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the affair is over

twenty-eight years and a million words

Tokyo, 2009.09.13

My summer affair has run its course. Yes, I admit, it was a vibrant younger thing that caught my eye. And yes, it was fun while it lasted.

But at the end of the day you always return to your true love. Sorry, color film; I'm going back to the black and white.

In our society, there seems a general rule that, the more obviously one's work benefits other people, the less one is likely to be paid for it.

—David Graeber