Well paint me glowing and give me a halo because I just sweated the devil out of myself on the way to work. The temperature is weird outside. Muggy, about to rain, warmer, but also windy so chilly in some places. You think you are cold but suddenly you are on the bus and your shirt is stuck to you.
Today is my first day of observation work. I hope the weather is nicer to me as I will be spending a lot of time outside taking pictures and notes. I will go to Akihabara this afternoon and work until maybe 8 or 9pm.


To mark the beginning of my adventures, I bought a new Moleskine for note taking. It is the squared reporter`s notebook style so it flips open from bottom to top instead of right to left. I think it`s just the sexiest thing.
I am excited for this work, but also nervous. As an observer, I need to turn down the volume of the me, me, me voice in my head. This is not about analyzing and relating and generalizing, but just about observing. It must also be away from myself, my ego, my perceptions. It is difficult to forget about yourself but I have been practicing. I find the best way to practice is to pretend I have just awoken from a coma and have no recollection of who I am, nor the drive to distinguish myself as an individual and search for who I am. I spend the time just watching.