I suppose I could send a nice note to the payphone maker, advising them of my swallowed quarter and suggesting the coin slot either be blocked or that coins deposited drop into the coin return chamber. This experience simply felt as if the phone was, in fact, digesting and absorbing the coin into its innards. The name and contact info of the person who put the phone together is on the phone itself.

Was also thinking about the bar itself. It opens at 12 noon, which seems a little early for a neighborhood bar. Irish pubs will open at 8am but this is more of an American joint. I was the first customer at 1:30pm. It was too early for booze so I asked for coffee. All the machinery was there but none of it worked, so no coffee for me. I went with seltzer and lime. Only there was no lime, so I settled for lemon. The guns were not working so the seltzer came from a bottle. The place felt a little green but that’s OK, it’s still new, or newish. 2 or 3 months since opening, I think?

Subways were slightly amess this morning but I saw the photographer/poet woman I sometimes think about. Had not seen her for probably a couple of months. She always looks the same white Adidas tennis shoes, strings lightly tied if not altogether loose. Black coat, black backpack with gold chains, always masked and double-masked. She usually holds metal poles on the trains with a tissue. We interact not at all. She hardly ever updates her website anymore, unless she is active elsewhere and I haven’t found where. 

Trains were late and crowded. It is raining, and will rain more. This room is suddenly noisy with chatter. I am due a raise but …. It’s too noisy in here to keep typing.