Nova Speaks
Hello fellow Urban Odysseans,
What have we been up to?
Here are our markings for the week:
We enjoyed some street art from around the globe: a sultry-eyed fire hydrant in the city of Ioannina, Greece for those doggies that get off from that sort of thing, and a King Arthur one too; in Athens, Greece we discovered the real face behind the Obama campaign, along with a store that replaces letters with art and cages to tell you what they sell; stencil graffiti in Buenos Aires tells us what we want.
In New York City I sound off on public grooming, and the loss of public space. We hear about someone loaded like a freight train on the subway (and hear some good and bad spots to hear other underground music melodies in our comment section). Fine fare asks us what our supermarkets and sidewalk garbage tells us of where we live.
In Chicago I’m in a League of my own, smoking stogies and wheeling deals.
And finally (are you surprised?) I advocate being a Sinvergüenza.
Love to regular bloggers Bianca and JPLogan.
Share Our Urban Odyssey and be well.
-Nova
Nova Speaks
Hello Urban Odyssey bloggers.
What did you miss this week while you were a slave to the 9-5 daily grind?
Perhaps it’s the weather, but animals taking over our cities became a topic. Hitchcock’s birds are nesting in Inwood (either that or there are singing vampires outside my window). While sinning in a convent in Puerto Rico, I ponder transpecies racism and learn what el coquí has to do with me. Buenos Aires graffiti tackles the question of the original sin, asking us Where is paradise? I recommend a book to help deal with daily apocalypses of city living (like rat attacks and pigeon swarms), we ponder the merits of Zipcar, and Dorothy finds her salsera shoes.
Enjoy. Share. Love.
-Nova
Nova Speaks
Hello Urban Odyssey bloggers. Welcome to another week of uncensored stories of urbanity, femininity, and ruckus. This past week covered posts from New York City to Athens. Dyckman Revolution revealed a spot in NYC where the last free man lives with cars from outerspace; we started a series “Ode to…” giving praise to good things and good people—this week we paid homage to Nuyoricans on their salsa-blasting-bikes; because life is about balance, someone was designated to a circle of my Dante’s Inferno in Salsa Doldrums (also to be a series); I become an accomplice in the Athenian version of “Cheaters” in the back of a taxi cab in Athens; a toxic waste site was declared in Washington Heights (here’s to Earth day!); and eco-militants in Athens know where you live, says this Athens post-it-graffiti in Gazi Gas Works.
Glad to see our readership growing, but my, my, my… don’t we have a shy group…? I’ve been hearing your comments via email, phone calls and texts. Posting your first comment can be hard, I know. But it can be rewarding. Think of yourself as tagging, or a dog marking up a tree. I’ll know you were there.
Greetings to Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Germany and Ukraine.
Some of you asked for a way to be notified when the next post is up! Well I answered your call and added a “subscribe” button in case you want the news delivered to your email front door.
I also posted music.
Share the love.
-Nova
Nova Speaks
Greetings Urban Odyssey bloggers and welcome to another week. We’ve had some heated dialogue on our postings and the fun continues because there’s more.
Street Cookie has had a revelation on the sidewalk; learn how I swing; the genesis of a mutant occurred in Russia; we sound off on the hypocrisy of subway ads and bombing cars back-in-our-day; and the Jetsons move to Dubai.
If you haven’t seen some of the comments on last week’s posts, please do. Cy offered an academic rebuttal, “In Praise of Drifter“, the film shown in MoMA that I’m writing President Obama to include as an act of torture allowed to occur within our borders that the Bush Administration turned a blind eye to. It’s horrible, see the trailer.
Now let’s recognize some fans. Hats off to my first commentator: a porn film that my spam software was able to capture, sparing you from goodness knows what. So my second first blogger is JP. Be sure to check out his photography portfolio that captures his urban (and not-so-urban) odyssey. Here’s to the following countries for viewing my site: USA, Canada, Israel, Sweden and South Africa (would love to know who you are). Get better Roc Belushi.
Show some love and comment. See you there.
-Nova
We’ve arrived
Here’s the brief…Your first step is to learn how to spell odyssey. O-D-Y-S-S-E-Y. Don’t blame me if you can’t spell and wind up on a porn site. Visit terms and conditions to make sure we’re all on the same page. Next, ponder what makes life in the city for you. You always have stories. So share them. And reflect on the ones posted. The blog kicks off with a sidewalk demon, “Street Cookie”, has a caffeinated dialogue about the Seinfeld diner, warns you about a MoMA film that will leave you catatonic, and tells you a way to find your global zip code neighbors.
-Nova
