On the bus, originally uploaded by sparrowsfall.

i took this photo of myself a little after 9-11, riding north one weekend on the old (defunct) 56 to YJ’s.*

did i complain about the downtownization of downtown? yes, the hell i did. bitterly. just yesterday. i’m not a fan. i’ve spent a great deal of time at yj’s, and at the crossroads generally, and the creeping hipsterization of the area distresses me. i didn’t believe in gentrification when someone mentioned it to me in the summer of 2000, but lo, they were right and i was wrong.

but on the bright side, gas is up to $3.37 a gallon nationally, 3.22 here in missouri (record highs both, but kansas city lingers a full thirteen cents below its may ‘07 high.) so to arrive, at least the hipsters will have to take the bus. or walk. except for the ones stuck there in their upside-down condos.

is it ironic i live in brookside now? yes, it is. but at least there’s a grocery store to walk to, which can’t (yet) be said for electric avenue.

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* i hate internet video, but this one is worth it.