“The question is always where to start the story. That’s the first question. Trying to find a beginning, trying to impose order on the great psychotic fast-forward merry-go-round, and trying to impose order is the first step toward ending up in a park somewhere, painted blue, singing ‘row, row, row your boat’ to an audience of saggy-lipped junkies and business-people munching oat-bran muffins. And that’s how this story ends, good buddy. “So if you are concerned with the logic and sequence of things, and the crescendo of suspense up to a good shocker of an ending, you best be getting back to your video games and your amassing wealth. Leave the meaningless details to the poets and the photographers. And they’re all meaningless details, my friends.” — Rachel Corrie the title bail·i·wick[bey-luh-wik] (late Middle English) a person’s area of skill, knowledge, or work terr·oir[tair-wahr] (French) loosely translated as “a sense of place” the work all content in this site is created by ME (unless otherwise credited)Tumblr (3.0; @andrewlnapier)http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/I have been thinking a lot over the past week about what economists call “commitment...http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/18190745774http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/18190745774Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:52:00 -0500personalcommitment devicesfreakonomicswillpowersocial mediadatingdesignwebsite<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5icglFOl1qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Stitching.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/18185780482http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/18185780482Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:02:05 -0500clothesdetailstitchingjeansblackOne of my worst flaws is impatience. When I like someone, I can be a little over-zealous. While...http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/18169250973http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/18169250973Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:29:00 -0500PersonalPatience<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lumxm8XAg71qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>At the end of the night, the buildings seem to glide gracefully into the darkness of the night, as if the man-made world were not so different and unconnected from the natural as I might have thought.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/18127190644http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/18127190644Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:02:05 -0500buildingbluenightlightcurvedark“I remember, my ex boyfriend, he was Catholic; and this was the best time of year because...http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/18073909183http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/18073909183Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:21:00 -0500Ash WednesdayCatholicLentalcoholoverheard<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5ij4thHc1qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A tie.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17880005837http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17880005837Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:02:05 -0500meportraitpersonalbluewhitetie<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7u0lCwCN1qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tower.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17818842833http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17818842833Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:02:06 -0500towerharborbaltimoremaryland<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5i1iN3m61qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>AT snow.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17763403367http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17763403367Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:02:00 -0500lindensnowtreevirginiawinterappalachian trailThis old couple were in for lunch today, and the husband was hard of hearing and I suspect had...http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17729820553http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17729820553Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:24:37 -0500cuteoldageworkrestaurant<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5iknSVmt1qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yeah, you blow that horn.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17709189290http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17709189290Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:02:06 -0500statueoutsidehorncherubstonegrassyardBerryvilleVirginia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7u023d3O1qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Be more, B’more.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17655162870http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17655162870Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:02:05 -0500baltimoremarylandcityparking lotbuilding<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5hsfdgiY1qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Corner window.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17605093282http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17605093282Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:02:06 -0500windowcornerlightstreetwinchestervirginiaA short drive A new place A new friend Thin lightbulbs A booth Decisions Decisions Not too much...http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17549417301http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17549417301Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:02:06 -0500Personalfirst datehopeless romanticlist<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5hu1xLUv1qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>E street exit.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17488138017http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17488138017Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:00:06 -0500washington dcdcroadsignI-66virginianight<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5ipjxYlJ1qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5ipjxYlJ1qif5xao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5ipjxYlJ1qif5xao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5ipjxYlJ1qif5xao4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5ipjxYlJ1qif5xao5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5ipjxYlJ1qif5xao6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Hunt Party, two.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17426096674http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17426096674Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:00:06 -0500partyhuntBerryvillevirginiabarbloody marytabascowinenutsbourbonbourgognepinot noircelerysilverwhitetablered<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5ibaCwhn1qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>La Tour Eiffel dans le ciel du soir</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17372381077http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17372381077Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0500parisfranceeiffel towerskyafternoonsunsetcity<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz030fUrTz1qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So little snow this winter… How heartbreaking…</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17318992312http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17318992312Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0500snowwinterwoodbrickgrass<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7u270yco1qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Afternoon clouds.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17264779722http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17264779722Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0500sunsetcloudsbuildingbaltimoremarylandblue<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyc5r2hQR31qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The edges of our little world.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17210413071http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17210413071Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:03:05 -0500edgemountainsFront Royalvirginiakendracolorgrey<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxx36hqLvM1qif5xao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Don’t crush the baby.</p>http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17154226849http://blog.andrewlnapier.com/post/17154226849Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0500signwarningbabycar