Not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently.

Last night I was wandering around with Lane late in the evening and she remarked how it will be nice to have new streets to walk on in Chicago.

As of late, I've been trying not to get so caught up in new. It seems a lot of the time it's simply assumed that new is also better. I'm starting to think new is just the way in which we ignore old as a means to loose sight of now.

Look at this new thing!
Now I don't have to deal with that old stuff anymore!

At the same time, I love cities. I love neighborhoods and the ways in which they interact with each other and identity. I love the long gradual shifts in culture they contain. I love the fact that they work at all.

I love the possibility of discovering all of that in Chicago.

And the cycle of learning more about what I already know continues...

Strangely without contradiction.

At least for now.