everybody's talking about their short lists.
I've been helping mum pack up my nan and pop's house. (Nan's been in residential care for some time, pop died a few years back)
God, it's heartbreaking.
I know it's stupid to be attached to things, possessions, homes. But Nan and Pop built Sunbeams and lived in it for 50 years. Made a huge family there (7 kids). Were inunadated by an even huger extended family there. i'm the youngest grandkid,and i have this, well, *huge*, long-stretching-back bank of memories.. rolling down the hill and swinging on the willow tree in the backyard and watching elvis midday movies with nan and sitting at the low kids table at christmas and being solemnized by the scary grandfather clock in the front room ('cos even kidhood has shadows) and naughtily dancing on the beds to inxs's 'kick' with my cousin. it seems ludicrous that any other family could possibly (imminently) live there.
anyway i didn't really want to dwell, cos really it's too fresh, but i just wanted to note that it's rough, and t'remind myself it must be 10x more so for mum
other news (cos life rolls on 'pparently): got a second docs interview. also, one with pjlocums.
the music of this modest mouse record is pretty grating really but i just find the sadness and brittle oppositionality/humour of the lyrics so totally beautiful
God, it's heartbreaking.
I know it's stupid to be attached to things, possessions, homes. But Nan and Pop built Sunbeams and lived in it for 50 years. Made a huge family there (7 kids). Were inunadated by an even huger extended family there. i'm the youngest grandkid,and i have this, well, *huge*, long-stretching-back bank of memories.. rolling down the hill and swinging on the willow tree in the backyard and watching elvis midday movies with nan and sitting at the low kids table at christmas and being solemnized by the scary grandfather clock in the front room ('cos even kidhood has shadows) and naughtily dancing on the beds to inxs's 'kick' with my cousin. it seems ludicrous that any other family could possibly (imminently) live there.
anyway i didn't really want to dwell, cos really it's too fresh, but i just wanted to note that it's rough, and t'remind myself it must be 10x more so for mum
other news (cos life rolls on 'pparently): got a second docs interview. also, one with pjlocums.
the music of this modest mouse record is pretty grating really but i just find the sadness and brittle oppositionality/humour of the lyrics so totally beautiful