Wednesday, May 16, 2007
what I'm not (riz-dee/growing up edition)
in America, Providence--the old part of the city--has to be the one of the most beautiful cities in which to experience a rainy night. My buddy Tom showed his senior animation project tonight down at RISD and I decided to stop in and support his work. Good stuff, Tom's the greatest.
Tonight it is raining, not heavy rain but just a nice, pretty steady shower. I made my way out of the auditorium and down the sidewalk next to the Providence River, noticing the beauty of the rain splashing on the concrete, on the water-like substance in the river. Looking down the street across Kennedy Plaza at the City Hall building. Looking up at the rain falling past the streetlights. part of me really wanted my camera. a larger part of me really wanted someone else experiencing the moment with me. I looked around to see who else might be walking about the streets. They were there, some of them. I wondered what they were thinking/noticing.
Walking up College Hill on the ancient brick sidewalk to where I parked my car, past the First Baptist Church and the Providence Art Club. Listening to the rain hit the canvas on my umbrella.
Putting my umbrella down to my side so I could catch a look at the steeple. At the lights on the tops of the buildings downtown.
I'm back here in my quiet apartment three stories up, sitting at my kitchen table listening to the girls below me play drinking games, both our windows being open. Listening to the cars pass by outside on the rain-slick street. Listening to the rain still gently falling, bouncing off the city.
Life's about to change for me, I can feel it. I believe that it will be a good change, but very different. I'll be moving next month to a completely different neighborhood--which in Providence like New York or Boston is like moving to a completely different city. I'll be losing friends who graduate and move off across the country. I'll be working off a whole new frame of mind.
I believe that will bring about a totally new lifestyle, a totally new Providence. It's exciting. It truly does feel like a new chapter this year is about to begin. ¶ 5/16/2007 09:22:00 PM
Tonight it is raining, not heavy rain but just a nice, pretty steady shower. I made my way out of the auditorium and down the sidewalk next to the Providence River, noticing the beauty of the rain splashing on the concrete, on the water-like substance in the river. Looking down the street across Kennedy Plaza at the City Hall building. Looking up at the rain falling past the streetlights. part of me really wanted my camera. a larger part of me really wanted someone else experiencing the moment with me. I looked around to see who else might be walking about the streets. They were there, some of them. I wondered what they were thinking/noticing.
Walking up College Hill on the ancient brick sidewalk to where I parked my car, past the First Baptist Church and the Providence Art Club. Listening to the rain hit the canvas on my umbrella.
Putting my umbrella down to my side so I could catch a look at the steeple. At the lights on the tops of the buildings downtown.
I'm back here in my quiet apartment three stories up, sitting at my kitchen table listening to the girls below me play drinking games, both our windows being open. Listening to the cars pass by outside on the rain-slick street. Listening to the rain still gently falling, bouncing off the city.
Life's about to change for me, I can feel it. I believe that it will be a good change, but very different. I'll be moving next month to a completely different neighborhood--which in Providence like New York or Boston is like moving to a completely different city. I'll be losing friends who graduate and move off across the country. I'll be working off a whole new frame of mind.
I believe that will bring about a totally new lifestyle, a totally new Providence. It's exciting. It truly does feel like a new chapter this year is about to begin. ¶ 5/16/2007 09:22:00 PM
