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Fog Is The New Rain
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- November 23, 2005
There's a very mysterious and shifty presence which has sneakily wafted into town. And weirdly enough, it seems to have made itself at home between the shores of False Creek, indiscriminate between Commercial Drive and Yaletown, floating up for the Harbour Centre view, loitering wherever the hell it wants to regardless of cop threats. It sits there brooding, waiting, causing us to reexamine our circumstances and reconsider our surroundings through a blurry small scope lens. The world seems like a simpler and quieter place when you live in a muffled 500m circumference.
Is this the new Van? One of veiled half-truths and layered meanings? Will we forget that the tangerine sunsets ever really happened?
Pros.
Not raining.
Mysterious.
Romantic.
Good weather to curl up with James Joyce or Martin Amis.
Opportunities to discreetly vandalize things you don't like.
Good time to wear a trench coat and fedora.
Guys can't stare at your tits if they can't make out their own feet.
Cons.
Lacking in transparency.
Lousy beach pictures for tourists.
Airport delays.
Car accidents caused by drivers who feel strangely melancholy.
Guys can't gaze into your misty eyes if they can't make out their own feet.
Well that's 7 reasons to 5, folks. I guess that means the fog is a quality friend who's welcome to hang out as long as she wants. That said, she's probably making plans to quickly depart, revealing us in our nakedness, blinking blankly at the cold sun.
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I love this fog. I love it, I love it!