Horizon
October 7th, 2026
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Again, the highlight of my day was a mind-numbingly slow (but predictably slow) drive back home in the afternoon rush hour. But it was for a different reason than yesterday — during my drive, a mind-numbingly slow drive through the city, I suddenly realized that I could see the horizon and the line of the forest canopy on the horizon. That was something new. I shouldn't be able to see the horizon from ground level in the city. Maybe if my city had hills, that would be possible, but alas — my city is built on the plainest plain imaginable. That moment lasted only a few seconds of a mind-numbingly slow drive, and no more than 20–30 meters in distance, before it was swallowed by buildings around me. No matter — there is a place in my city from where (if I am in the correct lane) I can see the horizon. That is huge. Especially since that happened on my regular route back home, a route I drove at least 600 times before seeing it for the first time today. About 600 times — I calculated in my head once when I could no longer see the horizon. So now, most likely on the weekend, I will retrace my steps to that spot and will see if I can see it from a sidewalk or a crosswalk nearby. If not, then on Monday I'll settle in the correct lane to see it again. It is always nice to see something as important so unexpectedly while (mind-numbingly slowly) getting home.
