I had another blog from a few years back which I completely abandoned after a couple posts. Rereading these old entries, I can sort of understand why I stopped writing so quickly. Goodness, it is kind of sickening how smug and pretentious some of these posts sound. Oh well, we learn and we grow.
First entry
Monday, January 4, 2010
So new the price tags are still on it
I
believe in the power of metaphors, not really. I just wrote that
because the blankness was hurting my eyes and when in doubt it’s better
to have something then nothing. This blog is a sand castle and rambling
is a wave that slowly creeps up and washes away the sand castle.
Rambling is sneaky and you have to watch out for it.
In completely unrelated news, I was wondering why places that are at higher latitudes are warmer than us. At first when I lost feeling in my toes, I was comforted by the thought that there were a whole bunch of people at places nearer the North Pole than I am. I had this mental picture of us all losing feeling in our toes and there was this feeling of camaraderie that warmed my heart. Then I went on the weather channel and saw that not only were these places warmer but they were also sunnier. Why is this? I know that those places at lower latitudes than us definitely still have feeling in their toes. Maybe I just want feeling back in my toes. I don’t even feel a tingle which is quite sad. Heated floors would be wonderful right now as well as an all expense paid trip to anywhere where you can still wear flip flops outside and have feeling in your toes.
I know it’s a little late but this year I have made five New Year’s resolutions and I intend to keep them past the first week of January. I decided I needed to be more ambitious this year so some of these resolutions are downright challenging. This leads me to wonder if these resolutions are even possible for me to accomplish.
New Year’s Resolutions
1. Finish a picture using oil paint that closely resembles the subject and not only bears a passing resemblance if you squint your eyes.
2. Read Don Quixote in Spanish and do not skip any pages.
3. Cook a edible meal that people will not say tastes great with grimaces on their face.
4. Recycle more. (This is probably the only one on the list I can accomplish.)
5. Improve my handwriting which I’ve been told is truly atrocious.
In completely unrelated news, I was wondering why places that are at higher latitudes are warmer than us. At first when I lost feeling in my toes, I was comforted by the thought that there were a whole bunch of people at places nearer the North Pole than I am. I had this mental picture of us all losing feeling in our toes and there was this feeling of camaraderie that warmed my heart. Then I went on the weather channel and saw that not only were these places warmer but they were also sunnier. Why is this? I know that those places at lower latitudes than us definitely still have feeling in their toes. Maybe I just want feeling back in my toes. I don’t even feel a tingle which is quite sad. Heated floors would be wonderful right now as well as an all expense paid trip to anywhere where you can still wear flip flops outside and have feeling in your toes.
I know it’s a little late but this year I have made five New Year’s resolutions and I intend to keep them past the first week of January. I decided I needed to be more ambitious this year so some of these resolutions are downright challenging. This leads me to wonder if these resolutions are even possible for me to accomplish.
New Year’s Resolutions
1. Finish a picture using oil paint that closely resembles the subject and not only bears a passing resemblance if you squint your eyes.
2. Read Don Quixote in Spanish and do not skip any pages.
3. Cook a edible meal that people will not say tastes great with grimaces on their face.
4. Recycle more. (This is probably the only one on the list I can accomplish.)
5. Improve my handwriting which I’ve been told is truly atrocious.
Second Entry
Thursday, January 7, 2010
When the doldrums hit then ride them
What about boredom as a source of inspiration? I know boredom may seem like the strangest idea for inspiration and it certainly isn't as pretty as say a flower or the stars. It has a certain quality though. Boredom seems to me like a lazy thick fog that sometimes refuses to go away. If this doesn't work as an inspiration then at least it's something to think about.
Third Entry