Schmuckumentary
Written, directed, and constantly second-guessed by Michael.
Category: Essay
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It was late. You know that hour where everything’s quiet and finally empty. Monitors dark, chairs pushed in. You could tell by how loud your own footsteps sounded. I headed out, timing my walk so I could get to the car at exactly 7:30. I just needed to pee. Blame the coffee I grabbed that…
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My morning drive is usually a familiar kind of boredom. I wake up just early enough to resent it, slide into the car, and resume my long-term relationship with capitalism. I open my navigation app like I don’t already know the way to a place I’ve been going to every day for the last two…
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While reopening this blog, I came across this in my drafts. I’m sure it was meant to be a longer tribute, meant to have photos attached. But I’m too lazy to fix it, so I’m publishing it as it is—a tidbit of my life from *gasp* 15 years ago. ***** Five years ago today, we…
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“Anong gagawin niyo doon, sir? Magvo-volunteer?” That was the bank teller’s response when I told her I needed my bank statement for my South African visa application. I get it. Maybe she pictured famished villagers seeking help from a UN relief camp. Maybe she imagined lions casually crossing roads while people in tribal attire beat…
Schmuckumentary 