Excerpted : I emptied my studio at 06H30 this morning
July 24, 2003
Montreal
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Anyway, there are two things I'll remember about my studio :
On the far fall, as you walk in, the previous occupant had fixed a towel
rack to the wall. Over that, she glued mirrored glass which had been cut
into individual letters to spell the word : F U C K E R
On the near wall, as you walk in, there was an old and short filing
cabinet that had been left behind. I didn't use it at first; I just
moved it out of the way a lot. Finally, I did a Big Cleanup and put the
cabinet near a table where I could easily reach things like tape and
pencils and erasers.
The first time I opened the top drawer to put something in it I found
myself staring at a single fridge-poetry magnet that had wedged itself
into the corner where the drawer's bottom met its face. It said : LUST
Like I said, the rest of the year was really just one false start after
another.