subcutaneous homesick bruise
Trip to New York was just about perfect.
The ideal blend of the touristy and the sublime.
The experience definitely left a mark.
As a place that I've had so much exposure to from TV, movies, books, songs and pictures, I really didn't expect it to impress me.
It impressed me. It was all the things it was supposed to be and more. I kept looking up with my mouth open (when it wasn't full of pizza).
I want to go back.
Maybe this afternoon.
Are there $12 commuter trains from Nashville to NYC?
The Tori stuff was all worthwhile (though win-a-seat-next-to-mark was a liitle anti-climactic. the build-up was the fun part.). I like the new album quite a bit. Only heard it twice but there are about 6 songs stuck on repeat in my head (aka: still the only iPod I've got).
Need a copy, T.
Major thanks to dash and wafflemike for tending the beasts while we were gone. Hope to see you guys soon.
We wrote a heart-wrenching campfire devo song using only lyrics from subway promo posters for The Discovery Channel's Pompeii: The Last Day.
Something along the lines of (pick your own medium tempo tune):
How do you hide from an angry mountain?
Where do you run when the sky is falling?
How do you escape what you don't see coming?
How do you breathe when the air is on fire?
Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!
Call Provident. I think we've got a hit.
An interview with a historian almost made me cry today. Logan sent me to a Salon interview with John Mack Faragher who has recently published a book about the forceful relocation of the Acadians. The article has a very dramatic title, but is still worth reading. I think the book might be, as well.
I was moved by Faragher's perspective on history. He doesn't really give in to Salon's standard leading questions about how this is a perfect allegory for Fox News and the wicked religious right. Instead he manages to tell this powerful story and acknowledge the tragedy of it while maintaining a genuine clarity about what this means for America today. He certainly seems to believe that history repeats itself and probably is doing so now, but he is also able to humanize everyone involved. He makes comparisons with other points in history without getting ominous and preachy.
If an understanding of history is going to affect any change in the present political sphere, it will only be if it creates a feeling of commonality with the past. Telling people that they are wrong and possibly stupid never gets you anywhere.
Telling people stories might.
Not to mention, blather, blather, blather.
Shave and a haircut today.
Don't worry. The lips are still contained (though one never knows when they may be unleashed upon the world to wreak their lipful havoc! Be watchful! Beware!)
Not sure what happens now. Staying in town for a few weeks. Getting money back under control.
Any concerts? Any birthdays? Any announcements?
The ideal blend of the touristy and the sublime.
The experience definitely left a mark.
As a place that I've had so much exposure to from TV, movies, books, songs and pictures, I really didn't expect it to impress me.
It impressed me. It was all the things it was supposed to be and more. I kept looking up with my mouth open (when it wasn't full of pizza).
I want to go back.
Maybe this afternoon.
Are there $12 commuter trains from Nashville to NYC?
The Tori stuff was all worthwhile (though win-a-seat-next-to-mark was a liitle anti-climactic. the build-up was the fun part.). I like the new album quite a bit. Only heard it twice but there are about 6 songs stuck on repeat in my head (aka: still the only iPod I've got).
Need a copy, T.
Major thanks to dash and wafflemike for tending the beasts while we were gone. Hope to see you guys soon.
We wrote a heart-wrenching campfire devo song using only lyrics from subway promo posters for The Discovery Channel's Pompeii: The Last Day.
Something along the lines of (pick your own medium tempo tune):
How do you hide from an angry mountain?
Where do you run when the sky is falling?
How do you escape what you don't see coming?
How do you breathe when the air is on fire?
Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!
Call Provident. I think we've got a hit.
An interview with a historian almost made me cry today. Logan sent me to a Salon interview with John Mack Faragher who has recently published a book about the forceful relocation of the Acadians. The article has a very dramatic title, but is still worth reading. I think the book might be, as well.
I was moved by Faragher's perspective on history. He doesn't really give in to Salon's standard leading questions about how this is a perfect allegory for Fox News and the wicked religious right. Instead he manages to tell this powerful story and acknowledge the tragedy of it while maintaining a genuine clarity about what this means for America today. He certainly seems to believe that history repeats itself and probably is doing so now, but he is also able to humanize everyone involved. He makes comparisons with other points in history without getting ominous and preachy.
If an understanding of history is going to affect any change in the present political sphere, it will only be if it creates a feeling of commonality with the past. Telling people that they are wrong and possibly stupid never gets you anywhere.
Telling people stories might.
Not to mention, blather, blather, blather.
Shave and a haircut today.
Don't worry. The lips are still contained (though one never knows when they may be unleashed upon the world to wreak their lipful havoc! Be watchful! Beware!)
Not sure what happens now. Staying in town for a few weeks. Getting money back under control.
Any concerts? Any birthdays? Any announcements?