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i've had my eye on a watch in an antique shop in Tarrytown for over a month. it's a little more than i can afford, but the watch is just so perfect. a small, square face, delicate white gold chain mail band, and the best part is it's a wind up.
initially, when the shopkeeper mentioned this fact, i saw it as a detriment, but the more i thought about it, the more it appealed to me. it is imperfect, does not keep quartz crystal time. but i've always been relaxed about time (consistently 7-10 minutes late to everything). also, i find something cathartic in little daily rituals and routines, like gently winding the dial back and forth.
older things and people are not valued in our society. that is one of the most important things rebecca once pointed out to me...and afterwards, i was surprised at how frequently i caught myself making ageist remarks.
which reminds me of the book i've been trying to finish for a month, "survival of the prettiest." talks about our obsession with youth from an evolutionary and biological level, as well as socio-economic. i'm starting to subscribe to the theory that a lot of things are biological impulses and drives.
anyway, the book challenges the theory that the media propels our obsession with ideal beauty and youth, and instead proposes that mostly the media's images are a product of an obsession that's already there. makes sense...youth implies peak of fertility, beauty implies health and strength (an important way to distinguish it before antibiotics and modern medicine). also delves into the idea of a universal aesthetic of beauty, and it is FASCINATING. we're talking golden ratios here, people. i don't know why i have such a problem finishing interesting books. don't want them to come to an end, i guess.
initially, when the shopkeeper mentioned this fact, i saw it as a detriment, but the more i thought about it, the more it appealed to me. it is imperfect, does not keep quartz crystal time. but i've always been relaxed about time (consistently 7-10 minutes late to everything). also, i find something cathartic in little daily rituals and routines, like gently winding the dial back and forth.
older things and people are not valued in our society. that is one of the most important things rebecca once pointed out to me...and afterwards, i was surprised at how frequently i caught myself making ageist remarks.
which reminds me of the book i've been trying to finish for a month, "survival of the prettiest." talks about our obsession with youth from an evolutionary and biological level, as well as socio-economic. i'm starting to subscribe to the theory that a lot of things are biological impulses and drives.
anyway, the book challenges the theory that the media propels our obsession with ideal beauty and youth, and instead proposes that mostly the media's images are a product of an obsession that's already there. makes sense...youth implies peak of fertility, beauty implies health and strength (an important way to distinguish it before antibiotics and modern medicine). also delves into the idea of a universal aesthetic of beauty, and it is FASCINATING. we're talking golden ratios here, people. i don't know why i have such a problem finishing interesting books. don't want them to come to an end, i guess.