Spent the afternoon with an ice cream cone in front of the Pompidou Center.

I love traveling to new places, but there’s something very special about returning somewhere and feeling like it could be your home. San Jose was my first home, but I’m not tied to the geographical space. There are people and memories, but those aren’t fixed — people move and memories live with you, wherever you are. With Los Angeles, Chicago and Paris, I feel a very strong connection to the city, both emotionally and physically. The ideal then would be to have my friends, lover* and my city. Secondary, but a very close secondary, to those are good food & groovy tunes. Before I run off to Le Bon Marché, all of the thoughts and ideas about cities are partially inspired by the Dreamlands exhibit at the Pompidou & my possible thesis, which is technically why I’m here.

*I do practice monogamy.