Memphis project 365 weather

Day 60 — Martyrs

Like a moron, I headed downtown to the riverfront to try to catch the big storm roll in so I could take my daily photo (see how I risk my life for art?!!?), but when I got there, it was overcast but bright out. Not nearly as dark and foreboding as it had been earlier. And now I see they’ve canceled the tornado watch. Crisis averted, and I still got my picture (memorial at Martyrs…

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Memphis project 365 randomosity

Day 57 — Burke’s

They‘re moving soon, so I figured I’d best walk myself down there at least once before they were gone. And I couldn’t have picked a more beautiful afternoon than today’s, when the sun was out but there wasn’t a prick of humidity, and the birds were singing and church choirs lined the streets and money fell from the sky … okay, it wasn’t that great, but it was a nice, brisk walk and I came…

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Memphis project 365

Day 53 — Runaway Balloons

Over by The Med, some poor soul lost a cluster of red heart-shaped balloons. You really have to squint to see them, as my camera has pretty much the same zoom capabilities as my freaking eyes. Phil was all, “WHAT IS THAT OMG IT’S A UFO!!!” at first until he realized that, no, we are all alone in this universe and some hospital patient, upon exiting the facility, accidentally let go of his or her…

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Memphis movies project 365

Day 42 — Sauces

Today FearlessVK (we totally call each other by our blog pseudonyms) and I sat and watched Aidan get his ass kicked by some crows and then try to kick the shit out of some Sunflower-farming family. The movie was full of loud gotcha! moments but I realized long before we made it out on the street to try and deconstruct — even barely — what the hell had just happened that The Messengers was going…

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