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Tue | May 09, 2006

hoy

I am back at the office after a two week hiatus. During this hiatus I spent much time scuffling about the house in fuzzy blue slippers. As I walked to the train station this morning I realized I had lost the purposeful straightforward stride of a commuter. I didn't care. Hearing the sound of the train snapped me out of it though. Suddenly I thought I might be late. I had that feeling that I might be wrong about the time, even though I looked at a clock a few minutes ago. I turned on my cell phone --7:52. It was only the other train.

In New York a traffic cop shouted at a taxi driver who had picked someone up in the middle the road, right next to an intersection. "Stupid!" he shouted. He slammed his hand on the side of the side of the cab and went to the trunk where the would-be passenger was putting his suitcase in the trunk. "Excuse me," the policeman said and took the suitcase out.

I didn't know what time it was. I didn't check though because I realized that the information would not affect my actions. It's not like I was going to break into a run to get to 1440. It's not like even if I ran, I would get there that much sooner, with the crowds and the traffic lights. Better to just walk at the pace that everyone else was.

Now I'm sitting at the place I used to be when I first started here. The air is on and I remember how cold it was last summer. I'm watching the green plant with leaves so green it looks fake. It sits on top of this cubicle, and nods along under the vent.

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