The Diary of Antoine Roquentin

tempus fugit

Month: June, 2008

heartbreak city limits coming up ahead — open door…are you jumping out or staying in?

Today was the day I left New Jersey. I woke up on the pullout couch downstairs at 10, folded it back into the couch, went up to the kitchen. My mom made me an omelet…it seemed like I’d have more time. I showed her my time screen saver, the spherical clock, the weird Japanese clock. [...]

Next stop, Atlantic Avenue — Next stop, Christopher Street

I felt like today was the embodiment of the Le Tigre song “My My Metrocard” My mom and I took the bus to the city, and hopped on the A train to the South Street Seaport, where we caught the ferry. There’s this public art installation called Waterfalls, which are these five artificial waterfalls along [...]

relaxation

The flower arrangement my mom bought for my grandpa’s funeral My cousin Alexis being cute. Fish market in Keyport where we got our dinner. The weekend was a hectic schedule of viewings and stuffy formal clothes, but today we went down to my aunt’s house in South Jersey and headed down to beautiful Sea Bright [...]

unexpected

I’m at the Sacramento airport…the fucking wi-fi doesn’t work. You have to agree to the terms and conditions, click OK, and then the next page doesn’t load and you can’t do anything. My flight is in exactly fifty-five minutes…so I’m listening to My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult on my MacBook. If someone would [...]

dysfunctional is where we’re at

I haven’t had time to write all week…but I did work 40 hours this week, I think for the first time in my life. I’m working a bunch on my company’s website. I have to be done by Aug. 1, the time I go on vacation…although launching when I go on vacation might not be [...]