I was watching tv last night and I saw this video. I was delighted, because in the States, when I was on the way to the airport my uncle drove us through the suburbs of L.A, and it was strange as I kept trying to take in the fact that I was in L.A, I couldn't get a handle on the reality of it. If you know what I mean. I was seeing buildings and streets and people but it didn't quite click that I was really in this famous city.
But there was a guy by the side of the road, a sign holder, whatever they're called, the modern equivalent of a sandwich board, who was flipping and spinning and catching his board, in constant motion. I'd forgotten about him til I saw this. I wonder if it's the same guy?
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Ever get the feeling you were watching your life?
When you experience a play back like you did it’s easy to fit it into a déjà vu frame or …..?
But I find that kind of experience (and a lot more besides) giving me the feeling of not being connected to what’s happening in the present time.
Having a nostalgic moment (which is quite natural) does not usually give you a strange feeling:
“I couldn't get a handle on the reality of it. If you know what I mean. I was seeing buildings and streets and people but it didn't quite click that I was really in this famous city.”
Maybe there’s some other completely different connection obviously only you can know about, or perhaps just a simple reality trying to reach your consciousness.
I love the flow of verbs in this sentence, (“flipping and spinning and catching his board, in constant motion. I'd forgotten about him till I saw this. I wonder if it's the same
Guy?” )and there may be something more to this description than meets the eye I don’t know, do you.
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(great post!
I have a niece who lives in Dublin, her and her husband have a home in LA. I would love an invitation as it has always been my dream to visit.
You’re a lucky girl.
Well, I had the disconnection at the time - it actually makes more sense in retrospect. It was that feeling of 'I can't believe I', here', yet it just didn't really sink in.
If you're going to come to Dublin, do it fast - it's not what it used to be. Go to Cork and Galway too, for a more authentic experience!
I was in LA about five years ago and did at the time what I thought was really cool and new.... rent an open top Mustang.... Of course as soon as I hit the road and was stuck in an eight lane freeway I realised that just about everyone else around me had the same idea. We were a newly released batch of tourists in cliche mobiles.
Anyway, I did get to drive on the Streets of San Francisco a few days later, just like Steve McQueen in Bullitt. That was the highlight of the holiday, not the wedding I was going to.
I love San Francisco. I've been a few times. I love the smells and the atmosphere and the food.
Have you been to the Burrito place on Haight st? Oh god, it would make you weep.
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