i am an unrequited astronomer, pretend patient, gentle adventurer, pedal enthusiast, recovering calligrapher, occasional thespian and unfinished poet living in portland, oregon. contacting me via email is usually a good idea.
10:22 AM: withdrawal
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first day of media deprivation, and i had to go to work on campus! 45 minutes on the bus without music: i sat on the opposite side of the bus today from where i usually do, and it actually made a difference. at work i put on my headphones but didn't actually listen to anything except the spanish alphabet (01a_basico1.mov). i'm mostly worried about the max ride home: 45 minutes surrounded by darkness. (i'll bet rob knows what i'm talking about! or he would if he could read the blog anyway, but he's on media deprivation, too. heh.)
having said that, i had a pretty darned good day at work! one of my major frustrations about hive has been relieved. (i still have two other major issues, but knocking one down is pretty damned good). even better: there was a labyrinth walk two floors up, and i had a chance to explore an empty ballroom and discover a secret window. ee!
before i really get too deep into the media dep, i wanted to write about "the gates" project along the footpaths of central park. i am very enamoured of it, in part because it's designed to be an ephemeral experience. so for 20 years, people will be asking, "do you remember the gates? did you see the gates?" i'd love to do an art project like that. i wonder if something like that can be done along the park blocks or the river, though part of its charm is that it wanders like a ribbon, and those are both fairly straight. (an aside so i remember -- think more about "the relationship in art between artwork and relic.")
songs i've heard in my head today: * dresden dolls: bad habit * dresden dolls: gravity * michael penn/aimee mann: two of us * dreden dolls:perfect fit * susan mckeown: mháire bhruinneall * beatles: help * rufus wainwright: across the universe * simple minds: alive & kicking
alas, i inadvertently listened to new age music while walking the labyrinth.