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the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Halifax, 2004.04.09

Today was a beautiful sunny day, and the first warm day we've had, so I decided to go for a walk.

Two hours later, I found myself near a known movie theater, so I decided to do the same thing I usually wind up doing on sunny Spring days: I sat in a dark, air-conditioned space for two hours. I saw Hellboy. It was good, except toward the end when it was not so good.

Naturally, I emerged from the cinema to discover that the air temperature had dropped by ten degrees. I wound up walking back via a different route and was somewhat chilled when I finally got in.

Halifax is an odd town. 350 thousand people, yet everything—and I mean everything, except maybe some pubs—closes down on weekends and holidays. I needed groceries this evening, but I was SOL.

rand()m quote

I have always wanted to be somebody. I guess I should have been more specific.

—Lily Tomlin