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# Everything Feels Like a Metaphor These Days
- URL: https://www.jamesreeves.co/october-9-2021/
- Published: 2021-10-09T21:00:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-15T03:49:19.000Z
- Author: James A. Reeves
- Tags: Notebook

Sunset: 6:24pm. Moon: Waxing crescent. Cloudy with a high of 66 degrees and a low of 57\. Finally, a semi-autumnal day with proper gloom. Took the Q down to 34th Street to load up on ramen, pork shoulder, gochujang, bok choy, and extreme-flavored shrimp chips from H-Mart and [Woorjip](http://woorijip32.com/menu/?ref=jamesreeves.co). 

A dog-sized rat scurried along the subway platform. Everyone pulled out their screens, cameras ready to flash, and two people nearly fell onto the tracks. Everything feels like a metaphor these days.