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today the glitterbomber is... |
2003-03-11 when i got home from work tonight, i heard a lot of screaming coming from some of the nearby houses. now, this isn�t an unusual occurrence. my neighborhood, while not the ghetto, is close enough to it, so there are usually some interesting incidents. while i was unlocking the door to the house today, i peeked around the side of the building to see if i could see what was going on. i didn�t see anything, but i heard a lot of colorful language screamed in a teenage boy�s cracking voice. i got up to my apartment, grabbed a snack, and opened the door to my porch to get a better look at the scene. a boy, around fourteen or so, was red-faced and having a fit in someone�s backyard, repeatedly shrieking, "you fuckers set me up! you set me up!" he was crying and flailing his arms. at one point, he picked up a large chunk of concrete and flung it at an old garage then threw a stick into the air. i could hear voices taunting him as he yelled and threw things and made threats. i just stood in the doorway watching the action as i ate banana bread; i had a front-row seat. eventually, i shut the door, and the crisis died down soon after that. i suspect that there will be a lot more yelling going on in my �hood once the weather warms up. there are always a lot more police cars around in the summer. *** today, i had lunch with winfrey�s sister. since winfrey is off doing the peace corps thing in niger, africa, i figured i shouldn�t lose touch with her family. i found out that her sister liz works down the street from me, so we met up today. liz filled me in on what i haven�t heard about winfrey. all i can say is that win is a very very strong person. i would have been on the first plane back home. the toilet situation is one that horrifies me. apparently, the toilet is a cockroach-and-maggot-filled hole in the ground. and there is no toilet paper. you have to use your hand and some water. no wonder win always feels dirty. *** quote of the day: "i feel like i�m in some nihilistic movie�and i live and work here!" �my boss, on the neighborhood where we work |
