2009-01-22

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2009-01-22 12:28 am

Longing for the Continent

It's the name of one of my favorite MJQ albums, but it also explains how I feel.

I went from an email from a friend to a new ad that had popped in without having a chance to delete it and there it was. Brussels for relatively cheap. I could do it. I'd be evicted, but I could do it.

For about ten seconds, I thought about it.

Bruxelles me manque, and I don't know why it's so strong right now.

21 years ago Saturday, is the anniversary of my suicidal night. I promised a friend that I'd speak to her in the morning. Keeping that promise was the hardest thing I ever did. Walking home the night after I was mugged was a piece of cake in comparison.

All of that happened in Brussels. But the happiness I felt there far outweighed the bleak couple of months in the winter of 87-88.

How often is Brussels the big selling point for an airline?

I miss it.