A Moment of Silence

[ornoth]

I grew up kinda of as an only child, so I’m sure it’s not the first time I appreciated silence, but one of the most noteworthy times I recall noticing silence took place in 1999.

The Dargon Writers’ Summit is always a hectic time

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[dafyddcyhoeddwr]

And here we see the value of writing a reasonably complete travelogue: I was there too, and I only remember the generalities of the visit, not the specifics.

Of course, the important impressions would be different - I don't recall the silence, and I don't think I'd really have noticed it per-se either.

At least I still have any pictures I might have taken ... all of my digital photos went with the laptop that was stolen .........

[ornoth]

Yeah. I've always tried to keep good travelogues because I knew I'd be looking back at those times someday with faded memories. It's tough, tho, because you have to balance enjoying those times in the moment, while recording enough info (photos, notes, details) to base the travelogue on.

Reading the travelogue, the part I elided included having lunch on a marble planter at the base, girl watching. Beset by aggressive sparrows, I apparently held some lemonade in my straw and spewed it at one.

Very sorry about the loss of photos. I hope you didn't lose too many, knowing your many interesting trips lately. And, of course, at least the Summit ones can be found on the CD-ROMs.

[dafyddcyhoeddwr]

I realized that the summit pics are on the CD/DVDs, which is good. But Hawai'i, Australia, and Scotland are gone, except for the DVD I cut of that (which was only about 1/3 of the pictures I took - not everything, but something), a few Pennsics, and some of the art stuff I took earlier this year. Not to mention the pics of the last two NYC trips - a few things from the Natural History Museum, a few more things, including the rooftop installation of the mega-sculptures, at the MMA, shots galore of Belvedere Castle, and a really nice night-shot north-east from the castle showing city-glow limning the buildings at the edge of Central Park ...

Photos are, I suppose, my version of a travelogue - stuff that catches my eye, hopefully to trigger memories. Turns out they're just as transitory ...

[ornoth]

Nothing wrong with using photos to document your travels. I might well trade my voluminous writeups of the old Summits in favor of a lot more, modern-quality digital pix of those days.

Actually, my first couple romantic relationships I took a lot of photos, and some during college.

[iniren]

I wonder if the silence up there was even more memorable because it was in the midst of the insanity that is NYC. Just the contrast value would have a strong effect, I imagine.

It would be interesting to see what one could hear from the top of the Hancock, if they would let people up there again, and if it weren't all glassed in...