I saw Blue Velvet- after hearing how his creative energy is cultivated and transformed into film, I thought I'd like to see the results of the process.
Ugh. Yuck. Blug (sounds like it should be a word with a meaning that fits in this context).
Not worth the energy to move my fingers to say more.
Over and out.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
gifts
My sister sent me an email about Rawan:
(from my sister)
Can you believe this wonderful email from Rawan's teacher... I even learn a few things about emotional intelligence from Rawan when she tells me things like, "It was an accident. It's ok if sometimes people make mistakes." Yeah, yeah, yeah....
(from Rawan's teacher to my sister and brother-in-law)
Just wanted to send you both an email about how delightful and wonderful Rawan is. I've said it before, but want to say it again, she truly is a remarkable girl. She is such a caring friend, student, and child. Her kindness is felt by all. Her love of school is evident in everything she pursues. She is considerate and respectful to everyone. She is a bright and intelligent girl, and her inventive writing is only one example of her many academic achievements.
(me)
Makes me want to cry with pride and amazement at how this 5-year-old was born with this gift, this empathy.
When she was 4 years old, and I asked her if she would rather exchange the flashlight I bought her for something else or a different design, and she reassured me- no, it's nice, I really like this, I'll keep this one. As if I were the child and she the adult.
Mashallah.
(from my sister)
Can you believe this wonderful email from Rawan's teacher... I even learn a few things about emotional intelligence from Rawan when she tells me things like, "It was an accident. It's ok if sometimes people make mistakes." Yeah, yeah, yeah....
(from Rawan's teacher to my sister and brother-in-law)
Just wanted to send you both an email about how delightful and wonderful Rawan is. I've said it before, but want to say it again, she truly is a remarkable girl. She is such a caring friend, student, and child. Her kindness is felt by all. Her love of school is evident in everything she pursues. She is considerate and respectful to everyone. She is a bright and intelligent girl, and her inventive writing is only one example of her many academic achievements.
(me)
Makes me want to cry with pride and amazement at how this 5-year-old was born with this gift, this empathy.
When she was 4 years old, and I asked her if she would rather exchange the flashlight I bought her for something else or a different design, and she reassured me- no, it's nice, I really like this, I'll keep this one. As if I were the child and she the adult.
Mashallah.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
lorin
I don't know what to say.
Lorin was on the plane that crashed in Buffalo- she was on her way to her boyfiend's brother's wedding- she was so happy about this guy.
We spent a great day at the beach in NJ once- we lay out in the sun on an afternoon that holds a place in my memories, a peaceful time, warm, the soft yellow color of late afternoon.
And she gave me a stack of hand-me-down pants when we helped her move- we are exactly the same size. And she was only 30. And I can't even imagine what her parents must feel like. And her boyfriend- and all their plans and thoughts of life together.
She was open and honest and herself. She was kind. She was hopeful. And now she's gone.
Lorin was on the plane that crashed in Buffalo- she was on her way to her boyfiend's brother's wedding- she was so happy about this guy.
We spent a great day at the beach in NJ once- we lay out in the sun on an afternoon that holds a place in my memories, a peaceful time, warm, the soft yellow color of late afternoon.
And she gave me a stack of hand-me-down pants when we helped her move- we are exactly the same size. And she was only 30. And I can't even imagine what her parents must feel like. And her boyfriend- and all their plans and thoughts of life together.
She was open and honest and herself. She was kind. She was hopeful. And now she's gone.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
david lynch
An interesting and meditative book on creativity by David Lynch. One of my favorite parts-
Consciousness:
"Through meditation one realizes the unbounded. That which is unbounded is happy. There is no happiness in the small."
Upandishads
Little fish swim on the surface, but the big ones swim down below. If you can expand the container you're fishing in- your consciousness-you can catch bigger fish... You catch ideas at a deeper level. And creativity really flows. It makes life more like a fantastic game.
(back to me) Otherwise, glad to see the sun when I leave work in the afternoon. It's good to see the open skies from work- it feels like it's been a while since the sky looked so expansive, perhaps more to do with my inner state than anything in the outside world. Which brings us again to the David Lynch book- the expansion of the inner world, my favorite activity...
Consciousness:
"Through meditation one realizes the unbounded. That which is unbounded is happy. There is no happiness in the small."
Upandishads
Little fish swim on the surface, but the big ones swim down below. If you can expand the container you're fishing in- your consciousness-you can catch bigger fish... You catch ideas at a deeper level. And creativity really flows. It makes life more like a fantastic game.
(back to me) Otherwise, glad to see the sun when I leave work in the afternoon. It's good to see the open skies from work- it feels like it's been a while since the sky looked so expansive, perhaps more to do with my inner state than anything in the outside world. Which brings us again to the David Lynch book- the expansion of the inner world, my favorite activity...
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
coffee (yes, again)
I was going about it all wrong. Looking for coffee shops with bistro tables and chairs and an attempt to model the coffeeshop décor from quaint towns or intellectually heavy places where everyone philosophizes and nobody believes that any of it means anything outside on the streets.
Hoboken does it differently- the pizza place next to my house, a truly Italian place, has an espresso maker- they'll make you a cappucino for a dollar- because they think of coffee as an integral part of life- not something you need to sit at a bistro table and sip but, as it is in Italy, something you can stand at the bar and toss back on your way to work.
Cafe con leche at the Cuban place- you could not find a stronger espresso- it reached to the tips of your fingers and toes.
Coffee is everywhere. Not that I don't love my favorite coffeeshop, just that good coffee is actually understated in Hoboken. A secret to be uncovered.
PS Sadly many mom and pop places are closing because of the current financial environment.
Hoboken does it differently- the pizza place next to my house, a truly Italian place, has an espresso maker- they'll make you a cappucino for a dollar- because they think of coffee as an integral part of life- not something you need to sit at a bistro table and sip but, as it is in Italy, something you can stand at the bar and toss back on your way to work.
Cafe con leche at the Cuban place- you could not find a stronger espresso- it reached to the tips of your fingers and toes.
Coffee is everywhere. Not that I don't love my favorite coffeeshop, just that good coffee is actually understated in Hoboken. A secret to be uncovered.
PS Sadly many mom and pop places are closing because of the current financial environment.
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