Not long ago I finished reading Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex which is set in Detroit. It reminded me of one of my favorite procrastination techniques: Looking up pics of abandoned Detroit buildings. I've only been to Detroit once many many years ago but in my few hours there I was instantly awed by the beauty and pathos of what I saw. It's just all so weird. I got this particular pic from The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit site. I could easily do without ever seeing another photo of a band standing in a run down building or on some forgotten train tracks, but I find these unpeopled photos amazing. I can't help but be fascinated by the enormous scope of the neglect and all the history it entails.