October 5, 2005

“Polish cuisine is very hearty, traditionally people eat a lot and consume a lot of meat, preferably with a vodka shot.”

I’m stupidly listening to Wolf Parade and am already weeping for Polish Christmas eve, Wigilia. It’s the dinner table, mostly. Being forced to eat whatever’s put in front of me. I miss home. So fucking much. Just as long as I know I’m crying for an actual reason and that plane tickets exist. It’s scary when it’s nothing. I haven't been back for almost ten months. That's the longest I've ever gone. That length gives me this distinct feeling of a definitive line being engraved between my childhood and whatever the hell this is supposed to be. I feel sugary. I had sprats for dinner--deboned, fried and covered in tomato sauce. Thank god you’re not here. Thank god you weren’t. Home is the white space on the page, between the text. And it’s such a comfort. Haha, I made art today. Ha. Ha.

Posted by caroline at October 5, 2005 10:42 PM