We’re in The SC spending time with my family and friends and just finished doing the Christmas open presents thing… again. I have to tell you, having what essentially boils down to two separate Christmas celebrations is a pretty stellar way to spend the holidays. (I’m sure some of you married folk are whispering “oh, just wait, the stellarness will wear off soon enough” but I just don’t buy it yet.)
Also, these new iPod Shuffles are CRAZY TINY.
P.S. Spellcheck tells me that “stellarness” is not a word and therefore suggests “steeliness” instead and to that automated suggestion I say: whatever steeliness I currently feel towards my dual-Christmas scenario, I don’t buy its eventual wearing off either. I remain, as always, optimistic.
Note to Self: when you provide a detailed Christmas list to your friends and family, you often get what you asked for. Yay.
This was my first Christmas away from home (home being that place where your parents and most of your family lives, the house you grew up in, the small South Carolina hometown you hated as an adolescent, but love now, etc.) and I have to admit it’s been a tad strange. That being said, I couldn’t ask for a more flexible family, as they’re waiting until we fly to SC on Thursday to celebrate Christmas and exchange presents and such.
P.S. The highlight of the holiday thus far was giving my 2.5 year old soon-to-be-nephew Bear a 3-pack of PopRocks in his stocking. If you’ve never watched a small child try PopRocks for the first time, I highly suggest you do so with utmost haste.
Our office closes at noon and I don’t have to be back until January 3rd, 2007. It feels a bit like the last day of school. Plans for the break include (but are not limited to):
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“[Work] below your means. If you can handle three elements, handle only two. If you can handle ten, then handle only five. In that way the ones you do handle, you handle with more ease, more mastery, and you create a feeling of strength in reserve.” Pablo PicassoThat phrase “strength in reserve” jumped out at me. I think that’s the one quality I most admire in certain musicians; as a listener you’re aware of their skills and their ability to go above and beyond at any given moment, yet they show such restraint in that moment, typically to better serve the song. I wonder what this looks like for a visual artist?
The photography and videos of William Lamson have a certain airy quality that I enjoy. The Me in America series is wonderful, and I love the broad picture of American life that’s represented across all his work.
Subject: Alone, without booze or cocaine or heroin or speed, it’s time to make a decision.The real question here is: how did they know?
