1. It started with the end of a lovely Logan visit (feat. Lynden)(both named after trees, as it happens). Ruthi, I wish you were here with us for that visit! Even so, it was one of those special sister-brother times that becomes more rare and precious as our little brother makes his way closer to being a husband *cheesy sister face* Also noteworthy was the chill Sunday morning sit-around where the boys seemed really in no hurry to make it to church in Regina on time – the levels of lingering made me feel like even to strangers, my living room is a place that invites folks to be at ease and enjoy each others’ company and forget about Time – which is the highest compliment, as that is what my family’s home was/is in my life, and I want my home(s) to be that too :)
2. That same Sunday was Halloween – which is always one of my favourite days of the year – there’s just something in the air that blankets the blandness of adulthood with the nostalgia of childhood…just add a good jack-o-lantern carving/pumpkin seed roasting/Hocus Pocus watching, and bask in the magicalness that is autumn <3
3. Starbucks has rolled out the Christmas Blend – hello, giant bag of happy, and welcome to my cozy abode. This is the coffee du jour at shaina’s house through November-January, and the cure for chills and other unpleasant feelings. (<-- I write for them in my off-time.)(kiddinnng…though actually, I should look into that – as you may have noticed, I’m just full of words.) Also, this has stirred my Christmas nostalgia and creativity, as I sit sipping, I feel compelled to remind myself about Christmas gifts for family…though my family and I are entirely indifferent about gifts and just like hanging out together at Christmas…but this week I’ve been thinking perhaps some crafty “memory-themed”/ “future-oriented” interactive items are in order…which, now that I’m processing it from outside of it, makes me feel like a family documentary would be a great gift idea – but that requires footage..so perhaps next year, if I indeed slip into documentary-mode in 2011… In any case, I have at the least been inspired to create some personalized “hard copy” items this year…winter is such a great time for being creative!
4. Thursday night I finally got around to posting my “jack”-o-lantern escepades on facebook, for HC (Halloween Club) purposes – and to my delight, Elsa & Graeme happened to be on at the same time, so I got a photo-by-photo commentary from Elsa, which was just such a special inter-provincial experience and made me extra nostalgic for my special dear faraway friends <3 It’s so love-ly to have such wonderful kindred spirits across this giant land – so thankful to’ve been blessed with all of you characters in my story!!
5. One of my favourite nerdy things is to hang out alone watching a movie on a Friday night. Last night I did just that, featuring The Life Aquatic. Though moments in, I realized whoever last borrowed it wrecked the heck out of it, so it probably took me 3 hours to fully experience it, factoring in all the freeze/freeze/skip/replay/freeze/rewind/rewatch/etc. This would normally annoy me to the point of fury, but patience prevailed, and I think watching it like that might have even made it better. It’s the kind of movie where that kind of remix-like disruption-integration actually seemed to enhance the experience. I wonder if people would go bananas if I made a movie that skipped and froze like it was damaged. I think, if done well and not pretentiously, it could make for an intriguing and upsetting-but-in-a-good-way experience…hmm…I like remembering the piece of me that wants to make movies. I would just love to write movies I think.
7. This brings us to right now. It is Saturday, and I slept in because I was dreamthinking and wanted to prolong the process. I don’t know if other people do this, but typically I have a million dreams all the time, very vivid and detailed ones, and sometimes, during the morning/waking-up part, it turns into a combination of dream-dreams and think-dreams, where I am both having adventures, and also processing the thoughts I’d be having if I was awake, but in more dream-y ways. It’s super awesome, and seems to make the minutae of daily life more interesting, because it gives me a bizarre and exaggerated perspective on it all. I would like to pause here and thank God for that, because life can sure be boring, so I appreciate that he gives me weird views of the normal to keep me interested and entertained :) This is a perfect way to start an intentional quiet/creative day. Which is what I’d hoped today to be. So far, so good. Also, while brewing the aforementioned coffee, I sat on the floor and read the Life Aquatic interview insert that I don’t think I ever noticed was in the dvd case before – and it kind of was great, ‘cause it was with the Anderson brothers just visiting about their drawings and the integration of these into their projects, and their childhood memories/experiences…and that fit really well with my aspirations for the family Christmas projects, and just in general for my creative hopes for the coming New Year and the projected “blogumentary” and all that junk…so it was kind of like having creative peers speaking in, into my heart’s secret spaces and my strained imagination (sometimes it feels hard to be imaginitive in our culture..that’s unfortunate. I do hope to somehow in life help that to change, to reawaken True Imagination and create a force that will support others in their creative quests…)
Well, that was a lot of words, as usual. I hope my ramblings don’t assault you guys to the point of it being weighty or burdonsome..sometimes I feel weighed down by my fathoms of thoughts hahah…hence pouring some out here..I appreciate this space for that, helps clear some space in me for the new stuff ;)
I hope each of your weeks was filled with special little things and inspiration and aspiration as well! Or if not, that one of the next ones will be :) Take care out there!
<3 <3 <3
2. That same Sunday was Halloween – which is always one of my favourite days of the year – there’s just something in the air that blankets the blandness of adulthood with the nostalgia of childhood…just add a good jack-o-lantern carving/pumpkin seed roasting/Hocus Pocus watching, and bask in the magicalness that is autumn <3
3. Starbucks has rolled out the Christmas Blend – hello, giant bag of happy, and welcome to my cozy abode. This is the coffee du jour at shaina’s house through November-January, and the cure for chills and other unpleasant feelings. (<-- I write for them in my off-time.)(kiddinnng…though actually, I should look into that – as you may have noticed, I’m just full of words.) Also, this has stirred my Christmas nostalgia and creativity, as I sit sipping, I feel compelled to remind myself about Christmas gifts for family…though my family and I are entirely indifferent about gifts and just like hanging out together at Christmas…but this week I’ve been thinking perhaps some crafty “memory-themed”/ “future-oriented” interactive items are in order…which, now that I’m processing it from outside of it, makes me feel like a family documentary would be a great gift idea – but that requires footage..so perhaps next year, if I indeed slip into documentary-mode in 2011… In any case, I have at the least been inspired to create some personalized “hard copy” items this year…winter is such a great time for being creative!
4. Thursday night I finally got around to posting my “jack”-o-lantern escepades on facebook, for HC (Halloween Club) purposes – and to my delight, Elsa & Graeme happened to be on at the same time, so I got a photo-by-photo commentary from Elsa, which was just such a special inter-provincial experience and made me extra nostalgic for my special dear faraway friends <3 It’s so love-ly to have such wonderful kindred spirits across this giant land – so thankful to’ve been blessed with all of you characters in my story!!
5. One of my favourite nerdy things is to hang out alone watching a movie on a Friday night. Last night I did just that, featuring The Life Aquatic. Though moments in, I realized whoever last borrowed it wrecked the heck out of it, so it probably took me 3 hours to fully experience it, factoring in all the freeze/freeze/skip/replay/freeze/rewind/rewatch/etc. This would normally annoy me to the point of fury, but patience prevailed, and I think watching it like that might have even made it better. It’s the kind of movie where that kind of remix-like disruption-integration actually seemed to enhance the experience. I wonder if people would go bananas if I made a movie that skipped and froze like it was damaged. I think, if done well and not pretentiously, it could make for an intriguing and upsetting-but-in-a-good-way experience…hmm…I like remembering the piece of me that wants to make movies. I would just love to write movies I think.
7. This brings us to right now. It is Saturday, and I slept in because I was dreamthinking and wanted to prolong the process. I don’t know if other people do this, but typically I have a million dreams all the time, very vivid and detailed ones, and sometimes, during the morning/waking-up part, it turns into a combination of dream-dreams and think-dreams, where I am both having adventures, and also processing the thoughts I’d be having if I was awake, but in more dream-y ways. It’s super awesome, and seems to make the minutae of daily life more interesting, because it gives me a bizarre and exaggerated perspective on it all. I would like to pause here and thank God for that, because life can sure be boring, so I appreciate that he gives me weird views of the normal to keep me interested and entertained :) This is a perfect way to start an intentional quiet/creative day. Which is what I’d hoped today to be. So far, so good. Also, while brewing the aforementioned coffee, I sat on the floor and read the Life Aquatic interview insert that I don’t think I ever noticed was in the dvd case before – and it kind of was great, ‘cause it was with the Anderson brothers just visiting about their drawings and the integration of these into their projects, and their childhood memories/experiences…and that fit really well with my aspirations for the family Christmas projects, and just in general for my creative hopes for the coming New Year and the projected “blogumentary” and all that junk…so it was kind of like having creative peers speaking in, into my heart’s secret spaces and my strained imagination (sometimes it feels hard to be imaginitive in our culture..that’s unfortunate. I do hope to somehow in life help that to change, to reawaken True Imagination and create a force that will support others in their creative quests…)
Well, that was a lot of words, as usual. I hope my ramblings don’t assault you guys to the point of it being weighty or burdonsome..sometimes I feel weighed down by my fathoms of thoughts hahah…hence pouring some out here..I appreciate this space for that, helps clear some space in me for the new stuff ;)
I hope each of your weeks was filled with special little things and inspiration and aspiration as well! Or if not, that one of the next ones will be :) Take care out there!
<3 <3 <3
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