Philadelphia Day One

 Woke up and tossed my bag in a safe place. Today is shaping up to be an adventure and I’m not sure quite when I’ll be back. I hopped SEPTA to Fox Chase to meet up with my friend Shannon. Normally this wouldn’t be a big deal but the trains have been catching on fire lately so many of them have been pulled from service. Lots of chaos with getting around on the regional rail here. 

We grabbed breakfast and walked through a park in her neighborhood. It’s so incredible to me that with a 30 minute train ride and a 15 minute walk you can get into dairyland out here. So incredible.

From there I went to Fishtown for the Kensington Derby. This is a long standing kinetic sculpture festival. Think block party that ends with crashing a lot of cool looking bikes into a mud pit. I missed that part but did make it in time for the Awful Wrestling. The hi light for the audience was a match between a Philadelphia Parking Authority officer and a gorilla. Lots of cheering for the gorilla. My friend Jackson, his girlfriend Wynter, and I met up with some mutuals for a little barhopping and noodles in Chinatown after. A lovely evening.

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