Good Afternoon, my Baby, and Happy Friday,
I sure loved the Kathryn Pearcy photo this morning. What a wonderful way to start the day! I love you so much, Elizabeth, and I'm glad you can feel it. It makes me very happy to know you feel the same way. :):)
I've just been hanging out most of the afternoon. Got the place cleaned up, then watched a really weird little horror film from the 1940s : "Night Monster" from Universal Studios. Uni made great horror movies in that era. Some were really obscure, like this one, and I am always looking for ones I haven't seen.
Nice to know that the Agalloch record will be out in a few months. Really looking forward to it.
Tonight I am gonna go to the Hilary Hahn concert at Disney Hall. She is playing with an orchestra this time, just as the guest soloist instead of a recital, a concerto by a composer named Carl Neilsen, whom I do not know. The program won't be as long as a recital, but there will probably be a piece by the orchestra alone, too. I should be home by 11:30 - Midnight. You may be asleep, but I will check in anyway cause I love you.
Gonna head to Pearl's in a few minutes. Hope you are enjoying the start of your weekend.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Midnight : I'm back home. It was a good concert, an all Nordic program with a really trippy opening piece called "King Tide" by a composer named Hillborg (don't know first name). It sounded like a symphonic version of something Tangerine Dream might do, like rhythmic ocean waves slowly building and ebbing. The Neilsen concerto was nice, with great playing by Hilary. Then the orchestra played a really dynamic version of Sibelius' 2nd Symphony, and I recognized it from KUSC. I realised how much I enjoy symphonic music. It's incredible how so many musicians can play in synch and with such nuance and feeling. The conductor was a guest, a Russian guy, and it's always fun to watch the conductor lead the players. Hilary just does her own thing, listening to the orchestra and playing off them instead of the conductor, but the whole thing is pretty incredible. Crowd was kinda laid back, but then it's always older people.
I saw your post before I left Pearl's, about the cold, and I want you to know that, even though I can't empathize cause I'm not going through it, I certainly sympathize. I know how hard it is for me, a Southern California Valley Boy, just to go through weeks of low 30 degree temps like we had last year. That is nothing compared to what you are dealing with, and still.........it was cold! So I can appreciate the hardship you are dealing with, my girl - and it is a hardship, just the same as any other difficulty when people deal with extreme weather. Also, I don't know how well houses can insulate against extreme cold. I wrote before about my thin-walled Northridge apt not being able to keep out 30 degree cold last year. I know your houses in the Midwest are built for it, but still - below zero is really difficult.
I can imagine the waiting for it to end, and I know it's not easy. I wish you were here with me. I also know that there are parts of the experience that are (at least a little bit) exciting, like the stargazing, braving the cold, etc. But generally, I know it's gotta be tough, and so I am everyday with you and sending you love and strength and warmth. And......wishing you were here. We've got our own problems with drought, and the weather seems to be going crazy all over the world, but still............
I just want you to know that I am with you, not physically in the cold - and I know how much it sucks - but I am with you in the Connection that we share, and the more we share it, the more we rise above all obstacles and bear all difficulties together. That's what is meant by "for better or worse", so if ever you need anything from me, I am always ready to give it. But moral support is constant, because I know this Winter has not been easy.
Spring will be coming your way, Elizabeth, and it will be beautiful.
I Love You and will see you in the morn. Love and warmth to you, my Darling.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Friday, January 31, 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Polar Vortex Is Toast (Movie Night) (Apu Trilogy)
Good Morning, Awesome Lady,
The temps look a little better for the next couple days in Middleton, so my strategy must be working. I've been pointing my space heater in your direction, the Polar Vortex is no match............ ;)
I love the Tuba Kitty! I am trying to make Black Kitty into more of a pet, and so now I am using gardening gloves in an effort every evening to get her to let me pet her. I think I told you that when I have tried it in the past, she always takes a swat at me with her sharp claws. With the gloves, she still swats but I don't move my hands away, so I am showing her that she can trust me. Now, when I go out to feed her in the evening, she is sometimes laying all stretched out on top of the shed like she's comfortable, just like a pet cat would. We have really made progress since a few months ago, when she would run and hide as soon as she saw me coming with her food.
I like the b&w photo of the woods, too. That photographer has the right idea about adding something to a picture, a focal point if you will. It's those kinds of small details that give life to a photo and draw the viewer in. You know me, I am always looking for the "face" in things - the personality - because I believe that some form of spirit is invested in just about everything. So when you are looking through your viewfinder, do the photographic Feng-Shui thing that we've talked about; adjust your frame until all the lines and shapes feel just so (in balance), but also look for that personality, as if what you are looking at - no matter what it is - is trying to tell you something.
Today is a semi-busy one. Gonna hop in the shower, then go pick Pearl up from the hairdresser, then I've gotta go out to the DMV to get the new registration sticker for my car. I made it by one day! DMV is usually pretty crowded, I was sorta hoping to get to Stagecoach Trail, which is nearby, but I'll see if I have time.
In any event, things are gonna pick up soon, and that Polar Vortex is toast, it'll never stand up to my heater.
I'll be in and out, but back by 4:30 at Pearl's.
I Love You, hope your day is going well! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
5pm : I'm writing from Pearl's to say hi. The DMV was jam-packed, as always, but I got my sticker, so mission accomplished. Tonight I am going to the Cinematheque to see Ray's "Aparajito", the second film in the "Apu Trilogy". This one I haven't seen, but it's sure to be interesting. The first one ("Pather Panchali", last week's film) is really a classic, and I've seen the third one, too, so now I'll know the whole story. You wouldn't ordinarily think of India when you think of great cinema, but Satyajit Ray was a world-class director with a European sensibility in his approach to filmmaking.
I should be back by the usual time, 10-ish. Have an awesome evening, Elizabeth, whether stargazing or anything else!
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:15pm : The movie was excellent. "Contemplative cinema" was how the professor described it. If someone could distill this kind of moviemaking, with this kind of honesty, simplicity and depth, in this day and age, they'd really be on to something. I'll say again that it's slow paced, and you have to accept that going in, but when you agree to that and just allow it to unfold, you are given a film that will stay with you forever. I think "The Apu Trilogy" is one of the great works of cinema, and what is remarkable to me is that it wouldn't be all that difficult to make such films today. Meaning neo-realist, or perhaps just Real Films. Now remember, I have nothing against Hollywood, and in fact I love it when it's at it's best, but I'd also like to see a return to the masterful simplicity of these art films of the postwar period, where there is no excess. Every word, scene and shot count. The pace is slow, but it feels like real life, and you absorb it as such, and it stays with you. You almost feel like you were in the story yourself.
Now I am listening to French Organ Music to unwind. I will see you in the morn. Sweet Dreams, Nice Lady.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
The temps look a little better for the next couple days in Middleton, so my strategy must be working. I've been pointing my space heater in your direction, the Polar Vortex is no match............ ;)
I love the Tuba Kitty! I am trying to make Black Kitty into more of a pet, and so now I am using gardening gloves in an effort every evening to get her to let me pet her. I think I told you that when I have tried it in the past, she always takes a swat at me with her sharp claws. With the gloves, she still swats but I don't move my hands away, so I am showing her that she can trust me. Now, when I go out to feed her in the evening, she is sometimes laying all stretched out on top of the shed like she's comfortable, just like a pet cat would. We have really made progress since a few months ago, when she would run and hide as soon as she saw me coming with her food.
I like the b&w photo of the woods, too. That photographer has the right idea about adding something to a picture, a focal point if you will. It's those kinds of small details that give life to a photo and draw the viewer in. You know me, I am always looking for the "face" in things - the personality - because I believe that some form of spirit is invested in just about everything. So when you are looking through your viewfinder, do the photographic Feng-Shui thing that we've talked about; adjust your frame until all the lines and shapes feel just so (in balance), but also look for that personality, as if what you are looking at - no matter what it is - is trying to tell you something.
Today is a semi-busy one. Gonna hop in the shower, then go pick Pearl up from the hairdresser, then I've gotta go out to the DMV to get the new registration sticker for my car. I made it by one day! DMV is usually pretty crowded, I was sorta hoping to get to Stagecoach Trail, which is nearby, but I'll see if I have time.
In any event, things are gonna pick up soon, and that Polar Vortex is toast, it'll never stand up to my heater.
I'll be in and out, but back by 4:30 at Pearl's.
I Love You, hope your day is going well! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
5pm : I'm writing from Pearl's to say hi. The DMV was jam-packed, as always, but I got my sticker, so mission accomplished. Tonight I am going to the Cinematheque to see Ray's "Aparajito", the second film in the "Apu Trilogy". This one I haven't seen, but it's sure to be interesting. The first one ("Pather Panchali", last week's film) is really a classic, and I've seen the third one, too, so now I'll know the whole story. You wouldn't ordinarily think of India when you think of great cinema, but Satyajit Ray was a world-class director with a European sensibility in his approach to filmmaking.
I should be back by the usual time, 10-ish. Have an awesome evening, Elizabeth, whether stargazing or anything else!
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:15pm : The movie was excellent. "Contemplative cinema" was how the professor described it. If someone could distill this kind of moviemaking, with this kind of honesty, simplicity and depth, in this day and age, they'd really be on to something. I'll say again that it's slow paced, and you have to accept that going in, but when you agree to that and just allow it to unfold, you are given a film that will stay with you forever. I think "The Apu Trilogy" is one of the great works of cinema, and what is remarkable to me is that it wouldn't be all that difficult to make such films today. Meaning neo-realist, or perhaps just Real Films. Now remember, I have nothing against Hollywood, and in fact I love it when it's at it's best, but I'd also like to see a return to the masterful simplicity of these art films of the postwar period, where there is no excess. Every word, scene and shot count. The pace is slow, but it feels like real life, and you absorb it as such, and it stays with you. You almost feel like you were in the story yourself.
Now I am listening to French Organ Music to unwind. I will see you in the morn. Sweet Dreams, Nice Lady.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Good Morning (Seeing Stars)
Hi Elizabeth,
I just wanted to say Good Morning and wish you a happy day. Maybe the temps will come up and you can go to school, get out of the house and do stuff. I have gotta take Pearl to the dentist at 11am, then try yet again with my car in the afternoon, but I will be around, it's just back-and-forth stuff. I will be thinking of you as always, and I love you very much.
oxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I don't know what I'd do without you........
7:10pm : Hey my Girl. I'm just getting home; crazy traffic tonight. I saw your post about stargazing in the cold. Man, you guys are brave! Going outdoors in below zero, that's hardcore. But, I see you know how to properly bundle up for it. I haven't been in too many cold situations, and I think I've mentioned that probably the coldest I've been might've been in the low 20s, up in the mountains when we used to have snow in the winter (before climate change). But even in that lesser degree of cold, what I remember most is that my feet always froze, no matter what I did or how many pairs of socks I had on under my boots. I always wound up back in Dad's car with the engine running and the heater on.........to thaw out my feet. You guys are Cold Professionals, however, and know how to do it right. Great Lakes cold is the coldest, that's what Dad always said, he in childhood being around the Lake Michigan bend from you guys.
So, do you have, or have access to, a telescope? Man, I wish I did, but then I wouldn't be able to see much without driving 60 miles to the desert. I have wanted to get me some high-powered binoculars, because they say you can see quite a bit with those, and I could carry 'em with me on my walks. On a good night I can always see Orion, and Jupiter of course. Venus, too, and sometimes Mars. Other bright stars I don't know the names of, except for Procyon, which I saw in the blog you posted, and which I discovered because I thought it was either Sirius or Betelgeuse, but then I looked up it's position I discovered it was Procyon.
Anyway, it's a blast to look up! I do it just while I'm walking along, through CSUN. I'm always hoping to see Other Stuff, too, haha. Weird Stuff! And, I like to imagine the "geometries of space" that are formed by the alignments of planets and stars. Reading Dr. Farrell has really educated me on all the different physical and metaphysical properties of space, and the idea of the aether or "physical medium". The idea of whether gravity is a "pull" or a "push", stuff like that.
But really what I like most about looking up is the Hugeness Of It All. That, and the Wonder Of The Infinite. You look up, and you just know that you will always be here, in this World.........
Hey, you know what I wanna see? I wanna see the International Space Station! I read that it can be seen in the sky, at certain times, with the naked eye! So I Googled it and found a NASA website that tells you the times for your city or region. But here, it's always like 4:27am or some other Ungodly Hour. So I'm waiting for a more reasonable time.........but wouldn't that be awesome to see?
Well, I am gonna chill for a little bit. I am so happy that my car passed smog. That's a load off my mind, for sure. The guy took one look at my glued-on carbon canister hose and said, "looks good to me". Then he asked if I had the timing adjusted and I told him "no", cause the mechanic told me if I did that, the emissions would go up and my car would fail. So I asked the guy if he could cut me some slack on the timing belt thing, and he said "no problem".
What a Supremely Cool Guy!
So, all my car needed to do was pass the emissions test again, and it did, and now it is good to go for two more years. Yippee!
So, I am happy, and now I can relax, so I am gonna chill for about an hour, then my walk.....and the Night Sky!
I Love You, my fellow Stargazer. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:35pm : I am listening to the unusual organ music of Olivier Messiaen. It's the kind of music you have in the background and you let it absorb. Well, nice lady, today was a good day. I will see you tomorrow. I hope all projects are coming along well. Seek out the unusual in all that you do. Not necessarily the weird (though that is good too), but the "other-than-usual"........
xoxoxoxoxoxox :):)
I just wanted to say Good Morning and wish you a happy day. Maybe the temps will come up and you can go to school, get out of the house and do stuff. I have gotta take Pearl to the dentist at 11am, then try yet again with my car in the afternoon, but I will be around, it's just back-and-forth stuff. I will be thinking of you as always, and I love you very much.
oxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I don't know what I'd do without you........
7:10pm : Hey my Girl. I'm just getting home; crazy traffic tonight. I saw your post about stargazing in the cold. Man, you guys are brave! Going outdoors in below zero, that's hardcore. But, I see you know how to properly bundle up for it. I haven't been in too many cold situations, and I think I've mentioned that probably the coldest I've been might've been in the low 20s, up in the mountains when we used to have snow in the winter (before climate change). But even in that lesser degree of cold, what I remember most is that my feet always froze, no matter what I did or how many pairs of socks I had on under my boots. I always wound up back in Dad's car with the engine running and the heater on.........to thaw out my feet. You guys are Cold Professionals, however, and know how to do it right. Great Lakes cold is the coldest, that's what Dad always said, he in childhood being around the Lake Michigan bend from you guys.
So, do you have, or have access to, a telescope? Man, I wish I did, but then I wouldn't be able to see much without driving 60 miles to the desert. I have wanted to get me some high-powered binoculars, because they say you can see quite a bit with those, and I could carry 'em with me on my walks. On a good night I can always see Orion, and Jupiter of course. Venus, too, and sometimes Mars. Other bright stars I don't know the names of, except for Procyon, which I saw in the blog you posted, and which I discovered because I thought it was either Sirius or Betelgeuse, but then I looked up it's position I discovered it was Procyon.
Anyway, it's a blast to look up! I do it just while I'm walking along, through CSUN. I'm always hoping to see Other Stuff, too, haha. Weird Stuff! And, I like to imagine the "geometries of space" that are formed by the alignments of planets and stars. Reading Dr. Farrell has really educated me on all the different physical and metaphysical properties of space, and the idea of the aether or "physical medium". The idea of whether gravity is a "pull" or a "push", stuff like that.
But really what I like most about looking up is the Hugeness Of It All. That, and the Wonder Of The Infinite. You look up, and you just know that you will always be here, in this World.........
Hey, you know what I wanna see? I wanna see the International Space Station! I read that it can be seen in the sky, at certain times, with the naked eye! So I Googled it and found a NASA website that tells you the times for your city or region. But here, it's always like 4:27am or some other Ungodly Hour. So I'm waiting for a more reasonable time.........but wouldn't that be awesome to see?
Well, I am gonna chill for a little bit. I am so happy that my car passed smog. That's a load off my mind, for sure. The guy took one look at my glued-on carbon canister hose and said, "looks good to me". Then he asked if I had the timing adjusted and I told him "no", cause the mechanic told me if I did that, the emissions would go up and my car would fail. So I asked the guy if he could cut me some slack on the timing belt thing, and he said "no problem".
What a Supremely Cool Guy!
So, all my car needed to do was pass the emissions test again, and it did, and now it is good to go for two more years. Yippee!
So, I am happy, and now I can relax, so I am gonna chill for about an hour, then my walk.....and the Night Sky!
I Love You, my fellow Stargazer. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:35pm : I am listening to the unusual organ music of Olivier Messiaen. It's the kind of music you have in the background and you let it absorb. Well, nice lady, today was a good day. I will see you tomorrow. I hope all projects are coming along well. Seek out the unusual in all that you do. Not necessarily the weird (though that is good too), but the "other-than-usual"........
xoxoxoxoxoxox :):)
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Tuesday Night Hello
Good Evening, Nice Lady,
I'm just getting home. I didn't get back to the smog guy because I wanted to see if I could glue that carbon canister tube, and I finally got it to stick after holding it up to the canister for about fifteen minutes. I used some Super Duper Glue similar to Krazy Glue. I wanted to let it bond for a day, and to see if it will hold in place after a day of driving around, so if it's still holding by tomorrow, then I'll go get the timing re-set and take it back to smog. Then, if it passes - hooray. And if it doesn't, I'll "retire" it for 1500 bucks. But I'd rather keep it.........so reliable.
I checked the UW website after I saw the temps this morn, and I saw that classes were cancelled. I hope you guys will get a break soon, and on weather.com it says that the temps will come up for at least a couple days, and then we'll be into February and before you know it - March.
So, I'm thinkin' about you as always. Gonna hang out til 8:30 then go for my walk, usual schedule.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm just getting home. I didn't get back to the smog guy because I wanted to see if I could glue that carbon canister tube, and I finally got it to stick after holding it up to the canister for about fifteen minutes. I used some Super Duper Glue similar to Krazy Glue. I wanted to let it bond for a day, and to see if it will hold in place after a day of driving around, so if it's still holding by tomorrow, then I'll go get the timing re-set and take it back to smog. Then, if it passes - hooray. And if it doesn't, I'll "retire" it for 1500 bucks. But I'd rather keep it.........so reliable.
I checked the UW website after I saw the temps this morn, and I saw that classes were cancelled. I hope you guys will get a break soon, and on weather.com it says that the temps will come up for at least a couple days, and then we'll be into February and before you know it - March.
So, I'm thinkin' about you as always. Gonna hang out til 8:30 then go for my walk, usual schedule.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Monday, January 27, 2014
If At First You Don't Pass Smog, Try Try Again (weather)
Hi Sweet Baby,
Well, I didn't pass my smog test. Oy. But I knew it was gonna be an iffy proposition, my car being old and all. But, the news is not all bad. It actually passed on the emissions part of the test, the most important part. Where it failed was on the timing belt idle, which needs to be adjusted, and then there was a cracked hose of some sort or another that the guy told me I could just Krazy Glue together. So, I'll get the timing belt thing adjusted, and glue the other thing, and then I'll take it back to the smog test guy before the end of the week. That's when my license plate tags expire, lol. But I can get the repairs done tomorrow, and go back to the smog guy on Wednesday, in between Pearl stuff. Now, we've got a program here in California where - if you try everything, repairs et al, and your car still doesn't pass smog, the state will buy it off you for 1500 bucks, just to "retire" it. It's a clean air program. So if worse comes to worst, I can always do that. But then I'd have to search for another used car, and a reliable one at that, with good gas milage, and that would be a difficult thing to do while trying to work seven days a week, and get to and from Pearl's (though I could probably use her car in a pinch - she no longer drives).
Anyway, I like my car, a Nissan Sentra. Super reliable, great on gas, hardly ever needs repair. So, I am gonna try and squeeze two more years out of it. That's how long you get between smog checks, so if I pass after I get it repaired, I've got two more years. That way I can keep on saving my money for more important stuff! (and I've been steadily saving for a while now........).
So, keep your fingers crossed in a couple days for a passing score on my re-test.
I like the collaboration between J. William W. and the gal from Worm Ouroboros. Don't know the third guy, but it sounds like it has potential. I always crack myself up when trying to remember his name, and I always go, "Let's see - is it J.William J. ? William JW? W William W"? I can never get it right, but now I'll try and memorize it. Glad to know Agalloch are recording a new one, and I hope they come your way this time. Love those guys!
Well, I am gonna look up some local smog repair mechanics and also see if I've got any Krazy Glue laying around, so I can get on it with my car. Then I am gonna go for the daytime half of my walk, so I'll be back in a bit, and close to one of the Chromebooks for most of the rest of the day.
Hope your week is off to a good start.
I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:10pm : I see that the weather has gotten extremely cold again, so I hope you are hanging in there. I am thinking about you and keeping you in my heart. I know bad weather isn't the end of the world, but I also know it's not your favorite, to say the least, so I mention all this to say I am aware of it. And, I hope it ends soon.
I've been reading this eve, finished my Joe Farrell book (and now I'm ready for another one!). Tomorrow I will try again to get my car repaired, and hopefully smogged.
I love you and will see you in the morn. xoxoxoxo :):)
Well, I didn't pass my smog test. Oy. But I knew it was gonna be an iffy proposition, my car being old and all. But, the news is not all bad. It actually passed on the emissions part of the test, the most important part. Where it failed was on the timing belt idle, which needs to be adjusted, and then there was a cracked hose of some sort or another that the guy told me I could just Krazy Glue together. So, I'll get the timing belt thing adjusted, and glue the other thing, and then I'll take it back to the smog test guy before the end of the week. That's when my license plate tags expire, lol. But I can get the repairs done tomorrow, and go back to the smog guy on Wednesday, in between Pearl stuff. Now, we've got a program here in California where - if you try everything, repairs et al, and your car still doesn't pass smog, the state will buy it off you for 1500 bucks, just to "retire" it. It's a clean air program. So if worse comes to worst, I can always do that. But then I'd have to search for another used car, and a reliable one at that, with good gas milage, and that would be a difficult thing to do while trying to work seven days a week, and get to and from Pearl's (though I could probably use her car in a pinch - she no longer drives).
Anyway, I like my car, a Nissan Sentra. Super reliable, great on gas, hardly ever needs repair. So, I am gonna try and squeeze two more years out of it. That's how long you get between smog checks, so if I pass after I get it repaired, I've got two more years. That way I can keep on saving my money for more important stuff! (and I've been steadily saving for a while now........).
So, keep your fingers crossed in a couple days for a passing score on my re-test.
I like the collaboration between J. William W. and the gal from Worm Ouroboros. Don't know the third guy, but it sounds like it has potential. I always crack myself up when trying to remember his name, and I always go, "Let's see - is it J.William J. ? William JW? W William W"? I can never get it right, but now I'll try and memorize it. Glad to know Agalloch are recording a new one, and I hope they come your way this time. Love those guys!
Well, I am gonna look up some local smog repair mechanics and also see if I've got any Krazy Glue laying around, so I can get on it with my car. Then I am gonna go for the daytime half of my walk, so I'll be back in a bit, and close to one of the Chromebooks for most of the rest of the day.
Hope your week is off to a good start.
I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:10pm : I see that the weather has gotten extremely cold again, so I hope you are hanging in there. I am thinking about you and keeping you in my heart. I know bad weather isn't the end of the world, but I also know it's not your favorite, to say the least, so I mention all this to say I am aware of it. And, I hope it ends soon.
I've been reading this eve, finished my Joe Farrell book (and now I'm ready for another one!). Tomorrow I will try again to get my car repaired, and hopefully smogged.
I love you and will see you in the morn. xoxoxoxo :):)
Sunday, January 26, 2014
All I Know (smog)
Good Evening, Awesome Lady,
I'm just getting home from Pearl's, settled in now for another work cycle. I hope you had a good day and a good weekend overall. I guess I'll just figure that everything is cool unless you tell me otherwise. And, I'll do my best to post as always; interesting stuff if I can think of any, regular stuff if I can't. There's always weird stuff too, and funny stuff, musical stuff, movie stuff, even dumb stuff!........I always come up with something.
All I know, at the end of the day, is that I love my girl, and that happens to be You. So, that's what matters. We've been through a lot together and I can't imagine my life without you in it. You are my family, you know.
So that's all I know for the moment. When our communication is slow, or not flowing smoothly, I always run things through my head : "Is something wrong? Is Elizabeth mad at me? Is everything okay at home? Is it the weather"? You know me, I'm a goofy individual and a bit of a worry wart. But today I just said, "All I know is that I love her", and I'm sticking to my guns on that! :)
So that's what I wanted to say for the moment. I'm gonna watch an X-Files episode, then go for my walk, and I'll be back later. All I know is that I love you and I just can't help it and I wouldn't anyway even if I could. Or something like that. ;)
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:05pm : Tonight I'll just wish you sweet dreams and good feelings for the week ahead. Tomorrow I've gotta get my car smogged, which is always a nerve-wracker. Do you guys have smog tests in Wisconsin? We have 'em every two years. My car is old, but I've passed the test every time............keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow.
Here's to a good week.
xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm just getting home from Pearl's, settled in now for another work cycle. I hope you had a good day and a good weekend overall. I guess I'll just figure that everything is cool unless you tell me otherwise. And, I'll do my best to post as always; interesting stuff if I can think of any, regular stuff if I can't. There's always weird stuff too, and funny stuff, musical stuff, movie stuff, even dumb stuff!........I always come up with something.
All I know, at the end of the day, is that I love my girl, and that happens to be You. So, that's what matters. We've been through a lot together and I can't imagine my life without you in it. You are my family, you know.
So that's all I know for the moment. When our communication is slow, or not flowing smoothly, I always run things through my head : "Is something wrong? Is Elizabeth mad at me? Is everything okay at home? Is it the weather"? You know me, I'm a goofy individual and a bit of a worry wart. But today I just said, "All I know is that I love her", and I'm sticking to my guns on that! :)
So that's what I wanted to say for the moment. I'm gonna watch an X-Files episode, then go for my walk, and I'll be back later. All I know is that I love you and I just can't help it and I wouldn't anyway even if I could. Or something like that. ;)
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:05pm : Tonight I'll just wish you sweet dreams and good feelings for the week ahead. Tomorrow I've gotta get my car smogged, which is always a nerve-wracker. Do you guys have smog tests in Wisconsin? We have 'em every two years. My car is old, but I've passed the test every time............keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow.
Here's to a good week.
xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Hope You Are Okay
Hi, Elizabeth. I'm just writing to say hi and see how you are doing. I sure miss hearing from you. I know you have wanted to not spend so much time on Facebook, but I'm just wondering if maybe you are mad at me, too? I'm just wondering, cause it feels like something is wrong. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I just thought I'd ask. I'll be up for a while. I hope you had a good day and that all projects are coming along well.
I really love you. If anything is wrong, I am here for you, and I am always here for you anyway, no matter what. Please don't forget that. Let me know how things are going, if you want to.
xoxoxoxoxo :):)
I have always thought we made a good team.........
I really love you. If anything is wrong, I am here for you, and I am always here for you anyway, no matter what. Please don't forget that. Let me know how things are going, if you want to.
xoxoxoxoxo :):)
I have always thought we made a good team.........
Friday, January 24, 2014
Happy Friday Night
Hey there, talented lady,
Happy Friday Night, and TGIF. This time it's for both of us, cause I'm off until Sunday afternoon. I see you are working on filmmaking, in addition to music. That is awesome of course. If there's one thing I love as much as music, it's movies. Pretty close anyway. I will certainly be interested to know what you're working on, and to see the end result. :)
Well, I know you are busy. I hope you're still with me. I am guessing you are. I am gonna unwind for a while, end-of-work cycle and all, and maybe I will watch a movie myself. Then I will write more later.
Enjoy your evening! I love you.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Happy Friday Night, and TGIF. This time it's for both of us, cause I'm off until Sunday afternoon. I see you are working on filmmaking, in addition to music. That is awesome of course. If there's one thing I love as much as music, it's movies. Pretty close anyway. I will certainly be interested to know what you're working on, and to see the end result. :)
Well, I know you are busy. I hope you're still with me. I am guessing you are. I am gonna unwind for a while, end-of-work cycle and all, and maybe I will watch a movie myself. Then I will write more later.
Enjoy your evening! I love you.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Cinematheque (evocation)
Good Afternoon, my Baby,
I'm writing from Pearl's, just to say hi. How's school going so far? Good, I trust. I am cooking some black beans, which will be part of a salad later on. Tonight starts the Thursday Night Movies at the CSUN Cinematheque, so I will be home at the usual time, about 9:45 to 10pm. I think I mentioned that this semester we are doing the Indian director Satyajit Ray. Tonight, his first film : "Pather Panchali". I've seen it before, it's part one of Ray's "Apu Trilogy", named after a child character in the films. "Pather Panchali" made a big splash when it was released in the 50s, and it's a really good movie, about a poor family in India.
I hope you are having a nice evening, and I will be back after the movie (and here at Pearl's until 6:30).
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
10:55pm : The program ran long, cause the Professor showed two Ray documentaries before the feature, so we were at the theater till a little after 10. Now that I've seen that film twice, though, it really is great. These types of foreign art films are not like what we are used to in today's cinema, mainly the pacing is slower and often there is little to no plot, but there is a story, and it is told simply in cinematic terms - the imagery and sound, and in this case the music is just as important as the dialogue. You know when you go out to take photos, and you get something in your viewfinder that instantly resonates with you? You can feel it when that happens, and it doesn't have to be any particular object. Just an image that makes you feel excited because it moves you and you are about to capture it.
That's what pure cinema is about. In this movie, director Ray captures all kinds of magical images, and in this case they are part of a story, so it's not abstract, but what happens is that you watch..........and then the power of all those images and scenes add up, and when the film is over, it really stays with you. Ray had never directed a film before, and had never even worked in the movie business, but he had been a fan of European and Hollywood films in the 1940s, and that demonstrates the power of observation as a catalyst for one's own creative inspiration.
Again, you have to have patience for these films, because we are used to the continuous excitement of most of today's movies. The difference, I find, is in the repeat viewings. The art films are often based on a feeling, something the director wishes to evoke (and oftentimes, I think, he or she may not even know what it is), and so, the totality of such a film is never revealed. There are so many subtleties, which is why such films stick in the mind and heart and pay off through repeat viewings.
I hope you had a great day. Sweet Dreams. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I Love You.
I'm writing from Pearl's, just to say hi. How's school going so far? Good, I trust. I am cooking some black beans, which will be part of a salad later on. Tonight starts the Thursday Night Movies at the CSUN Cinematheque, so I will be home at the usual time, about 9:45 to 10pm. I think I mentioned that this semester we are doing the Indian director Satyajit Ray. Tonight, his first film : "Pather Panchali". I've seen it before, it's part one of Ray's "Apu Trilogy", named after a child character in the films. "Pather Panchali" made a big splash when it was released in the 50s, and it's a really good movie, about a poor family in India.
I hope you are having a nice evening, and I will be back after the movie (and here at Pearl's until 6:30).
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
10:55pm : The program ran long, cause the Professor showed two Ray documentaries before the feature, so we were at the theater till a little after 10. Now that I've seen that film twice, though, it really is great. These types of foreign art films are not like what we are used to in today's cinema, mainly the pacing is slower and often there is little to no plot, but there is a story, and it is told simply in cinematic terms - the imagery and sound, and in this case the music is just as important as the dialogue. You know when you go out to take photos, and you get something in your viewfinder that instantly resonates with you? You can feel it when that happens, and it doesn't have to be any particular object. Just an image that makes you feel excited because it moves you and you are about to capture it.
That's what pure cinema is about. In this movie, director Ray captures all kinds of magical images, and in this case they are part of a story, so it's not abstract, but what happens is that you watch..........and then the power of all those images and scenes add up, and when the film is over, it really stays with you. Ray had never directed a film before, and had never even worked in the movie business, but he had been a fan of European and Hollywood films in the 1940s, and that demonstrates the power of observation as a catalyst for one's own creative inspiration.
Again, you have to have patience for these films, because we are used to the continuous excitement of most of today's movies. The difference, I find, is in the repeat viewings. The art films are often based on a feeling, something the director wishes to evoke (and oftentimes, I think, he or she may not even know what it is), and so, the totality of such a film is never revealed. There are so many subtleties, which is why such films stick in the mind and heart and pay off through repeat viewings.
I hope you had a great day. Sweet Dreams. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I Love You.
Hands
Hey Nice Lady,
Sorry to write so late. I was watching "Captain Phillips" (really intense, but good), then I went on my walk. It was an average day at Pearl's. I don't know if I ever mentioned it to you, but I am dealing with a condition in my hands called Dupuytren's Contracture. Thank goodness for the Internet or I wouldn't know what it was, or what it was called. It's nothing catastrophic, but it is a little worrisome because it is advancing. Both my parents had it, so I guess it must be hereditary, but looking back, when I think about their hands, I always thought that what they had was arthritis.
About a year and a half ago, I noticed I was getting some thickened tissue in the upper palm of my left hand, just below my index finger. It felt like little lumps were forming there, and the tissue was puffy. I attributed it to using my dumbells. I thought it was callousses (sp?). As time passed, the thickening of the tissue progressed to the index finger itself, so that the lower part of the finger looked swollen. I found I couldn't stretch my hand out as far as I'd always been able to, but I still didn't think too much of it. But about a year ago, I noticed the index finger was getting stiff where it meets the palm. So, I Googled the symptoms, and I found out I have a Dupuytren's Contracture, named after the doctor who diagnosed it a few hundred years ago. Then I thought, "oh boy, I got it from my folks". It's supposed to be hereditary in people of Northern European descent. My heritage is almost 100% English, so close enough.
Anyhow, both Mom and Dad had, by late middle age, index fingers that were entirely bent down to the palm, as if you were closing that one finger. I don't remember which hand they were on. My parents never mentioned the fingers, until I brought it up once, and as I said, they just thought it was arthritis. But what they both had was an advanced case of Dupuytren's.
Now I've got it, in my left index finger, which is bent at about a 20 degree angle. It's far from closed up, and I can still play my guitar pretty much as per usual. But in the last six months I have developed a similar swelling in my right pinkie, and it has started to curl, in what is called a "swan neck" deformity. I found out my sister has the same swan neck pinkie. It's funny about hands, you don't really notice other people's too much, cause they are at their sides, or not obvious, in any case. But when I mentioned what was happening to my hands to my sister, she showed me her pinkie, which is majorly swan-necked. She's just got it in the one hand, and my research tells me that women generally get less severe cases of Dupuytren's.
I have it in both hands, and it has become noticeable since last Summer. Other people would not notice it yet, but I am able to feel it's effects in simple take-for-granted things like washing my hands and putting my hands in my pants pockets to retrieve keys.
Now, like I say it's not catastrophic, but because I saw what happened to my parent's fingers, I did a lot of Googling and I see that there really is no cure, just hand surgeries that may or may not alleviate it. It almost always comes back, according to the research I have done. Not sure I would wanna get my hands cut open for something that is temporary relief.
The good news is that not everybody gets a severe case. Many folks just get a partial closing of the finger(s), and I have been reading about homeopathic treatments to slow it down or stop it, and I read that Witch Hazel is a good possibility for softening up the tissue, so I've been rubbing it into the affected fingers recently. Only time will tell if it has any effect, but I think it just might.
There are far worse things than Dupuytren's Contracture, that's for sure. But I just mention it cause I play guitar, and my hands, in the last year or so, aren't as supple as they used to be. I have a finger on each hand going bad, but then I also have three good fingers and a thumb on each hand that work just fine.
So, it's just dumb stuff, but it's good for me to mention it, and I may just have one of those cases where it's a mild contracture.
Anyhow, that's all I know for tonight. Django Reinhardt played guitar with two fingers (that's all he had), so if he can do it, so can I.
I will see you in the morn, my Angel. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sorry to write so late. I was watching "Captain Phillips" (really intense, but good), then I went on my walk. It was an average day at Pearl's. I don't know if I ever mentioned it to you, but I am dealing with a condition in my hands called Dupuytren's Contracture. Thank goodness for the Internet or I wouldn't know what it was, or what it was called. It's nothing catastrophic, but it is a little worrisome because it is advancing. Both my parents had it, so I guess it must be hereditary, but looking back, when I think about their hands, I always thought that what they had was arthritis.
About a year and a half ago, I noticed I was getting some thickened tissue in the upper palm of my left hand, just below my index finger. It felt like little lumps were forming there, and the tissue was puffy. I attributed it to using my dumbells. I thought it was callousses (sp?). As time passed, the thickening of the tissue progressed to the index finger itself, so that the lower part of the finger looked swollen. I found I couldn't stretch my hand out as far as I'd always been able to, but I still didn't think too much of it. But about a year ago, I noticed the index finger was getting stiff where it meets the palm. So, I Googled the symptoms, and I found out I have a Dupuytren's Contracture, named after the doctor who diagnosed it a few hundred years ago. Then I thought, "oh boy, I got it from my folks". It's supposed to be hereditary in people of Northern European descent. My heritage is almost 100% English, so close enough.
Anyhow, both Mom and Dad had, by late middle age, index fingers that were entirely bent down to the palm, as if you were closing that one finger. I don't remember which hand they were on. My parents never mentioned the fingers, until I brought it up once, and as I said, they just thought it was arthritis. But what they both had was an advanced case of Dupuytren's.
Now I've got it, in my left index finger, which is bent at about a 20 degree angle. It's far from closed up, and I can still play my guitar pretty much as per usual. But in the last six months I have developed a similar swelling in my right pinkie, and it has started to curl, in what is called a "swan neck" deformity. I found out my sister has the same swan neck pinkie. It's funny about hands, you don't really notice other people's too much, cause they are at their sides, or not obvious, in any case. But when I mentioned what was happening to my hands to my sister, she showed me her pinkie, which is majorly swan-necked. She's just got it in the one hand, and my research tells me that women generally get less severe cases of Dupuytren's.
I have it in both hands, and it has become noticeable since last Summer. Other people would not notice it yet, but I am able to feel it's effects in simple take-for-granted things like washing my hands and putting my hands in my pants pockets to retrieve keys.
Now, like I say it's not catastrophic, but because I saw what happened to my parent's fingers, I did a lot of Googling and I see that there really is no cure, just hand surgeries that may or may not alleviate it. It almost always comes back, according to the research I have done. Not sure I would wanna get my hands cut open for something that is temporary relief.
The good news is that not everybody gets a severe case. Many folks just get a partial closing of the finger(s), and I have been reading about homeopathic treatments to slow it down or stop it, and I read that Witch Hazel is a good possibility for softening up the tissue, so I've been rubbing it into the affected fingers recently. Only time will tell if it has any effect, but I think it just might.
There are far worse things than Dupuytren's Contracture, that's for sure. But I just mention it cause I play guitar, and my hands, in the last year or so, aren't as supple as they used to be. I have a finger on each hand going bad, but then I also have three good fingers and a thumb on each hand that work just fine.
So, it's just dumb stuff, but it's good for me to mention it, and I may just have one of those cases where it's a mild contracture.
Anyhow, that's all I know for tonight. Django Reinhardt played guitar with two fingers (that's all he had), so if he can do it, so can I.
I will see you in the morn, my Angel. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Happy First Day (Romance)
Good Morning, my Darling,
I wanted to wish you a good first day of school, so I hope everything is good, you got all your classes, etc. It'll be nice to see your friends again, the ones you know just from the University. Pearl is at Golden Agers, so I am here til 1:45pm. I will resume my short road trips in a couple weeks or month, when the light gets better for photos. Right now, I am either gonna read about Weird Stuff for a while or maybe watch a movie. I have a DVD of a film called "Pandora and The Flying Dutchman" starring James Mason and Ava Gardner.
So, movie or Weird Stuff?........(yeah, I realise I'm a goofy individual).
I'll think about it for a few minutes and then decide. Meanwhile.....enjoy your day!
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:10pm : I'm listening to the Chopin Ballades as played by Vladamir Ashkenazy, a very good Chopinist. I hope your first day back was good. School started at CSUN, too. We will be starting our latest retrospective at the Cinematheque on Thursday, the films of Indian director Satyajit Ray. I did wind up watching the movie this afternoon. It was Super Romantic, like a fable.
We will do our own film retrospective one of these days, of Super Romantic movies. The audience will be You and Me. I know a bunch of good ones, you can pick some more.
It's a state of mind, is Romance. They sure nailed it in this movie.
The rest of the day was normal, just doing my shifts, etc. I did read about more Weird Stuff, too, so nothing got left out.
I Love You, my Angel. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
See you in the morn.
I wanted to wish you a good first day of school, so I hope everything is good, you got all your classes, etc. It'll be nice to see your friends again, the ones you know just from the University. Pearl is at Golden Agers, so I am here til 1:45pm. I will resume my short road trips in a couple weeks or month, when the light gets better for photos. Right now, I am either gonna read about Weird Stuff for a while or maybe watch a movie. I have a DVD of a film called "Pandora and The Flying Dutchman" starring James Mason and Ava Gardner.
So, movie or Weird Stuff?........(yeah, I realise I'm a goofy individual).
I'll think about it for a few minutes and then decide. Meanwhile.....enjoy your day!
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:10pm : I'm listening to the Chopin Ballades as played by Vladamir Ashkenazy, a very good Chopinist. I hope your first day back was good. School started at CSUN, too. We will be starting our latest retrospective at the Cinematheque on Thursday, the films of Indian director Satyajit Ray. I did wind up watching the movie this afternoon. It was Super Romantic, like a fable.
We will do our own film retrospective one of these days, of Super Romantic movies. The audience will be You and Me. I know a bunch of good ones, you can pick some more.
It's a state of mind, is Romance. They sure nailed it in this movie.
The rest of the day was normal, just doing my shifts, etc. I did read about more Weird Stuff, too, so nothing got left out.
I Love You, my Angel. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
See you in the morn.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Monday Morning Love (Gravity)
Good Morning, Incredibly Beautiful and Sweet Baby,
I checked the UW website, and I see that you do begin school tomorrow, so I wanted to wish you an enjoyable last day of vacation. Before you know it, Spring Break will be here. I am taking Pearl to the dentist at 1:30 but will be mostly around until then. I like the picture of your friend in London, but what I wanna know is.......can we go, too?
We can? Thanks!! (I'll just have my bags packed and sitting by the door, so whenever you're ready...)
Enjoy your day, my Darling. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a bit)
11:05pm : I'm listening to Scriabin. His music is kind of idiosyncratic, like a Russian mash-up of Chopin and Debussy. I am also reading about a physicist named T. Townsend Brown, who theorised that gravity may be a "push" instead of a "pull". He was an electrical genius like Tesla, and claimed to have measured a wavelength just outside the light spectrum that he claimed was gravity, coming from the aether. He is little known today, but Joe Farrell makes an interesting case that his experiments were used to develop advanced propulsion systems that account for some of the UFO activity over the past 70 years. Farrell says that some UFOs are human-made, and that they were developed, in secret, to counteract the "other" UFOs that were so widely seen and reported in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
It's weird stuff, but I have made a study of it, cause I always want to know what's really going on in the world.
Well, my Baby, I wish you a good first day of school. You've got it down by now, of course. I think we started the year in first gear, and now we will be shifting up into cruising speed as we head into Spring. Inspiration will present itself. So, I will wish you sweet dreams for tonight and see you in the morn.
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I checked the UW website, and I see that you do begin school tomorrow, so I wanted to wish you an enjoyable last day of vacation. Before you know it, Spring Break will be here. I am taking Pearl to the dentist at 1:30 but will be mostly around until then. I like the picture of your friend in London, but what I wanna know is.......can we go, too?
We can? Thanks!! (I'll just have my bags packed and sitting by the door, so whenever you're ready...)
Enjoy your day, my Darling. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a bit)
11:05pm : I'm listening to Scriabin. His music is kind of idiosyncratic, like a Russian mash-up of Chopin and Debussy. I am also reading about a physicist named T. Townsend Brown, who theorised that gravity may be a "push" instead of a "pull". He was an electrical genius like Tesla, and claimed to have measured a wavelength just outside the light spectrum that he claimed was gravity, coming from the aether. He is little known today, but Joe Farrell makes an interesting case that his experiments were used to develop advanced propulsion systems that account for some of the UFO activity over the past 70 years. Farrell says that some UFOs are human-made, and that they were developed, in secret, to counteract the "other" UFOs that were so widely seen and reported in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
It's weird stuff, but I have made a study of it, cause I always want to know what's really going on in the world.
Well, my Baby, I wish you a good first day of school. You've got it down by now, of course. I think we started the year in first gear, and now we will be shifting up into cruising speed as we head into Spring. Inspiration will present itself. So, I will wish you sweet dreams for tonight and see you in the morn.
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Soup's On (Cooking)
Good Evening, my Baby, (or late afternoon, in my case)
I'm at Pearl's, just wanted to say hi. I'm making soup again, oh boy! Onion soup again, except that this time I added sliced carrots, too, and a minced Habanero chili, so it's closer to a Mexican Onion Soup this time. But it's gonna be good! I've just been doing the usual Sunday Stuff, and also watching football. I hope you are having a wonderful day. I wish we were cooking together!
I will write more after I get home. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:05pm : I am listening to the Mendelssohn piece, played by Glenn Gould. This is the time of night for piano, something about the sound of it just takes me away. Well, my soup came out really good. The carrots added a sweetness that mixed well with the onions and the hotness of the habanero. I got the idea from those big cans of marinated jalapenos that I used to eat. Mixed in those cans are carrot slices, so I thought I'd try it.
Now there's no stopping me. ;)
I am remembering how much fun it is to cook (though I admit I hate the prep - chopping, etc.) I am funny that way. One of my pet peeves has always been tying shoes. "Aw, man - I hate tying my shoes". But, you've gotta have your shoes tied, right? So, I hate tying shoes, cause it's so tedious, and yet I love to walk. Same with cooking. I don't like the prep, but I absolutely love the cooking, and the experimentation.
So now I am getting back into it, just a little bit anyway. Do you like to cook? If so, you might have fun trying out some vegetarian recipies of your own making. I am guessing you are sticking with being a veggie.
I am always tinkering and adjusting my diet, almost in a subliminal manner, to be of optimum health. I will probably never totally get rid of all treats and goodies, but the more I "plant a seed" and tell myself to eat healthy, the more it happens just "by osmosis", as my Mom used to say. So now, I am mostly plant based, as they call it. I just respond to how my body feels and try to give it what it wants, but in the process I've retrained it, so it wants healthier stuff.
But the fun is in the cooking, and I'm glad I'm rediscovering it!
Well, my Baby, I can't wait until we can do these things together. So many things we will do, and share.
But tying shoes won't be one of 'em. We'll wear slip ons.
I Love You, Elizabeth! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sweet Dreams..............
I'm at Pearl's, just wanted to say hi. I'm making soup again, oh boy! Onion soup again, except that this time I added sliced carrots, too, and a minced Habanero chili, so it's closer to a Mexican Onion Soup this time. But it's gonna be good! I've just been doing the usual Sunday Stuff, and also watching football. I hope you are having a wonderful day. I wish we were cooking together!
I will write more after I get home. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:05pm : I am listening to the Mendelssohn piece, played by Glenn Gould. This is the time of night for piano, something about the sound of it just takes me away. Well, my soup came out really good. The carrots added a sweetness that mixed well with the onions and the hotness of the habanero. I got the idea from those big cans of marinated jalapenos that I used to eat. Mixed in those cans are carrot slices, so I thought I'd try it.
Now there's no stopping me. ;)
I am remembering how much fun it is to cook (though I admit I hate the prep - chopping, etc.) I am funny that way. One of my pet peeves has always been tying shoes. "Aw, man - I hate tying my shoes". But, you've gotta have your shoes tied, right? So, I hate tying shoes, cause it's so tedious, and yet I love to walk. Same with cooking. I don't like the prep, but I absolutely love the cooking, and the experimentation.
So now I am getting back into it, just a little bit anyway. Do you like to cook? If so, you might have fun trying out some vegetarian recipies of your own making. I am guessing you are sticking with being a veggie.
I am always tinkering and adjusting my diet, almost in a subliminal manner, to be of optimum health. I will probably never totally get rid of all treats and goodies, but the more I "plant a seed" and tell myself to eat healthy, the more it happens just "by osmosis", as my Mom used to say. So now, I am mostly plant based, as they call it. I just respond to how my body feels and try to give it what it wants, but in the process I've retrained it, so it wants healthier stuff.
But the fun is in the cooking, and I'm glad I'm rediscovering it!
Well, my Baby, I can't wait until we can do these things together. So many things we will do, and share.
But tying shoes won't be one of 'em. We'll wear slip ons.
I Love You, Elizabeth! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sweet Dreams..............
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Smile
Hey Beautiful Lady! There's that million dollar smile again. :) Those are nice photos, even if you can't remember taking them, haha. I'm glad you had a fun New Year's Eve. I am just getting home and doing all the stuff I normally do in the afternoon, like dishes, putting away groceries, etc. We went to a new store today, me and my sister, and she loves shopping - especially in grocery stores - and so we were in there for an hour and fifteen minutes. Then we went to several other stores and to the car wash. Being a guy, I can get in and out of a grocery store in fifteen minutes, but...........ah well, we had fun anyway. But we got back super late, and then it was time for me to go to Pearl's, so now I'm cleaning, then my walk, etc.
Or I could say "the Hell with it", and do everything tomorrow.......... ;)
But I've already started, so I might as well finish. I hope you are enjoying your weekend.
I'll be back later. I Love You, Elizabeth! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:20pm : I did wind up getting everything done, including a full walk, so I am happy. I will see you in the morn. xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Or I could say "the Hell with it", and do everything tomorrow.......... ;)
But I've already started, so I might as well finish. I hope you are enjoying your weekend.
I'll be back later. I Love You, Elizabeth! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:20pm : I did wind up getting everything done, including a full walk, so I am happy. I will see you in the morn. xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Friday, January 17, 2014
Quake Anniversary (Buildings)
Good Morning, my Angel,
I saw your post, so I guess everything is good. I'm at home. Today is of course the twentieth anniversary of our earthquake, so there's a couple newsvans over at CSUN and across the street at the apartment building where The Meadows used to be. We haven't had a big quake in all that time, since '94, so they say we are due. "They Say" : I wish they wouldn't say that, lol. But we had another big one in 1971, 23 years before Northridge, so I suppose we are due by that measure. I hope it doesn't happen again any time soon.
Well, I'm just gonna hang out for now, no errands to run today. Whatever you are doing or working on, be it music, photography, computers, or just enjoying the day - keep on doing it. :)
All is well, and I love you very much. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a while)
10:50pm : Those are beautiful photos, Elizabeth. You got some very subtle pastel tones in the picture of the barn, and a nice soft look with the horse, and also nice texture. You can almost pet him. I guess he lives at the same location as the barn? And yeah, I love old barns, too, though we don't really have any more in Northridge these days. We used to, though. In the old days, Northridge was known as The Horse Capital Of The West (I think I mentioned that before.......). Yeah, I love old buildings, abandoned buildings, buildings sitting out in the middle of nowhere. The Northridge Meadows was a ruined building. It looked like a gigantic shipwreck of a building. Prior to the quake, it had just been an anonymous stucco apartment house, but afterwards........it was as if it took on all the agony of it's tenants. That was the first time in my life I realised that personality could inhabit a building. We've all heard that, of course, from haunted house stories, but in this case it was observable in the structure itself.
I think that is true in all buildings that have absorbed things, over time, and then been left to sit. In a building that's been "kept up" (i.e. re-painted, remodeled, etc.) you might not see it so much, but you do see it in older and abandoned structures.
It's similar to when you play the same musical instrument over and over for years. That instrument absorbs your energy........and stores it. Therefore, it sounds more and more like You, and vice-versa, your fingers conform to it's contours.
I want to explore the desert one day soon when I have the chance. There are all kinds of abandoned things out there.
Such beautiful light you got on the horse.
It was quite a day, of remembrance and reflection, with a clear view into the future.
I Love You, my Darling. I will see you in the morning. xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I saw your post, so I guess everything is good. I'm at home. Today is of course the twentieth anniversary of our earthquake, so there's a couple newsvans over at CSUN and across the street at the apartment building where The Meadows used to be. We haven't had a big quake in all that time, since '94, so they say we are due. "They Say" : I wish they wouldn't say that, lol. But we had another big one in 1971, 23 years before Northridge, so I suppose we are due by that measure. I hope it doesn't happen again any time soon.
Well, I'm just gonna hang out for now, no errands to run today. Whatever you are doing or working on, be it music, photography, computers, or just enjoying the day - keep on doing it. :)
All is well, and I love you very much. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a while)
10:50pm : Those are beautiful photos, Elizabeth. You got some very subtle pastel tones in the picture of the barn, and a nice soft look with the horse, and also nice texture. You can almost pet him. I guess he lives at the same location as the barn? And yeah, I love old barns, too, though we don't really have any more in Northridge these days. We used to, though. In the old days, Northridge was known as The Horse Capital Of The West (I think I mentioned that before.......). Yeah, I love old buildings, abandoned buildings, buildings sitting out in the middle of nowhere. The Northridge Meadows was a ruined building. It looked like a gigantic shipwreck of a building. Prior to the quake, it had just been an anonymous stucco apartment house, but afterwards........it was as if it took on all the agony of it's tenants. That was the first time in my life I realised that personality could inhabit a building. We've all heard that, of course, from haunted house stories, but in this case it was observable in the structure itself.
I think that is true in all buildings that have absorbed things, over time, and then been left to sit. In a building that's been "kept up" (i.e. re-painted, remodeled, etc.) you might not see it so much, but you do see it in older and abandoned structures.
It's similar to when you play the same musical instrument over and over for years. That instrument absorbs your energy........and stores it. Therefore, it sounds more and more like You, and vice-versa, your fingers conform to it's contours.
I want to explore the desert one day soon when I have the chance. There are all kinds of abandoned things out there.
Such beautiful light you got on the horse.
It was quite a day, of remembrance and reflection, with a clear view into the future.
I Love You, my Darling. I will see you in the morning. xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Here For You
Hey, nice lady. I'm just checking in, nothing special to report. I hope all is well. I figure you must be working on a project or something. I'm just kinda on standby at the moment, so let me know how things are going if you get a chance - how you're feeling, what is happening, etc.
I'm right here and I Love You. xoxoxo :):)
I'm right here and I Love You. xoxoxo :):)
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Wednesday Night Home (Music)
Good Evening, my Darling,
I'm home, listening to the Lakers game. Maybe they can finally win one tonight. I hope you were able to get your computer problem solved. It was a typical day for me, just a lot of driving, mostly. So, gonna relax for a while, then the usual walk. I'll be back later.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:05pm : I am listening to the music of John Bull that I posted on FB. I'd heard his name before, but not his music. It just popped up on Youtube. What interests me, besides the music - which I find very beautiful - is the fact that the guy was born in 1562, 123 years before Bach! Now, in my book nobody is ever gonna supplant JSB as the Supreme Musical Genius, but it's clear that his genius didn't just spring up out of nowhere. He had influences, too. Rameau and Couperin were both his contemporaries. But John Bull was six generations ahead of them, and his music is ultra melodic and thoughtful. For you and me, he's almost 500 years ago. I didn't know keyboards went back that far, but I suppose I will have to do more studying.
All in all, a good day. The Lakers lost, but that's par for the course these days. I'm reading my Joe Farrell book. Tonight was a bright full moon, and I looked up to see what was out there. It blows my mind that I can see mare (seas) on the Moon with the naked eye, from 238,000 miles away.
Sweet Dreams, my Angel. I Love You and will see you in the morn. I hope your day was good.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm home, listening to the Lakers game. Maybe they can finally win one tonight. I hope you were able to get your computer problem solved. It was a typical day for me, just a lot of driving, mostly. So, gonna relax for a while, then the usual walk. I'll be back later.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:05pm : I am listening to the music of John Bull that I posted on FB. I'd heard his name before, but not his music. It just popped up on Youtube. What interests me, besides the music - which I find very beautiful - is the fact that the guy was born in 1562, 123 years before Bach! Now, in my book nobody is ever gonna supplant JSB as the Supreme Musical Genius, but it's clear that his genius didn't just spring up out of nowhere. He had influences, too. Rameau and Couperin were both his contemporaries. But John Bull was six generations ahead of them, and his music is ultra melodic and thoughtful. For you and me, he's almost 500 years ago. I didn't know keyboards went back that far, but I suppose I will have to do more studying.
All in all, a good day. The Lakers lost, but that's par for the course these days. I'm reading my Joe Farrell book. Tonight was a bright full moon, and I looked up to see what was out there. It blows my mind that I can see mare (seas) on the Moon with the naked eye, from 238,000 miles away.
Sweet Dreams, my Angel. I Love You and will see you in the morn. I hope your day was good.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Generations
Good Evening, my Darling,
A busy day today, lots of back-and-forth. Today is also my brother's 50th birthday. It's funny, y'know, because all the Landers kids are now at least 50, and yet we still think of ourselves as "The Landers Kids", and I think that's true of a lot of people from my generation. Heck, it's probably true of all generations, but with us, we came into the world when the emphasis was on youth culture for the very first time. Some of my earliest memories are Chris being born, and The Beatles, and he came into the world just three weeks or so before they came to America for the first time, to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. So it's a trip that we're all 50 or over now, but it's also kinda cool. And like I've said, I just think of us all - all the generations that came after us - as one big group, because we all grew up in a post-TV, computerized world.....
I'm gonna relax for a little while, then go on the rest of my walk later on. I hope you had a great day, and I'm glad to see that the temps have moderated somewhat.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:15pm : Just checking in to say goodnight. I'll see you in the morn.
xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
A busy day today, lots of back-and-forth. Today is also my brother's 50th birthday. It's funny, y'know, because all the Landers kids are now at least 50, and yet we still think of ourselves as "The Landers Kids", and I think that's true of a lot of people from my generation. Heck, it's probably true of all generations, but with us, we came into the world when the emphasis was on youth culture for the very first time. Some of my earliest memories are Chris being born, and The Beatles, and he came into the world just three weeks or so before they came to America for the first time, to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. So it's a trip that we're all 50 or over now, but it's also kinda cool. And like I've said, I just think of us all - all the generations that came after us - as one big group, because we all grew up in a post-TV, computerized world.....
I'm gonna relax for a little while, then go on the rest of my walk later on. I hope you had a great day, and I'm glad to see that the temps have moderated somewhat.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:15pm : Just checking in to say goodnight. I'll see you in the morn.
xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Monday, January 13, 2014
Inbetweens (Shelter) (Piano Music)
Good Morning, my Angel,
I just wanted to say that I saw your post of the Lunaire album cover late last night, and I thought it was perfect, because it was right in tune with what I'd just been writing about - looking at the night sky. The title was also perfect, because we always talk about Dreams, but even more particularly, we have also talked about Inbetweens, many times.
Inbetweens, glimpses......
So when you posted that, it was really cool. I went to bed very happy.
And now, it is a great morning to begin a good week. I Love You, Elizabeth!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a bit)
6:50pm : I just got home, and so I have to ask right away : What do you think? I'm talking about "Shelter", of course. I'm sure you heard the stream on Pitchfork. I only listened once, because I find that early releasing of tracks or whole albums kind of dilutes the specialness of waiting for the official release and getting your CD in the mail. But - obviously I had to listen one time! Well, we'd already heard Opale and Delivrance, so we knew what the general sound was gonna be, and that sound is the theme of the album. Wow, he has really gotten some beautiful guitar colors on this one. Deep liquid tones. Some of the songs have that early-90s feel, call it Shoegaze or whatever. Other songs sound like the mystic, non-metal stuff off the first two albums. I love the use of a keyboard wash on some tracks, it allows the vocal melodies to float over the top. It's funny, because he's said he was moving away from a metal/progressive sound, and the metal is gone for sure, but after one listen, I think this is his most progressive sounding record yet. He's never mentioned Pink Floyd, but I would bet he's a fan. Anyhow.........what a sound. The album feels all-of-a-piece, one song leads into the next, like a concept album.
More great music from Neige. :)
I'll tell you what else was great - that lovely picture you posted of the couple. As you commented, it is beautiful indeed, and that's what the world needs more of, people who truly love each other, as is clear of the couple in the picture.
This is a wonderful day, and I Love You, my Angel. I hope your day was good, and I know it had to be because of the Alcest. I am gonna walk down to the Northridge Libe real quick. I have to return some movies before they close at 8pm. Then I will come back. I'll do the majority of my walk later on (didn't do any this afternoon cause I had too many errands........)
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a few)
11:20 : Listening to the Shostakovich piano works I posted on FB. Around the year 2002 or so, I bought a bunch of albums I am now digging out. The 24 Preludes and Fugues is one of them. A really obscure one (but famous) is an album called "Das Klavierwerk", the piano compositions of atonal composer Arnold Schoenberg as played by Mauritzio Pollini. Modern Classical doesn't always work for me, especially the really weird unstructured stuff, but "Das Klavierwerk" is a classic. It's subliminal.
I went for my walk. Super windy out. In a half hour my brother will turn 50. I can still remember him sitting in his crib! I was almost 4. I would try to get him to shake his rattle.........
Time is a trip. Some people think (or say) "life is short". Some think it feels long. I think it's a combination, it's elastic like a rubber band. Moments and memories stretch out and away from you, and then come snapping back as if they happened yesterday......
Well, my Baby, each day is so very good, and I am grateful for every one.
Sweet Dreams, and I will see you in the morn. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I just wanted to say that I saw your post of the Lunaire album cover late last night, and I thought it was perfect, because it was right in tune with what I'd just been writing about - looking at the night sky. The title was also perfect, because we always talk about Dreams, but even more particularly, we have also talked about Inbetweens, many times.
Inbetweens, glimpses......
So when you posted that, it was really cool. I went to bed very happy.
And now, it is a great morning to begin a good week. I Love You, Elizabeth!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a bit)
6:50pm : I just got home, and so I have to ask right away : What do you think? I'm talking about "Shelter", of course. I'm sure you heard the stream on Pitchfork. I only listened once, because I find that early releasing of tracks or whole albums kind of dilutes the specialness of waiting for the official release and getting your CD in the mail. But - obviously I had to listen one time! Well, we'd already heard Opale and Delivrance, so we knew what the general sound was gonna be, and that sound is the theme of the album. Wow, he has really gotten some beautiful guitar colors on this one. Deep liquid tones. Some of the songs have that early-90s feel, call it Shoegaze or whatever. Other songs sound like the mystic, non-metal stuff off the first two albums. I love the use of a keyboard wash on some tracks, it allows the vocal melodies to float over the top. It's funny, because he's said he was moving away from a metal/progressive sound, and the metal is gone for sure, but after one listen, I think this is his most progressive sounding record yet. He's never mentioned Pink Floyd, but I would bet he's a fan. Anyhow.........what a sound. The album feels all-of-a-piece, one song leads into the next, like a concept album.
More great music from Neige. :)
I'll tell you what else was great - that lovely picture you posted of the couple. As you commented, it is beautiful indeed, and that's what the world needs more of, people who truly love each other, as is clear of the couple in the picture.
This is a wonderful day, and I Love You, my Angel. I hope your day was good, and I know it had to be because of the Alcest. I am gonna walk down to the Northridge Libe real quick. I have to return some movies before they close at 8pm. Then I will come back. I'll do the majority of my walk later on (didn't do any this afternoon cause I had too many errands........)
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a few)
11:20 : Listening to the Shostakovich piano works I posted on FB. Around the year 2002 or so, I bought a bunch of albums I am now digging out. The 24 Preludes and Fugues is one of them. A really obscure one (but famous) is an album called "Das Klavierwerk", the piano compositions of atonal composer Arnold Schoenberg as played by Mauritzio Pollini. Modern Classical doesn't always work for me, especially the really weird unstructured stuff, but "Das Klavierwerk" is a classic. It's subliminal.
I went for my walk. Super windy out. In a half hour my brother will turn 50. I can still remember him sitting in his crib! I was almost 4. I would try to get him to shake his rattle.........
Time is a trip. Some people think (or say) "life is short". Some think it feels long. I think it's a combination, it's elastic like a rubber band. Moments and memories stretch out and away from you, and then come snapping back as if they happened yesterday......
Well, my Baby, each day is so very good, and I am grateful for every one.
Sweet Dreams, and I will see you in the morn. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Sunday Evening Love (Stars)
Good Evening, Sweet Baby! It was a little bit of a busy Sunday for me, taking the Kobedog to CSUN (where he helped me pick oranges), shopping, watching football, finding a card for my brother's birthday on Tuesday. Nothing major, just odd and ends, but a lot of back and forth. This eve I made some lentil soup. Did you have a nice day? I saw the pic of your friend at the Cupcake ATM, so I take it the answer is Yes. Does she bank at Cupcake Savings? What kind of interest do they offer, I wonder?
Cause I might have to sign up for an account myself....... :)
I checked Weather.com and I see that you have some up-and-down temps coming this week, but some days in the 30s and nothing near zero or below, so that is good news. I guess this will be your last week of Winter Break? I say that because CSUN starts back up the Tuesday after Martin Luther King Day, so I figure you guys do too. Well, I hope you have been enjoying your break, and before you know it, it'll be time for Spring Break.
Tonight I am gonna watch a movie I found at the Libe : "Operation Pacific" starring John Wayne. Another WW2 flick, the title is self-explanitory. So I'll go for my walk later.
Enjoy the rest of your evening (is it Downton Abbey night?) and I will be back in a little while.
I Love You, Elizabeth! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:20pm : I enjoyed the movie. It showed the part submarines played in defeating the Japanese Imperial Fleet, and a lot of stock footage was used of actual Naval confrontations, and the use of torpedoes and depth charges. Yeah, I know - Guy Stuff. When I was little, my Dad took me down to Long Beach and San Diego, to go on tours of WW2 ships and subs. He wanted to show me what his experience had been, or part of it, anyway.
At any rate, I went for my walk and it was a nice clear evening, so I stopped to look up at the stars. It never fails to blow me away, even though our sky is polluted by city light. I look up and see the Moon and a few bright stars and parts of familiar constellations, and I just think.........
Man......there is stuff out there. Stars, planets. Material. It's so far away, but I can see it. The night takes that blue daytime curtain away to show you what you are living within.
It's really something, I think.
Well, tomorrow will begin a good week. I Love You, my Baby, and I wish you Sweet Dreams tonight, under the stars.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Cause I might have to sign up for an account myself....... :)
I checked Weather.com and I see that you have some up-and-down temps coming this week, but some days in the 30s and nothing near zero or below, so that is good news. I guess this will be your last week of Winter Break? I say that because CSUN starts back up the Tuesday after Martin Luther King Day, so I figure you guys do too. Well, I hope you have been enjoying your break, and before you know it, it'll be time for Spring Break.
Tonight I am gonna watch a movie I found at the Libe : "Operation Pacific" starring John Wayne. Another WW2 flick, the title is self-explanitory. So I'll go for my walk later.
Enjoy the rest of your evening (is it Downton Abbey night?) and I will be back in a little while.
I Love You, Elizabeth! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:20pm : I enjoyed the movie. It showed the part submarines played in defeating the Japanese Imperial Fleet, and a lot of stock footage was used of actual Naval confrontations, and the use of torpedoes and depth charges. Yeah, I know - Guy Stuff. When I was little, my Dad took me down to Long Beach and San Diego, to go on tours of WW2 ships and subs. He wanted to show me what his experience had been, or part of it, anyway.
At any rate, I went for my walk and it was a nice clear evening, so I stopped to look up at the stars. It never fails to blow me away, even though our sky is polluted by city light. I look up and see the Moon and a few bright stars and parts of familiar constellations, and I just think.........
Man......there is stuff out there. Stars, planets. Material. It's so far away, but I can see it. The night takes that blue daytime curtain away to show you what you are living within.
It's really something, I think.
Well, tomorrow will begin a good week. I Love You, my Baby, and I wish you Sweet Dreams tonight, under the stars.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Saturday Chillin' (Inbox)
Happy Saturday morning, my Darling,
I'm back at home. My sister is not coming over, so I'm just gonna chill for a while and rest up. Weather.com shows that the Middleton temp is much more tolerable today, so I hope you are enjoying the day, whatever you are doing. I'm gonna hang out here till at least 2, maybe 3pm. Maybe do a little shopping later, but I can do most of it tomorrow. Have a great day!
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
(back in a bit)
11:10pm : I am listening to the Schumann piece I just posted on FB, as played by Andras Schiff. I saw your post, from Sarah, about the inbox messages. I never saw that "other" box before, and when I clicked mine, it had more messages than my regular inbox. It's like the FB version of spam. I don't know if you posted it for a reason, or just for fun, but if it had to do with any FB issue that pertains to you, I can understand. There are a lot of creeps in the world, and you already had videos on Youtube to begin with. Creeps seek out women, especially beautiful ones. But you can shut them out, if it's a problem.
I don't know if you've ever had creepy messages, but I do know that you should immediately delete anyone and any message that is in any way derogatory or unwholesome. Just remember, it's the Internet.
Anyhow, I don't know if that's why you posted it, but I don't want you to have to deal with weirdoes.
My day was low key. I hope yours was good. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm back at home. My sister is not coming over, so I'm just gonna chill for a while and rest up. Weather.com shows that the Middleton temp is much more tolerable today, so I hope you are enjoying the day, whatever you are doing. I'm gonna hang out here till at least 2, maybe 3pm. Maybe do a little shopping later, but I can do most of it tomorrow. Have a great day!
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
(back in a bit)
11:10pm : I am listening to the Schumann piece I just posted on FB, as played by Andras Schiff. I saw your post, from Sarah, about the inbox messages. I never saw that "other" box before, and when I clicked mine, it had more messages than my regular inbox. It's like the FB version of spam. I don't know if you posted it for a reason, or just for fun, but if it had to do with any FB issue that pertains to you, I can understand. There are a lot of creeps in the world, and you already had videos on Youtube to begin with. Creeps seek out women, especially beautiful ones. But you can shut them out, if it's a problem.
I don't know if you've ever had creepy messages, but I do know that you should immediately delete anyone and any message that is in any way derogatory or unwholesome. Just remember, it's the Internet.
Anyhow, I don't know if that's why you posted it, but I don't want you to have to deal with weirdoes.
My day was low key. I hope yours was good. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Friday, January 10, 2014
Going To Silverlake (Home Is Where The Heart Is)
Good Evening, my Angel,
I'm home from Pearl's. Tonight I am gonna go down to L.A. with Grimsley and our friend Charlie who is in town from New Hampshire, to see Jesika from Gram Rabbit. She is playing a solo show at a club in Silverlake. She doesn't go on till about 11pm, so I'll be here for a while. I think we are gonna leave around 9:30. I'm guessing I'll be home by 1am. I know you'll probably be asleep by then, but I'll check in to say goodnight anyway.
I hope your day was good. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
1:30am : I am back. I got down there about 10:15, but she didn't wind up going on until almost Midnight. So I just hung out on the sidewalk with Grimsley for a while. The show was fun. Her new music is more of a electro-pop sound than Gram Rabbit, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. She only played a half hour, though, so it was kinda brief.
At any rate, I am glad to be home and writing to my Darling. I wish you Sweet Dreams, though you are probably already in the middle of them. I am gonna eat something real quick and then get to bed, and I will still be able to get almost 5 hours sleep. Not too shabby! So, my Love, I will see you in the morn and we will have a good weekend.
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm home from Pearl's. Tonight I am gonna go down to L.A. with Grimsley and our friend Charlie who is in town from New Hampshire, to see Jesika from Gram Rabbit. She is playing a solo show at a club in Silverlake. She doesn't go on till about 11pm, so I'll be here for a while. I think we are gonna leave around 9:30. I'm guessing I'll be home by 1am. I know you'll probably be asleep by then, but I'll check in to say goodnight anyway.
I hope your day was good. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
1:30am : I am back. I got down there about 10:15, but she didn't wind up going on until almost Midnight. So I just hung out on the sidewalk with Grimsley for a while. The show was fun. Her new music is more of a electro-pop sound than Gram Rabbit, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. She only played a half hour, though, so it was kinda brief.
At any rate, I am glad to be home and writing to my Darling. I wish you Sweet Dreams, though you are probably already in the middle of them. I am gonna eat something real quick and then get to bed, and I will still be able to get almost 5 hours sleep. Not too shabby! So, my Love, I will see you in the morn and we will have a good weekend.
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Organised (Movies)
Good Evening, my Baby,
I'm home from Pearl's. I saw your post, and I figured that's the kind of stuff you are probably doing. If not organising your film equipment, then something along those lines. Playing music, too. All kinds of stuff. I guess the weather was a little bit better today, was it not? Weather.com said it was in the 20s, so at least it was on the "+" side of the thermometer, and maybe you were able to go outside, too. Yeah, I've gotta organise all my photos, too. I wanna get everything digitised, scanned, preserved, restored, etc. It's gonna be a big job, and a bit expensive. I wanna start with my Northridge Earthquake videotapes, because they have both historic and sentimental value. In my case, it will also involve a closet, but I will have to pull everything out of my closet to get at all my tapes and negatives.So, if I can at least start the project in 2014, then I will feel I've made great progress, haha. But yeah, I love to organise stuff! And.......(I think I've mentioned this before)........I'm even a Magazine Squarer. I like to have everything lined up nice and straight. Helps the Feng Shui!
I got a movie at the library, so I am gonna watch it and then go for my walk afterwards. It's called "The Heroes Of Telemark", a WW2 film about a team of soldiers who try to stop the Nazis from developing an atomic bomb. I love WW2 movies, so it's right up my alley! :)
I'll be back in a while and write more. I hope you had a great day, getting stuff done, with weather improving, too. I Love You, Elizabeth! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:20pm : I went for a late walk tonight, cause of the movie. It was pretty good, a little slow in places, but it had Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris (can't go wrong with those guys) and best of all, it was filmed at the actual Norwegian factory where the Nazis were producing "heavy water" for their nukes. It's a true story of how the Norwegian resistance fighters stopped them. Nowdays, if the Nazis tried to take over Norway, they'd just put up a massive stage at the border and have Black Metal bands play non-stop, which would sonically destroy them.
I have to admit that, at the library, I also checked out the "Mary Poppins" dvd.
Wait a minute! I shouldn't "have to admit" that. It's a great movie! And, ever since I saw "Saving Mr. Banks", I've been wanting to see it again. It's such an early memory for me, and it seems like "Mary Poppins" and The Beatles all happened at once. I saw it at the Reseda Theater, fifty years ago (my goodness!). I would have been four years old, so my sisters probably took me, but I know we saw it more than once. And I hadn't seen it since, but now I have to!
I will see you in the morn, my Angel. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm home from Pearl's. I saw your post, and I figured that's the kind of stuff you are probably doing. If not organising your film equipment, then something along those lines. Playing music, too. All kinds of stuff. I guess the weather was a little bit better today, was it not? Weather.com said it was in the 20s, so at least it was on the "+" side of the thermometer, and maybe you were able to go outside, too. Yeah, I've gotta organise all my photos, too. I wanna get everything digitised, scanned, preserved, restored, etc. It's gonna be a big job, and a bit expensive. I wanna start with my Northridge Earthquake videotapes, because they have both historic and sentimental value. In my case, it will also involve a closet, but I will have to pull everything out of my closet to get at all my tapes and negatives.So, if I can at least start the project in 2014, then I will feel I've made great progress, haha. But yeah, I love to organise stuff! And.......(I think I've mentioned this before)........I'm even a Magazine Squarer. I like to have everything lined up nice and straight. Helps the Feng Shui!
I got a movie at the library, so I am gonna watch it and then go for my walk afterwards. It's called "The Heroes Of Telemark", a WW2 film about a team of soldiers who try to stop the Nazis from developing an atomic bomb. I love WW2 movies, so it's right up my alley! :)
I'll be back in a while and write more. I hope you had a great day, getting stuff done, with weather improving, too. I Love You, Elizabeth! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:20pm : I went for a late walk tonight, cause of the movie. It was pretty good, a little slow in places, but it had Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris (can't go wrong with those guys) and best of all, it was filmed at the actual Norwegian factory where the Nazis were producing "heavy water" for their nukes. It's a true story of how the Norwegian resistance fighters stopped them. Nowdays, if the Nazis tried to take over Norway, they'd just put up a massive stage at the border and have Black Metal bands play non-stop, which would sonically destroy them.
I have to admit that, at the library, I also checked out the "Mary Poppins" dvd.
Wait a minute! I shouldn't "have to admit" that. It's a great movie! And, ever since I saw "Saving Mr. Banks", I've been wanting to see it again. It's such an early memory for me, and it seems like "Mary Poppins" and The Beatles all happened at once. I saw it at the Reseda Theater, fifty years ago (my goodness!). I would have been four years old, so my sisters probably took me, but I know we saw it more than once. And I hadn't seen it since, but now I have to!
I will see you in the morn, my Angel. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Just Wondering :) (Sweet Dreams)
Hi, my Darling. I'm just getting home from Pearl's. We took the Kobester to the vet for a follow-up blood test, and he's doing pretty good. Today was a milestone with the Black Kitty, too. She allowed me to pet her, just one time. She's been getting braver, and as I said she's been coming right up to me when I put her food out, and even doing the Cat Stretch like she wanted to be petted. But today was the first time she actually let me. I put my palm out, like I've been doing, and she turned her neck toward me and allowed a single pet. Then she backed away and wanted her food, lol. But, we again made progress! :)
I saw your post this afternoon, the Peter Hollens one. Of course, I know you haven't been posting much lately, and that's why I'd been sort of jokingly asking about it. I didn't know if the weather had gotten you down (which would certainly be understandable), or if you were busy, or what it was. I knew you had been tagged in that post about working on a song, which I mentioned the other day. The Hollens post mentions being addicted to social media. Do you really feel you are? It doesn't seem that way to me, but then I only am seeing it from my vantage point. But, because you had not posted much in recent days, and because I'd wondered about it, I am wondering how the wording of the Hollens post applies to me. He mentions his need to switch from being "addicted" to social media, to being "addicted" to the studio, and to his "baby" (his child on the way). Now of course, you and I refer to being each other's Babies all the time. So if you meant it that way, I totally understand! :) I know you love recording, and I had guessed that maybe you had been given, as a Christmas present, some more studio time at Megatone. But I also thought, this week, "she probably can't be at the studio in this weather". So maybe you mean home recording, too. All of that is awesome, of course. As for home recording, that was one of the ways we connected in the first place, by talking about music.
But when you mention (or Hollens mentions) being "addicted" to social media, I'm not quite sure if you mean me or not, and I only ask because there are times, like this week, when I don't hear from you very much. The thing is, because we don't talk on the phone, all we have is social media with which to communicate. So, I write my little blogs every day, because that's the only means I have. And I post a song at night, just because it's my way of saying "I Love You" at the end of each day.
I've mentioned this a few times before, but I write my blogs every day, even when I don't have much that is new or interesting to say, because I know that a relationship depends on communication. So, all I have is social media in that respect, to communicate with you.
Now, I know that during winter break, which only lasts a few weeks, you want to max out your time to do things - play music, record, take pictures, etc. That's as it should be. It's just that, again - given our mode of communication - I sometimes don't know how to interpret what is going on. New Year's Day, or thereabouts, I will see a picture of two kitties snuggling, and then a nice picture here or there, but basically very little after that, for a few days. If we communicated by phone, or even by FB messaging like we used to, you could simply tell me, "Hey Adam, I'm gonna be super busy the next couple days. I'm recording, etc." And I would say "that's great, go for it". But right now, we don't have direct communication like phone or messaging, so all I have is what you post, and I can only respond to what you post. When you don't post, I am left to guess or interpret, and this week I just guessed, "oh, it's the lousy, depressing weather". I figured you were all cooped up in the house and maybe it was getting you down. If it's more than that, you can tell me. If you don't want me to write every day, you can say so. I do it because I love to talk to you - I love you, after all. But I also know that it takes time to read, and it's not always interesting. I mention all of this because I don't know how to interpret the Hollens post. Still, you know me; I am rarely at a loss for words when there is a conversation to be had. No matter the subject, I love to talk. My writings only become rote and repetitive because sometimes I don't have enough to respond to. Maybe at some point, perhaps later in the year, we could return to direct communication. Then we'd be like The Art Couple, both "in the same house", so to speak (meaning in this case talking directly), sometimes working together, sometimes on separate things, but always in tune, and in touch. Don't worry about that, however, because I will never pressure you to go back to direct communication. That is on your timetable. I don't know what happened, in October 1992, to cause it to stop, but when it returns is entirely up to you. All I know is that some form of communication is essential.
I know I'm droning on and on here. Sorry about that! :) It's just because of the drop in communications recently, and today's Hollens post, and me wondering how it relates to me, and only because I love you, and because social media is the only means I have to communicate with you. If you are recording and-or otherwise busy the rest of winter break, just let me know. If you want me to write less (or even more, lol), let me know that too. Otherwise, I can just proceed and respond to what you post, as always. Just to reiterate, if, in the Hollens post, you meant the part about "addicted to the Baby" to be included (and interpreted by me) as part of your message, then you can disregard most of what I've written. I was just wondering, that's all, and it's all good on my end. :)
I'll tell you one thing I do know for certain: that you are My Baby, and I am definitely addicted to You!
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm gonna go on my walk at the usual time, etc. Back in a bit.
10:55pm : I guess the bottom line, for me at least, is that it's all good. Meaning no worries. I know it's winter break, so you want to work on projects, and I also know it's been a tough time due to the weather. Things are going to get better, they always do. So, if everything is good otherwise, don't worry about posting/not posting for now. Just keep doing whatever you are doing. If the issue is anything more than that, please let me know asap. All I can do, from my end, is try to communicate. I'll just keep trying to do my best in that regard.
Sweet Dreams, my Angel. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I saw your post this afternoon, the Peter Hollens one. Of course, I know you haven't been posting much lately, and that's why I'd been sort of jokingly asking about it. I didn't know if the weather had gotten you down (which would certainly be understandable), or if you were busy, or what it was. I knew you had been tagged in that post about working on a song, which I mentioned the other day. The Hollens post mentions being addicted to social media. Do you really feel you are? It doesn't seem that way to me, but then I only am seeing it from my vantage point. But, because you had not posted much in recent days, and because I'd wondered about it, I am wondering how the wording of the Hollens post applies to me. He mentions his need to switch from being "addicted" to social media, to being "addicted" to the studio, and to his "baby" (his child on the way). Now of course, you and I refer to being each other's Babies all the time. So if you meant it that way, I totally understand! :) I know you love recording, and I had guessed that maybe you had been given, as a Christmas present, some more studio time at Megatone. But I also thought, this week, "she probably can't be at the studio in this weather". So maybe you mean home recording, too. All of that is awesome, of course. As for home recording, that was one of the ways we connected in the first place, by talking about music.
But when you mention (or Hollens mentions) being "addicted" to social media, I'm not quite sure if you mean me or not, and I only ask because there are times, like this week, when I don't hear from you very much. The thing is, because we don't talk on the phone, all we have is social media with which to communicate. So, I write my little blogs every day, because that's the only means I have. And I post a song at night, just because it's my way of saying "I Love You" at the end of each day.
I've mentioned this a few times before, but I write my blogs every day, even when I don't have much that is new or interesting to say, because I know that a relationship depends on communication. So, all I have is social media in that respect, to communicate with you.
Now, I know that during winter break, which only lasts a few weeks, you want to max out your time to do things - play music, record, take pictures, etc. That's as it should be. It's just that, again - given our mode of communication - I sometimes don't know how to interpret what is going on. New Year's Day, or thereabouts, I will see a picture of two kitties snuggling, and then a nice picture here or there, but basically very little after that, for a few days. If we communicated by phone, or even by FB messaging like we used to, you could simply tell me, "Hey Adam, I'm gonna be super busy the next couple days. I'm recording, etc." And I would say "that's great, go for it". But right now, we don't have direct communication like phone or messaging, so all I have is what you post, and I can only respond to what you post. When you don't post, I am left to guess or interpret, and this week I just guessed, "oh, it's the lousy, depressing weather". I figured you were all cooped up in the house and maybe it was getting you down. If it's more than that, you can tell me. If you don't want me to write every day, you can say so. I do it because I love to talk to you - I love you, after all. But I also know that it takes time to read, and it's not always interesting. I mention all of this because I don't know how to interpret the Hollens post. Still, you know me; I am rarely at a loss for words when there is a conversation to be had. No matter the subject, I love to talk. My writings only become rote and repetitive because sometimes I don't have enough to respond to. Maybe at some point, perhaps later in the year, we could return to direct communication. Then we'd be like The Art Couple, both "in the same house", so to speak (meaning in this case talking directly), sometimes working together, sometimes on separate things, but always in tune, and in touch. Don't worry about that, however, because I will never pressure you to go back to direct communication. That is on your timetable. I don't know what happened, in October 1992, to cause it to stop, but when it returns is entirely up to you. All I know is that some form of communication is essential.
I know I'm droning on and on here. Sorry about that! :) It's just because of the drop in communications recently, and today's Hollens post, and me wondering how it relates to me, and only because I love you, and because social media is the only means I have to communicate with you. If you are recording and-or otherwise busy the rest of winter break, just let me know. If you want me to write less (or even more, lol), let me know that too. Otherwise, I can just proceed and respond to what you post, as always. Just to reiterate, if, in the Hollens post, you meant the part about "addicted to the Baby" to be included (and interpreted by me) as part of your message, then you can disregard most of what I've written. I was just wondering, that's all, and it's all good on my end. :)
I'll tell you one thing I do know for certain: that you are My Baby, and I am definitely addicted to You!
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm gonna go on my walk at the usual time, etc. Back in a bit.
10:55pm : I guess the bottom line, for me at least, is that it's all good. Meaning no worries. I know it's winter break, so you want to work on projects, and I also know it's been a tough time due to the weather. Things are going to get better, they always do. So, if everything is good otherwise, don't worry about posting/not posting for now. Just keep doing whatever you are doing. If the issue is anything more than that, please let me know asap. All I can do, from my end, is try to communicate. I'll just keep trying to do my best in that regard.
Sweet Dreams, my Angel. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
January (Beer) (Love)
Good Afternoon, my Angel,
I'm just getting home from picking Pearl up from Golden Agers. Gonna hang out til 3:30, then do part of my walk. If weather.com is correct (and they'd better be!), it looks like you will be getting a break starting Thursday, and then especially through Sunday, when it says the temp will go up to 40 degrees. God Bless America! You are obviously well aware of this weather forecast, but I share it with you because I am rooting for it to happen, too.
This early part of January kinda sucks, post-Christmas and all, trying to kick-start the New Year in depressing light quality and sub-zero temps. I can see why some people suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. But, one good thing - we are getting an extra minute of light every day. January will be in our rear-view mirror before you know it. In the meantime........(let's see, what can you do?).......hmmmmm.......well, you can watch movies, read, eat, play guitar, eat, take naps.........wait a minute - that's what I do.
Well, you can do something similar. Just to take your mind off January. It ain't the greatest month.
I'm on Usual Schedule for the rest of the day. Thinking of you 24/7.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
7:50pm : Hey, Sweet Baby. Just hangin' at home. I was listening to the Lakers lose another game. I still love 'em, but........it's not supposed to be like this. Not for the Lakers. Yeah, it's only sports, I know. I should've watched a movie instead. I saw the photo of the girl with the beer. Does she represent the earlier topic of "things to do in January"? I say Good Idea! If you like beer, that is. I know it's not always a Girl Thing, but then you are a Wisconsonite, so.............ya gotta like beer.
I'll tell ya, we have a store here called Total Wine. They have about a trillion different wines there, but ironically I go there for beer. And for several years in a row, during Holiday season, they have had a beer from Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee called "Holiday Spice". It's got weird ingredients like cinnamon, orange zest, clove and honey. Doesn't sound like it would work, right? But it does, and I've been buying it at Holiday time for the last few years. It's strong - what they call a Winter Warmer, but boy does it ever hit the spot! Especially for California Winter Wimps like myself. So I know I can count on Wisconsin for a beer to keep me from freezing.
Well, I'll go for the rest of my walk now and check back in later. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:10 : I am listening to Wilhelm Kempff, always a good way to end the day. I hope you are warm and comfortable. I know (cause Pearl told me) that Midwest houses are built differently than homes out here, to withstand severe weather. I know that my apartment building would definitely not hold up to what you are dealing with, with it's thin walls and doors and windows that don't seal well. At any rate, my girl, I am pulling for you, and for things to change in your favor. Stay with your Good Things in the meantime. I'm always here and I love you, as you know. I'll see you in the morning.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm just getting home from picking Pearl up from Golden Agers. Gonna hang out til 3:30, then do part of my walk. If weather.com is correct (and they'd better be!), it looks like you will be getting a break starting Thursday, and then especially through Sunday, when it says the temp will go up to 40 degrees. God Bless America! You are obviously well aware of this weather forecast, but I share it with you because I am rooting for it to happen, too.
This early part of January kinda sucks, post-Christmas and all, trying to kick-start the New Year in depressing light quality and sub-zero temps. I can see why some people suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. But, one good thing - we are getting an extra minute of light every day. January will be in our rear-view mirror before you know it. In the meantime........(let's see, what can you do?).......hmmmmm.......well, you can watch movies, read, eat, play guitar, eat, take naps.........wait a minute - that's what I do.
Well, you can do something similar. Just to take your mind off January. It ain't the greatest month.
I'm on Usual Schedule for the rest of the day. Thinking of you 24/7.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
7:50pm : Hey, Sweet Baby. Just hangin' at home. I was listening to the Lakers lose another game. I still love 'em, but........it's not supposed to be like this. Not for the Lakers. Yeah, it's only sports, I know. I should've watched a movie instead. I saw the photo of the girl with the beer. Does she represent the earlier topic of "things to do in January"? I say Good Idea! If you like beer, that is. I know it's not always a Girl Thing, but then you are a Wisconsonite, so.............ya gotta like beer.
I'll tell ya, we have a store here called Total Wine. They have about a trillion different wines there, but ironically I go there for beer. And for several years in a row, during Holiday season, they have had a beer from Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee called "Holiday Spice". It's got weird ingredients like cinnamon, orange zest, clove and honey. Doesn't sound like it would work, right? But it does, and I've been buying it at Holiday time for the last few years. It's strong - what they call a Winter Warmer, but boy does it ever hit the spot! Especially for California Winter Wimps like myself. So I know I can count on Wisconsin for a beer to keep me from freezing.
Well, I'll go for the rest of my walk now and check back in later. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:10 : I am listening to Wilhelm Kempff, always a good way to end the day. I hope you are warm and comfortable. I know (cause Pearl told me) that Midwest houses are built differently than homes out here, to withstand severe weather. I know that my apartment building would definitely not hold up to what you are dealing with, with it's thin walls and doors and windows that don't seal well. At any rate, my girl, I am pulling for you, and for things to change in your favor. Stay with your Good Things in the meantime. I'm always here and I love you, as you know. I'll see you in the morning.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Monday, January 6, 2014
I Love My Baby! (Black Kitty) (In My Heart)
Hi, my Beautiful Angel! I am glad to hear from you once again (but then, I always am). I just now saw your post, here at Pearl's. I just got done feeding the Black Kitty and the Kobedog, and now I am trying to track down a prescription for Pearl. Her doctor is the worst; getting him to call in a refill is like pulling teeth.
But, I've been thinking about you all day. Wishing we were together as always. I see at weather.com that you are gonna get a break in a couple days. I sure hope that's correct. It says that the temp will go back up to the 20s or 30s, still cold but not Arctic. Hang in there, and know that my heart is always with you. I love you so much, Elizabeth.
Nothing can stop us! We are like the U.S Postal Service : "Neither wind, nor rain, nor twenty below.....", or whatever. So take, that, Jack Frost!
Well, I've gotta get back on the phone to find that Rx, but I just wanted you to know that I'm thinkin' of you, I love you, and I'm glad to hear from you. You are my Darling.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a while)
7:10pm : Good Evening, Sweet Baby! Well, that's The Black Kitty (if you saw my FB photo). She's semi-feral, although I've made some progress recently. Before, as recently as early December, she'd run back into the shed when she saw me coming to feed her. If you see that warped-looking roof directly to the right of her in the photo, that is the hole that she uses as an entry into the shed. And it's beyond cute - before, when she was super-timid, she'd peek out of that hole, and all you could see was her little face and two green eyes. Then she'd wait in there until I put the food out, and she'd wait for me to leave before coming out. But recently I've made strides by talking "kitty talk" to her, and standing real still with my hand out. So now, she'll come right up to me, and do a Cat Stretch, or a Back Arch, like she'd like to be petted. But when I reach out to pet her, she still backs away. She's also done that super-quick Cat Boxing thing where she sticks out her paw and swings it at me, really fast. So she wants to be friendly, and wants to play, and we're making progress.
She's gotta be the same kitty I rescued out of Pearl's backyard tree back in October 2010. I wrote a Myspace blog about it a few years ago. The Kobedog had chased her up a tree, and she was stuck very, very high. She was just a tiny kitten then. I had to use a ladder and broom to reach her, and even then it took me all day to get her out of that tree. So I don't know if she has been living in Pearl's yard the whole time, or what. Maybe she's just been living in the neighborhood and eating other cat's food. But ever since about last September, when I noticed her in the shed, I've been putting food out for her, and here we are.
I'd like to make her into a full-fledged pet, but we'll see how it proceeds. Anyway, that's her!
(back in a bit)
11pm : I hope you and your family are hanging in there, and that your house is nice and warm. One thing is sure, you will have a story to tell for the rest of your life, experiencing something like this. If I were there, I'd like to be holding you, and you holding me, to keep us both warm, knowing that we are always safe in each other's arms. I'll be thinking of you, my Baby, and holding you in my heart all night. When the weather warms up, everything will be new again, and exciting. There will be much to see and do. This year is gonna be great.
I Love You, Elizabeth. I'm right here, and you can always count on me.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
But, I've been thinking about you all day. Wishing we were together as always. I see at weather.com that you are gonna get a break in a couple days. I sure hope that's correct. It says that the temp will go back up to the 20s or 30s, still cold but not Arctic. Hang in there, and know that my heart is always with you. I love you so much, Elizabeth.
Nothing can stop us! We are like the U.S Postal Service : "Neither wind, nor rain, nor twenty below.....", or whatever. So take, that, Jack Frost!
Well, I've gotta get back on the phone to find that Rx, but I just wanted you to know that I'm thinkin' of you, I love you, and I'm glad to hear from you. You are my Darling.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a while)
7:10pm : Good Evening, Sweet Baby! Well, that's The Black Kitty (if you saw my FB photo). She's semi-feral, although I've made some progress recently. Before, as recently as early December, she'd run back into the shed when she saw me coming to feed her. If you see that warped-looking roof directly to the right of her in the photo, that is the hole that she uses as an entry into the shed. And it's beyond cute - before, when she was super-timid, she'd peek out of that hole, and all you could see was her little face and two green eyes. Then she'd wait in there until I put the food out, and she'd wait for me to leave before coming out. But recently I've made strides by talking "kitty talk" to her, and standing real still with my hand out. So now, she'll come right up to me, and do a Cat Stretch, or a Back Arch, like she'd like to be petted. But when I reach out to pet her, she still backs away. She's also done that super-quick Cat Boxing thing where she sticks out her paw and swings it at me, really fast. So she wants to be friendly, and wants to play, and we're making progress.
She's gotta be the same kitty I rescued out of Pearl's backyard tree back in October 2010. I wrote a Myspace blog about it a few years ago. The Kobedog had chased her up a tree, and she was stuck very, very high. She was just a tiny kitten then. I had to use a ladder and broom to reach her, and even then it took me all day to get her out of that tree. So I don't know if she has been living in Pearl's yard the whole time, or what. Maybe she's just been living in the neighborhood and eating other cat's food. But ever since about last September, when I noticed her in the shed, I've been putting food out for her, and here we are.
I'd like to make her into a full-fledged pet, but we'll see how it proceeds. Anyway, that's her!
(back in a bit)
11pm : I hope you and your family are hanging in there, and that your house is nice and warm. One thing is sure, you will have a story to tell for the rest of your life, experiencing something like this. If I were there, I'd like to be holding you, and you holding me, to keep us both warm, knowing that we are always safe in each other's arms. I'll be thinking of you, my Baby, and holding you in my heart all night. When the weather warms up, everything will be new again, and exciting. There will be much to see and do. This year is gonna be great.
I Love You, Elizabeth. I'm right here, and you can always count on me.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Glad (more added)
There's my girl! I am glad to hear from you, my Baby. I'm just getting home from picking up Pearl at church, and you must have just posted that pic of the couple, cause it wasn't there when I checked Chromebook 2 a few minutes ago. I guess that means everything is okay. I mean, as I said last night, I know obviously you're not stranded out in the cold, but below zero is below zero regardless. I have no idea, other than I'm certain it's gotta be hard to deal with.
I'll be around most of the rest of the day, other than walks (and I'll probably keep to my current schedule of doing part of it around 3:30 or so). Tonight I am either gonna make Lentil Soup or some more Onion Soup. I can't decide, but I will! Just stay warm, and think of me, and I will think of you, and we will be together.
I Love You Elizabeth! :) < That's me
:):) < and you know who those two are.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
11pm : Well, my Angel, I am hoping for a good upcoming week for you. I guess you have to stay indoors during this cold snap, but it can't last forever. I dunno what's going on. The year is off to a tough start, but it will certainly get better. I don't know what more to say, except that I'm right here and I love you.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'll be around most of the rest of the day, other than walks (and I'll probably keep to my current schedule of doing part of it around 3:30 or so). Tonight I am either gonna make Lentil Soup or some more Onion Soup. I can't decide, but I will! Just stay warm, and think of me, and I will think of you, and we will be together.
I Love You Elizabeth! :) < That's me
:):) < and you know who those two are.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
11pm : Well, my Angel, I am hoping for a good upcoming week for you. I guess you have to stay indoors during this cold snap, but it can't last forever. I dunno what's going on. The year is off to a tough start, but it will certainly get better. I don't know what more to say, except that I'm right here and I love you.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Mr.Banks (I Love You)
Good Afternoon, my Angel,
I'm just getting home. Instead of shopping, my sister and I went to see "Saving Mr. Banks", which was really, really good. Movie of the year in my opinion, such a deep and moving story. I'm gonna go for part of my walk now, before I head to Pearl's, but I just wanted to say hi.
Thinking about you. I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:10pm : I sincerely hope you are holding up in that extremely cold weather I am reading about. I mean, I know you are in a house and thus protected, but it still can't be easy. I am hearing about temps like 50 below wind chill factor, stuff that sounds like Antarctica. That's mostly Minnesota, but still.......
Just know that I am thinking about you, and wish you were here with me. I'd write more, but I didn't do anything special today and it would just be a recitation of the usual. I'm always interested in your day, too. I'm here if you need me.
Well, that's all I know for tonight. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm just getting home. Instead of shopping, my sister and I went to see "Saving Mr. Banks", which was really, really good. Movie of the year in my opinion, such a deep and moving story. I'm gonna go for part of my walk now, before I head to Pearl's, but I just wanted to say hi.
Thinking about you. I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:10pm : I sincerely hope you are holding up in that extremely cold weather I am reading about. I mean, I know you are in a house and thus protected, but it still can't be easy. I am hearing about temps like 50 below wind chill factor, stuff that sounds like Antarctica. That's mostly Minnesota, but still.......
Just know that I am thinking about you, and wish you were here with me. I'd write more, but I didn't do anything special today and it would just be a recitation of the usual. I'm always interested in your day, too. I'm here if you need me.
Well, that's all I know for tonight. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Friday, January 3, 2014
Storm (Hope all is well)
Hi, my Darling. I am hearing about this big storm, and I see it's mostly back east, but I just wanted to check in and say that I'm thinking about you, hope you're staying nice and warm, and not getting hit by the storm. Maybe you guys are just off the edges of it. That's what it looks like on the weather.com map, anyway.
I'm doing some apt. cleaning, just hangin' around for now, but I send much warmth and love to you. Today is a usual schedule.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11pm : Just checking in to wish you sweet dreams. I hope all is well. I love you.
Hang in there with the weekend cold temps, and stay safe.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm doing some apt. cleaning, just hangin' around for now, but I send much warmth and love to you. Today is a usual schedule.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11pm : Just checking in to wish you sweet dreams. I hope all is well. I love you.
Hang in there with the weekend cold temps, and stay safe.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Thursday, January 2, 2014
January 2nd (Absolutism) (thoughts)
Happy Thursday, my Baby. Yeah, it's January 2nd already, and...........the year is just flying by!
Ah-hahahahahahahahahaha. :b That's my ridiculous joke every year. I hope you are enjoying the day. Did you hear "Delivrance" yet? I'm sure you did, and I know you heard it in concert. Very keyboard dominated, a Mellotron sound in the last half of the song that is reminiscent of the Moody Blues. Not sure why they are calling it Shoegaze, at least that particular song, but anyhow it still sounds like Alcest. His melodies are unmistakeable.
Are you recording more of your songs? I saw that you were tagged in a friend's post, about "conquering the song", so I figured you might be recording, or maybe playing on your friend's track. Whatever the case, it sounds like you got a good result, so I will look forward to hearing it.
Today is back-and-forth, first the hair salon and then a late dentist's appointment for Pearl at 3:30. I'll be here until about 2:45, and then back after my evening shift, at 6:45. The New Year is off to a great start.....
(but boy, is it goin' by fast)
Alright, alright......I'll stop already! I Love You, Sweet Baby! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo !! :):)
7:15pm : I'm home, my Angel. I've gotta do my whole walk tonight, all at once since I was at the dentist office all afternoon. Gotta stop at the store, too, so I'll leave about 7:45ish. I saw your post this morn about moral absolutism, and I couldn't agree more. I don't like any kind of absolute : political, religious, scientific, whatever. Absolutes are for mathematics, and that's it. But, I have to admit I was once guilty (somewhat, but not totally) of thinking that way. I remember when I was maybe 19 or 20, and was really Far Left politically. My Dad didn't care too much for politics; he was more concerned with whether someone was an idiot or not, lol. If he was gonna vote, it would have been Democratic, although in 1968 he voted for Richard Nixon, just because he didn't much care for the Hippie counterculture. But my point is that my Dad had a lot of opinions about a lot of things (which is probably the reason I do too, at least partially, haha), and because he had strong opinions, I liked to, in those days, come home and challenge him with my "black-and-white" take on political and world issues. When I was 20, I thought I had it all figured out.
All wars were unjust, every time, no exception.
The military was inherantly evil. Joining it made you a bad person.
Capitalism was 100% evil.
If you participated in "The System", you were helping to destroy the planet, make the rich people richer, and impoverish everyone else.
Looking back, I'm not sure I even believed, to a total extent, a lot of what I was arguing for. Part of it was probably to get a rise out of Dad. But back then, my views did not include a lot of grey areas. Things were either "this way" or "that way", and anybody who couldn't understand that was an idiot.
But as the years went by - and this will happen to anyone who keeps an open mind - I began to see all the complexities in life that made viewing things in terms or either/or virtually impossible. I will write a little more about it later this eve, but you should know that that's something I like about you, Elizabeth - you think for yourself.
I'll be back at my usual time. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11pm : A great movie, one that I've probably mentioned before but I bring it up again because of the subject of Nazis, is "The Pianist", directed by Roman Polanski. Maybe you've seen it. It deals directly with the idea that something beautiful, in this case music, can override philosophies and ideologies and create caring between two people who, by all rights, should loathe one another. To bring up Dad again, he really wanted to see that movie, because he had played the piano, and he'd also been in World War Two. Dad was in a radar battalion, and wasn't in combat, but he did have contact with German soldiers one time. He was on a patrol, and found two of them huddled in a cave near the American camp. Dad said they were scared to death. Instead of taking them in, or worse, he said that he told them to get back over the line and get back to their troops. Dad spoke enough German at the time to relay that message.
He told me a lot of WW2 stories when I was little, and I didn't always appreciate why he did this, but in this case I asked him : "Why'd you let them go"? When I was a kid, there were TV shows like "Combat" and "The Rat Patrol". Nobody ever let a German go on TV.
But Dad said, "They were just kids". He never said if they were armed or not, and I am guessing they weren't. It was late in the war, and maybe they were trying to desert. But that was what Dad told me.
"They were just kids". Even though they had been fighting for the German army under the fascist regime.
What I have gotten, from my parents and from years of evaluating and re-evaluating things on my own, is an antipathy toward Groupthink in all aspects. When I was younger, I took a side and went in for a small clique in the Groupthink world. I thought I was a Far Left Utopian, and knew I had all the answers. But those answers were based on emotion and little information.
Nowdays, and for many years, I crave information, but certainly not the mainstream kind. Oh, I watch the news, as I've said, not only to "know what's going on in the world" (and the news is basically just the violence report), but I also watch it to join the party, to be a part of society. Really, truth be told, I watch it because Pearl watches it, and I like to join in. And who doesn't like Anderson Cooper, anyways?
But the news, or any mainstream dispensary, is never where I look to for useful information. I have been at this long enough, and have had enough experience, that it takes a lot for me to listen to what anyone has to say about anything, regarding the world, and history, philosophy, ideology, etc.
But because I am always questing - looking for "reliable sources" - I have found people like Joe Farrell, or Jim Marrs, both of whom have a firm grip on the origins of systems, how and why things came to be as they are today. And even the so called "alternative history" field is rife with Groupthink, and writers who merely want to cash in.
At any rate, the thing is, I've got an understanding of the world that I trust, after years of research.
But it began with intuition. Once I grew out of my youthful know-it-all phase, I went inside. Inside myself, to try and see how I really felt about things. To see what I really believed. I discovered that I didn't know much of anything that was absolute, but in the process I also discovered a trove of information about how the world really is, how it works. Stuff that the news, and politics, et al, only scratches the surface of.
And in recent years I have turned even further Inward and Outward, to have a relationship between God and my Spirit, to further refine the information I receive every day as a human being.
And that's why I talk about feeling and intuition so much. Because you don't need groups or systems or any kind of "ism", any absolute idea, to teach you how to think or feel about any given thing.
You can already feel what you know on the inside. All you have to do is tune out the noise from outside. Never let your head or your heart dominate the conversation. Too many people use "only" logic (scientific types) or "only" emotions (touchy-feely New Age types). Use instead a mix of every gift you have, not only what you think and feel, but also what you perceive .
Now we are back to the psi, and the Glimpses That Cannot Be Articulated.
This is your advantage in life, Elizabeth, your blessing. You have all these things.
So, I love talking about these kinds of subjects! (as you can tell). :)
I just now saw your post about Sarah and her boyfriend, and.........that's the other me.
Food, movies, music, domestic things.........cooking, going for walks. Taking pictures together.
Well, I have written a lot, so I will post it before the hour gets too late. I Love You, my Angel.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Ah-hahahahahahahahahaha. :b That's my ridiculous joke every year. I hope you are enjoying the day. Did you hear "Delivrance" yet? I'm sure you did, and I know you heard it in concert. Very keyboard dominated, a Mellotron sound in the last half of the song that is reminiscent of the Moody Blues. Not sure why they are calling it Shoegaze, at least that particular song, but anyhow it still sounds like Alcest. His melodies are unmistakeable.
Are you recording more of your songs? I saw that you were tagged in a friend's post, about "conquering the song", so I figured you might be recording, or maybe playing on your friend's track. Whatever the case, it sounds like you got a good result, so I will look forward to hearing it.
Today is back-and-forth, first the hair salon and then a late dentist's appointment for Pearl at 3:30. I'll be here until about 2:45, and then back after my evening shift, at 6:45. The New Year is off to a great start.....
(but boy, is it goin' by fast)
Alright, alright......I'll stop already! I Love You, Sweet Baby! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo !! :):)
7:15pm : I'm home, my Angel. I've gotta do my whole walk tonight, all at once since I was at the dentist office all afternoon. Gotta stop at the store, too, so I'll leave about 7:45ish. I saw your post this morn about moral absolutism, and I couldn't agree more. I don't like any kind of absolute : political, religious, scientific, whatever. Absolutes are for mathematics, and that's it. But, I have to admit I was once guilty (somewhat, but not totally) of thinking that way. I remember when I was maybe 19 or 20, and was really Far Left politically. My Dad didn't care too much for politics; he was more concerned with whether someone was an idiot or not, lol. If he was gonna vote, it would have been Democratic, although in 1968 he voted for Richard Nixon, just because he didn't much care for the Hippie counterculture. But my point is that my Dad had a lot of opinions about a lot of things (which is probably the reason I do too, at least partially, haha), and because he had strong opinions, I liked to, in those days, come home and challenge him with my "black-and-white" take on political and world issues. When I was 20, I thought I had it all figured out.
All wars were unjust, every time, no exception.
The military was inherantly evil. Joining it made you a bad person.
Capitalism was 100% evil.
If you participated in "The System", you were helping to destroy the planet, make the rich people richer, and impoverish everyone else.
Looking back, I'm not sure I even believed, to a total extent, a lot of what I was arguing for. Part of it was probably to get a rise out of Dad. But back then, my views did not include a lot of grey areas. Things were either "this way" or "that way", and anybody who couldn't understand that was an idiot.
But as the years went by - and this will happen to anyone who keeps an open mind - I began to see all the complexities in life that made viewing things in terms or either/or virtually impossible. I will write a little more about it later this eve, but you should know that that's something I like about you, Elizabeth - you think for yourself.
I'll be back at my usual time. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11pm : A great movie, one that I've probably mentioned before but I bring it up again because of the subject of Nazis, is "The Pianist", directed by Roman Polanski. Maybe you've seen it. It deals directly with the idea that something beautiful, in this case music, can override philosophies and ideologies and create caring between two people who, by all rights, should loathe one another. To bring up Dad again, he really wanted to see that movie, because he had played the piano, and he'd also been in World War Two. Dad was in a radar battalion, and wasn't in combat, but he did have contact with German soldiers one time. He was on a patrol, and found two of them huddled in a cave near the American camp. Dad said they were scared to death. Instead of taking them in, or worse, he said that he told them to get back over the line and get back to their troops. Dad spoke enough German at the time to relay that message.
He told me a lot of WW2 stories when I was little, and I didn't always appreciate why he did this, but in this case I asked him : "Why'd you let them go"? When I was a kid, there were TV shows like "Combat" and "The Rat Patrol". Nobody ever let a German go on TV.
But Dad said, "They were just kids". He never said if they were armed or not, and I am guessing they weren't. It was late in the war, and maybe they were trying to desert. But that was what Dad told me.
"They were just kids". Even though they had been fighting for the German army under the fascist regime.
What I have gotten, from my parents and from years of evaluating and re-evaluating things on my own, is an antipathy toward Groupthink in all aspects. When I was younger, I took a side and went in for a small clique in the Groupthink world. I thought I was a Far Left Utopian, and knew I had all the answers. But those answers were based on emotion and little information.
Nowdays, and for many years, I crave information, but certainly not the mainstream kind. Oh, I watch the news, as I've said, not only to "know what's going on in the world" (and the news is basically just the violence report), but I also watch it to join the party, to be a part of society. Really, truth be told, I watch it because Pearl watches it, and I like to join in. And who doesn't like Anderson Cooper, anyways?
But the news, or any mainstream dispensary, is never where I look to for useful information. I have been at this long enough, and have had enough experience, that it takes a lot for me to listen to what anyone has to say about anything, regarding the world, and history, philosophy, ideology, etc.
But because I am always questing - looking for "reliable sources" - I have found people like Joe Farrell, or Jim Marrs, both of whom have a firm grip on the origins of systems, how and why things came to be as they are today. And even the so called "alternative history" field is rife with Groupthink, and writers who merely want to cash in.
At any rate, the thing is, I've got an understanding of the world that I trust, after years of research.
But it began with intuition. Once I grew out of my youthful know-it-all phase, I went inside. Inside myself, to try and see how I really felt about things. To see what I really believed. I discovered that I didn't know much of anything that was absolute, but in the process I also discovered a trove of information about how the world really is, how it works. Stuff that the news, and politics, et al, only scratches the surface of.
And in recent years I have turned even further Inward and Outward, to have a relationship between God and my Spirit, to further refine the information I receive every day as a human being.
And that's why I talk about feeling and intuition so much. Because you don't need groups or systems or any kind of "ism", any absolute idea, to teach you how to think or feel about any given thing.
You can already feel what you know on the inside. All you have to do is tune out the noise from outside. Never let your head or your heart dominate the conversation. Too many people use "only" logic (scientific types) or "only" emotions (touchy-feely New Age types). Use instead a mix of every gift you have, not only what you think and feel, but also what you perceive .
Now we are back to the psi, and the Glimpses That Cannot Be Articulated.
This is your advantage in life, Elizabeth, your blessing. You have all these things.
So, I love talking about these kinds of subjects! (as you can tell). :)
I just now saw your post about Sarah and her boyfriend, and.........that's the other me.
Food, movies, music, domestic things.........cooking, going for walks. Taking pictures together.
Well, I have written a lot, so I will post it before the hour gets too late. I Love You, my Angel.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Happy New Year! (Sensing)
Good Afternoon, my Angel,
That was a beautiful picture of the two kitties this morning, and a wonderful sentiment to begin the New Year. This is gonna be a good year, we can just feel it. We can enter it with great expectations, but no pressures or worries. "Life Is Magic", and we know this to be true. Everything is gonna work out fine.
I liked the words in the posts of your friend Taya, and I know that you are going to feel very inspired this year in your music and photography and in everything you do. I think the inspiration begins as a love of life, and as we know, that love begins with appreciation of all the little details, and a neverending sense of wonder. We are both blessed to have this appreciation, and you will find that if you nurture it, it will become stronger in you every day. So, my Darling, here's to a beautiful year!
I started the New Year day as always, watching the Rose Parade on TV. Pearl loves it, so we had fun seeing all the floats and marching bands. No local teams are playing in the Rose Bowl, and Badgers didn't make it this year, so I may watch a little bit of the game, but I'll probably go out and look for a New Year's photo or two, and do part of my walk. I trust you are enjoying your day, and I think that because we have each other, we can't lose. Day by day, 2014 will be great!
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a bit)
11pm : The rest of the day was quiet. I did look for photos, but the light was kind of flat. So many of my photos are outdoors, of scenery, so I have gotten to know the different qualities of light, month by month. In L.A., January light is best when diffused a bit by overcast. Except we aren't getting any. It might as well be April or May, temperature-wise, but light-wise it's still January. Bright and flat.
That's okay though. I will get back to my explorations soon enough. Holiday time was chill time, and now we will work our way into the New Year. I find, for me anyway, that creative pursuits are best intuited rather than forced. It is good to anticipate what you want to accomplish, and it's also good to plant the seed in your head, but for me it always comes down to sensing, then following. Like, in 2010, I got it into my head that I wanted to draw. Hadn't done any art since the mid-90s when we were all painting at Burton Street. But I could sense that need coming on, out of the blue, and so I followed it, and I wound up drawing most nights that year. Pastels, abstract. You do them, and then you let them sit. And then you revisit them some time later, and you see what your Muse was trying to do. "Oh, this is why I felt the need to draw". It may not even be a concrete reason. But the creative impulse speaks to you from underneath.
I like to allow it to find it's way to the surface, rather than hoisting it out of the water. I always wanna know what it wants to say, just as much as what I want to say.
A good start to the New Year, I think. I liked the picture of the girl in the Kimono, because as the caption read, she has a collection from the pre-war period, and as you can tell, that is a period in history I am nostalgic for, even though I didn't live it. How the world made it through that war I will never know, but beneath it, there was a romance, a loyalty, and even a sense of optimism. And a seriousness, too, so that pursuits and desires had great meaning. And it is nice to see that it has carried over to this day, many decades later, in something lovely and meaningful as that kimono collection.
I Love You, Elizabeth, and I will see you in the morn. Sweet Dreams until then!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
That was a beautiful picture of the two kitties this morning, and a wonderful sentiment to begin the New Year. This is gonna be a good year, we can just feel it. We can enter it with great expectations, but no pressures or worries. "Life Is Magic", and we know this to be true. Everything is gonna work out fine.
I liked the words in the posts of your friend Taya, and I know that you are going to feel very inspired this year in your music and photography and in everything you do. I think the inspiration begins as a love of life, and as we know, that love begins with appreciation of all the little details, and a neverending sense of wonder. We are both blessed to have this appreciation, and you will find that if you nurture it, it will become stronger in you every day. So, my Darling, here's to a beautiful year!
I started the New Year day as always, watching the Rose Parade on TV. Pearl loves it, so we had fun seeing all the floats and marching bands. No local teams are playing in the Rose Bowl, and Badgers didn't make it this year, so I may watch a little bit of the game, but I'll probably go out and look for a New Year's photo or two, and do part of my walk. I trust you are enjoying your day, and I think that because we have each other, we can't lose. Day by day, 2014 will be great!
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a bit)
11pm : The rest of the day was quiet. I did look for photos, but the light was kind of flat. So many of my photos are outdoors, of scenery, so I have gotten to know the different qualities of light, month by month. In L.A., January light is best when diffused a bit by overcast. Except we aren't getting any. It might as well be April or May, temperature-wise, but light-wise it's still January. Bright and flat.
That's okay though. I will get back to my explorations soon enough. Holiday time was chill time, and now we will work our way into the New Year. I find, for me anyway, that creative pursuits are best intuited rather than forced. It is good to anticipate what you want to accomplish, and it's also good to plant the seed in your head, but for me it always comes down to sensing, then following. Like, in 2010, I got it into my head that I wanted to draw. Hadn't done any art since the mid-90s when we were all painting at Burton Street. But I could sense that need coming on, out of the blue, and so I followed it, and I wound up drawing most nights that year. Pastels, abstract. You do them, and then you let them sit. And then you revisit them some time later, and you see what your Muse was trying to do. "Oh, this is why I felt the need to draw". It may not even be a concrete reason. But the creative impulse speaks to you from underneath.
I like to allow it to find it's way to the surface, rather than hoisting it out of the water. I always wanna know what it wants to say, just as much as what I want to say.
A good start to the New Year, I think. I liked the picture of the girl in the Kimono, because as the caption read, she has a collection from the pre-war period, and as you can tell, that is a period in history I am nostalgic for, even though I didn't live it. How the world made it through that war I will never know, but beneath it, there was a romance, a loyalty, and even a sense of optimism. And a seriousness, too, so that pursuits and desires had great meaning. And it is nice to see that it has carried over to this day, many decades later, in something lovely and meaningful as that kimono collection.
I Love You, Elizabeth, and I will see you in the morn. Sweet Dreams until then!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
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