The possibility of being without music for another month is driving me insane. To paraphrase my man Seneca "life without music is death and the burial of a man alive." Those who know me well, not so well, and even not at all know that I'm a total music fiend. Since my laptop died 2 weeks ago - all my precious music is unplayable -trapped in my external hard drive. I won't have a new one it until (possibly) 2 cheques from now. Normally I'd have my iPod, but it's died too for the moment. I'm going a little crazy. I've been singing to myself even more than usual.
I've been reading up on meditation again - this time tonglen practice. I've been reading a lot more since my computer has died, but not as much as I should be.
I think there's been a dearth of, dare I say it, magic in my life lately. My man Mihaly Cskszentmihlyi might call it a "flow state." Normally I'm good in inducing this state in myself and others - a seemless flow of fun, jokes, experiences and stories. Even though I've been out a lot - showing my roommate bars, dance clubs, house parties, and taking girls from out of town on bagel adventures - there's been a certain lack of chemistry.
Mostly due to the lack of heart to hearts I think.
The two funniest things lately - Pineapple Express and this quote from a letter written by King Harald of Norway - where they're given a non-human some recognition - "You, as a penguin, in every way qualify to receive the honor and dignity of knighthood."
Now I'm off to drink a protein fruit shake and (likely) eat a cap of amanita muscaria.
I've been reading up on meditation again - this time tonglen practice. I've been reading a lot more since my computer has died, but not as much as I should be.
I think there's been a dearth of, dare I say it, magic in my life lately. My man Mihaly Cskszentmihlyi might call it a "flow state." Normally I'm good in inducing this state in myself and others - a seemless flow of fun, jokes, experiences and stories. Even though I've been out a lot - showing my roommate bars, dance clubs, house parties, and taking girls from out of town on bagel adventures - there's been a certain lack of chemistry.
Mostly due to the lack of heart to hearts I think.
The two funniest things lately - Pineapple Express and this quote from a letter written by King Harald of Norway - where they're given a non-human some recognition - "You, as a penguin, in every way qualify to receive the honor and dignity of knighthood."
Now I'm off to drink a protein fruit shake and (likely) eat a cap of amanita muscaria.
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...Or if i find a british bookstore in Rome five minutes after i decided to go a week alone to the beach (yay!).
My heart belongs to Montreal, but cant say Europe is not amazing. I lived three months in London and waw, it was so much fun... and i always love to see how people live in other countries, what is there heart made of..
When are you going back?! Im gonna be hitting Netherlands in October to visit my best friend !!
It's so funny, someone told me how the city she's staying in has a hill and it's a huge tourist spot of the country and to us it is a tiny hill haha I'll do Amsterdam too
There's still two moths before Halloween I wish it was halloween everyday...there was a kid in elemetary who would come to school dressed up as cartoon characters haha. I think costume parties are really cool because the magic im on the look out for is childish nowadays. Unlimited and surreal, it feels like im flying.
More concretely, swingging at the playground and playing tag or last weekend i started to speak non-sens, having absurd conversations where there is no structure and the coolest thing is there's some people that dont get lost, they catch up with my game...eventhough i didnt tell them the rules
So yeah, magic used to be moment of perfections to me and now im switching to flying by not being down to earth.
ooopps, my comments are a bit intense huh blame it on insomnia or hyperactivity or just me
How are you working the magic other than flow experiences?! Hmm do you think it is only flow experiences?
Cuz i kinda remember that to me the bottomline of the book was, magic is just living.
I think of this book anytime i do my nails.(Which is often)