Travelogues

automatons with business suits swinging black boxes,
sequestering the blueprints of daily life
contented, free of care, they rejoice in morning ritual
as they file like drone ant colonies to their office in the sky

I don't ask questions, don't promote demonstration,
don't look for new consensus, don't stray from constitution
if I pierce the complexity I won't find salvation
just the bald and overt truth
of the evil and deception

there is an inner logic,
and we're taught to stay far from it
it is simple and elegant,
but it's cruel and antithetic
and there's no effort to reveal it

graduated mentors stroll in marbled brick porticos
in sagacious dialog they despise their average ways
betraying pomp and discipline, they mold their institution
where they practice exclusion on the masses every day

there is an inner logic,
and we're taught to stay far from it
it is simple and elegant,
but it's cruel and antithetic
and there's no effort to reveal it

decorated warriors drill harmless kids on pavement
simulating tyranny under red alert
protecting the opulent and staging moral standard
they expect redemption of character and self-growth

there is an inner logic,
and we're taught to stay far from it
it is simple and elegant,
but it's cruel and antithetic
and there's no effort to reveal it

(no equality, no opportunity,
no tolerance for the progressive alternative...)
Bad Religion | Inner Logic

Here's the second-to-last batch of Chicago photos. @_@;; Thanks, Carol, for spending practically the entire day showing me around!

This is Carol. I could make the usual complimentary comments about how cute she is (because she is), but I think her adorability shines out the most in her facial expressions... wow!

Big fur

Pretty pretty

Holds up well to close scrutiny

Prom pose! Sort of.

That she is ;)

TARGET: Rats.

Lovely

Model

Gotham City, anyone??

More Gotham. I have more city/Dark Knight photos in the next batch.

This one is for Timbo... I like the light flare.

This shot inspired the lyrics above. I have better shots of the masses' bobbing heads, but I like the light in this one. It's kind of cold and bluish.

Impressive! Sears Tower, I b'lieve.

See what I say about cute faces?? There are a half-dozen more on Flickr.

View from the Sears Tower - Thanks, Tiembo, for getting me in! =] I'm so privileged.

They're the cutest couple.

Group picture! Sorta.

More Gotham

This one is for Angel Chao, whose Crossings avatar has forever burnt this image in my mind in association with her.

There are a TON of revolving doors in Chicago. I think it's brilliant.

So tall the clouds can't compete...

Bean shots. XD Apparently it's actually called "The Cloud Gate." Whooookayyyyy. Is there one in New York as well, or is that just my mind playing tricks on me?

Dawn rising the day I left Chicago

$3.50 T-shirts at Forever 21! =]

I'm off to youth retreat for the fourth time, so I'll be back Monday if I don't find WiFi at the campsite. XD