middle of some moist darkness we’d soon discover would accompany us for the rest of the trip. The S-Bahn was great: some guy gave me the finger as he combed his hair.  (My friend) Adolfo is amazing; he has so much to say, to offer, to teach…We spent a night honoring our San Antonio roots: drinking until 5am at a dark park overlooking squat, squareish apartment buildings. Walking by myself, walking with others, standing by the Wall, fazed and unfazed, making horrible coffee at Adolfo’s and walking to the Turkish bakery and getting breakfast for two euros. We kept getting lost, but only in the best of ways.

Unusual end of year post, but I’m glad this is how 2011 ended for me: ambiguously exciting, completely bewildering, and full of prospects for new tides. Hope you guys had a good one, too!

Refreshingly new old times

Berlin still has those amazing old-timey Photomatons which we may have overdone during the three days we were there. Since then, my days have been all about bookselling and floor-walking in Santa hats. Busy, busy holiday times that I just don’t quite feel anymore.

But more about Berlin later.

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This week: idolizing women and womanizing idols, unfocused glimpses of possible maladies, aching legs, and general laziness  which keeps me from satisfying filling up short winter days.

White wine, mulled whine. And a fall mix.

My favorite thing to do lately is to go out for long evening walks downtown. The Christmas market is in full swing, and the ridiculous Ferris wheel (WHICH NO ONE WILL EVER FORCE ME TO GO ON EVER AGAIN) greets me every time I wade through the crowd to score some delicious mulled wine. Also, I’ve been hanging out at my favorite café at night, trying to finish A Scanner Darkly over glasses of absurdly toxic white wine. It’s fun but a bit lonely. At least it beats hanging out in my room waiting for something cool to happen.

It's been a while since I’ve made a mix, so here you go! I was mostly into hip-hop and krautrock during the summer, but autumn always makes me dig right back into washed-out  Asian pop, dark outsider folk, and clumsy Jesus music. And Iron and Wine, ugh. Good tunes to walk to as the days get shorter. Enjoyyyyy!

La vidente.

Still have some of that Leonora Carrington juice fogging up my head.