Thursday, September 07, 2006

waiting

I rush home in the afternoon just to be there when the mail/fedex/ups vans come. Excuse me, let me interrupt this lovely lunch – I have an appointment this afternoon. Not yet? Not here? Sigh…

Ocean feels naked without the shield of a lens. So often a camera determines the story for the day. Oh, look at that, I have a picture from the day of a bird. Let me write about birds and me.

Recycled photos do not work. Here, what sense does this make?

I was sitting at an outdoor café in Madison and I noted that there weren’t many enjoying the warm summer evening in the same way. The street felt desolate because of the absence of aperitif/coffee drinkers. I shared the space with a bird and a bird at a café does not contribute much to a robust urban scene. By the way, this happened two weeks ago.


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Yawn.

Today, I ran home after hours of teaching, exhausted. I filled myself with coffee so that I would not doze off and miss the fedex/mail/ups delivery. I missed the fedex delivery anyway.

I’m glad I am not a regular on-line shopper. I could not deal with this sort of nervous anticipation. Mine is a quiet life. Predictable. With minimal stress. And with photos. Camera, I need you.
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3 comments:

  1. chuck b.Fri Sep 08, 10:09:00 AM

    I'm like this too...so much that I only order stuff I know I'll want to track on Thursday or Friday, so I can put it out of my mind until Monday by which time it should be well on the way. Ordering on Monday or Tuesday means Wednesday through Friday are shot.

    My s.o.'s waiting for a delivery right now that doesn't concern me much. He actually called and learned UPS apparently tried delivering his package to street address 351, but we live at 531. So close but so far. Now he's got wonder what can go wrong today.

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  2. ninaFri Sep 08, 11:33:00 AM

    jim h.: The problem is that I have three items coming (camera, lens, bag)and even though all were ordered through amazon.com, they are delivered separately. So I get excited that there is a fedex slip on the door, but for all I know, it may only be the bag.

    chuck b.: many people have their stuff shipped to the office. I wouldn't dare, this being a state university. But as a result, I almost always miss deliveries. There must be a better way!

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  3. NancyFri Sep 08, 10:34:00 PM

    Perhaps you have a trustworthy friend?
    My son ships his online orders to me, so I get to wait and track his packages. He picks up his packages when he returns home.

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