People sit in rows facing forward and back.
The vessel rocks gently side to side in the sea.
A man with tanned skin makes his hand into a fictional gun and points it to the sky which is hidden by the metal of the boat.
A boy and girl sit very straight, erect, in their seats. His cap is on backwards. His arm rests across the back of the seat beside him, pointing towards her.
A couple in their late 50s cuddle across their armrests. Their bodies mirror each other: fingers interlocked. legs crossed. knees pointing inwards. She tucks her head in towards his neck and closes her eyes. He pulls her close and gently kisses her forehead.

On a ferry.


The moment we are in the exact middle we change
From departing to arriving, we are what is new
Neither here nor there, a short trip between then and now
We all want to be on the other side of the water and to get there without getting wet
The swaying sea makes walking an adventure, drunkenness that makes your thoughts slosh, held in only by the music of your headphones
On deck the two of you can be in the background of tourists' photographs, smiling or frowning a long-lasting message onto kodak paper for strangers
Kissing her is by far the best option for your mouth in this situation.

---

What happened here?

I guess it's time for some links:

Stealth Disco! (Check out the "best of" clip) via the wonderful link blog @ Coudal Partners.
Jonathan Clark put together a hauntingly gorgeous flash/photo piece on cemeteries. This is a must see. (via things)
An interview with a great author: TMN chats with Douglas Coupland.
Kuro5hin has had some interesting front page articles of late: The Future Of Money. Legal Music Downloads. A Quick Overview Of Buddhism. (On a related note: Are Buddhists Ambitious?)
If you don't have time for all three, just skip through all the talk and read the interview that spawn the future of money discussion. What is money and how well does it work to solve society's ills? The interview features Bernard Lietaer who co-designed and implemented the convergence mechanism to the single European currency system (the Euro). Some very interesting and thought provoking ideas here. The main focus is the idea of private non-monetary currency systems that work in conjunction with our existing currencies to promote positive social change.
Culture as anesthetic. Numbed by the world.
The Harper's Index is always fun.
Streetart is a collaborative weblog for photos of DIY posters, guerrilla stickers, home-made stencils, etc.
Opium magazine - Literary humor for the deliriously captivated.
The Philosophy of Time.
What do you get when you mix a doll with an onion?
In music news, The Pixies may be getting back together.