Tonight was a cool little night. After a yummy yummy meal in woosta, we drove towards a statue of a little boy doing unspeakable things to a turtle. A skater kept asking me to take a picture of him doing a trick, and it was funny how awful he was. In the car we listened to Paul Simon, and the feeling his music gives you is so satisfying. The African beats in some of the songs lift you up. After a stint at Laurelwood Road we departed for Princeton. The first place we went was the Sanctuary, a place of many trails and trees. The only light was from the parking lot, and it projected a very eerie incandescent glow. We walked along a path, through a field, towards a small pond. Everything was so still, and the fog was full of small neon-emitting fireflies. These were the first fireflies I have seen this year, and they have always marked the beginning of summer for me ever since I was a little kid. We all sat on a bench looking out onto the water in front of a huge tree, with a fog-covered backdrop. It was almost unreal. Everything was magnified, and I found myself wondering why I don't go outside to sit at night more often. I also felt very connected with Emily Bryan and Emily on the bench. It's been muy bueno getting to know Bryan this week and it feels effortless hanging out with those people. Conversations and laughter seem to come very easily. Sitting down, things seemed to slow down, save the croaking of frogs.
After that, we headed to an ancient cemetery nearby, and it was surreal. The lights from the car shinning onto the graves and fog looked straight out of an old horror movie. Our dark silhouettes would appear extremely sinister to a passerby. The only thing missing was seeing a ghost! I took a lot of interesting pictures like the one above, and they will all be on fbook shortly. Overall, today=great success! Fittingly, the song of the day is: Is There a Ghost by Band of Horses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK716RqoUms
Play it!