I. Go back to Vermont and die II. Cardiac Nurse

I. At the conclusion of the workweek

after contemplating the THREE drivers who ran solid reds at powderhouse sq in an attempt to run me over
i try to cross mass ave at porter sq
white Nissan approaches at 'high rate of speed'
vermont plates
i am crossing from center in crosswalk; tools in jackets are crossing form other side
car does not slow
i stop in crosswalk, make WHAT THE FUCK gesture
car immediately and purposefully veers directly at me, then swerves away at last second, missing me by inches
rules of engagement for car punching immediately met
car punched; bitchslapped with open palm
fat orca fuck behind the wheel starts cursing me out over his fat c*nt of a passenger
TRY HARDER NEXT TIME ASSHOLE i say
"they're from vermont..." say passers-by
GO BACK TO VERMONT AND DIE
learn how to fucking drive while you're at it
fat fuck omits phrases about me being a faggot and how he'll kill me
fat c*nt sits there terrified
i catch up to car on foot....around here that's a crime, i say

hours pass. then i am smoking with julia the cardiac nurse in front of christopher's
who turns out to be my neighbor
who works in a a cardiac ward with ablation patients
I was an ablation patient when I was 13!!!
when ablations were experimental
things are going great
then her friends exit christopher's and see her talking to a boy
they immediately attempt to sabotage
she says thanks but no thanks; i'll walk
i say WE COULD SPLIT A CAB, NEIGHBOR!!!
they say NO YOU ARE GETTING IN A CAB AND TAKING A CAB BY YOURSELF TO YOUR HOUSE
she tries to get rid of them
she looks at me but they do not
they hail a cab and put her in it and send her home
then they stand there and look like c*nts

and that is that

Autocentrism Visualized

A link from Rob Lott: how construction of I-295 has destroyed neighborhoods and cut part of Southeast Washington DC off from the rest of the city. (We took some photos there a few weeks ago).

Google map showing intersection location.

Rules of Engagement for Car Punching

If (I) one is in a crosswalk either in a) a state/province with a yield to all pedestrians law or b) otherwise has right-of-way as indicated by signals etc., and (II) a moving vehicle comes within range of fist, car must be punched.

The number of potential fatalities is directly proportional to the amount of walking done.

So far today, I've walked about three miles around Somerville. So far today, I've almost been run over twice.

These orange flags, in desolate downtown Salt Lake City, are there to help innocent pedestrians not be mowed down. Can you think of any other downtowns that would need to resort to this?

While you're at it, check out my Utah set on Flickr.