Quiet Storefronts - CCW

"A Different Kind of Hunger"

... next step to survival. I feel as though I have washed up on an uncharted island. The people are all caked with a layer of dark cardinal-colored crust. The sky is grey and the storefronts, once decorated with San Francisco paint jobs are lackluster and grey. Theses are a people truly detached from their society. The inhabitants of Tartus were far more gone than I had previously anticipated. They ...

snuggly cat envy...

... It was bitterly cold,  the sky was gray, my ass was numb, and I had to keep myself from slipping on patches of ice. So on the way I would glance into some of the apartments or storefronts. One particular apartment, had the blinds pulled up every time, and I saw a basket set on the window sill. And every morning of that bitter February month I would longingly glance at the cat the slept blissfully...

Top 10 Things I Would Make Invisible

...s interior before they disappeared? Answer: 7 (on the awesome-scale). Billboards telling me to donate my car to the Kidney Foundation or whatever it is. They make me feel guilty. Victoria's Secret storefronts. I don't need to be reminded that lingerie models are attractive. But thanks for looking out for me. Paris Hilton. My love handles. Well, all my fat, actually. Unless it being invisible...

Quick lunches

... the Hill, and several M.C.s name it their favorite Chinese restaurant. It's been around a long time, but you have to know where it is, as it's upstairs over several street-level storefronts. Instead of doing Chinese, though, I opted for their sushi lunch special. They started me with a little iceberg lettuce salad with a "fruit dressing" that was a pineapple flavored emulsification. Next came a ...

Spring 2008 Fashion on iStorez

... exclusive boutiques for women and spring classic suits for men are available in an easy to access interface. You can study the latest style tips available before buying stuff. Most of the storefronts offer special offers on prices and shipping. iStorez caters to other spring trends like accessories, skincare and kids stuff as well. Cosmetics from all the major brands are available. Spring and ...

Beer bottle at Aaron's with tall weeds along the wall

Smashed door glass at Aaron's "opening soon" for the last 2 years store

Some of Beijing's rundown storefronts and neighborhoods are hidden behind newly built walls

Boston.com The Boston Globe Vanishing act Beijing's rundown storefronts are concealed behind walls as China puts best face on for the Games By Patricia Wen, Globe Staff... wall Chinese authorities have erected down the south side of Luomashi Boulevard, obstructing a row of rundown storefronts, including Wu's, and the alleyway "huttong" housing of the neighborhood. Walls like it have been ...