somebody once told me that "everything is more complicated than visible" and it's just that, the dizzying sense that this is all just a succession of moments, singularities, that refuse to be repeated or resolved, that terrifies me and drives me to make the work I do. I see drawing as a speculative process: working directly on the wall, responding to architectural and human context,...
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I went to see Shellac play the other night, and my god was it good. Despite rumours of Steve Albini being a de-facto asshole, they were sharp and funny and loud as all hell. Their drummer is a crazy, goofy maniac (but loveable with it - think Scooby Doo crossed with Keith Richards) and Bob Weston is just so...cuddly.
Damn it, I'm strange.
I went...
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magxc:
ooooh, i was offered a spare ticket to see shellac last week, but i was just too knackered after a weekend of seeing other bands. bah! glad it was good anyway 
. how were the huckabees?
. how were the huckabees? 
zenhell:
hello
this is an invitation to join SG Beatniks
we are a new group on this site seeking new members who like kerouac and literate culture
zh
this is an invitation to join SG Beatniks
we are a new group on this site seeking new members who like kerouac and literate culture
zh
At the moment, I'm beginning to understand just how "special" my dancing is. They loved it in Germany, apparently, and I wasn't even drunk.
Maybe I could take it on tour?
I had the best time. It felt too normal and nothing like a holiday, really. Munich has got that same cosy-verging-on-claustrophobic atmosphere that Edinburgh has, and that same disarming habit of catching you unawares...
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Maybe I could take it on tour?
I had the best time. It felt too normal and nothing like a holiday, really. Munich has got that same cosy-verging-on-claustrophobic atmosphere that Edinburgh has, and that same disarming habit of catching you unawares...
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"love rhymes with hideous car wreck..."
The other night I accidentally found myself out on a date with two of my friends. It all started out wholly innocently, but obviously the call of the passion was too strong and I was left to dance my little Scottish heart out on my own (can you feel the pathos?) According to eye-witness reports, my dancing was "very...
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The other night I accidentally found myself out on a date with two of my friends. It all started out wholly innocently, but obviously the call of the passion was too strong and I was left to dance my little Scottish heart out on my own (can you feel the pathos?) According to eye-witness reports, my dancing was "very...
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llona:
one of these days we'll go dancing.....
have fun in germany! i'm sure it will be terribly cold and you'll meet some wonderful girl who will sweep you off your feet.
i'll send you some things as well, i have no idea how long mail takes to cross the atlantic.
i feel the exact same way about flying. i love the airport, drinking coffee and buying chewing gum and being somewhere so completely different in just a few hours. it's the loveliest thing ever.
take good care, and stay warm,
xoxo
have fun in germany! i'm sure it will be terribly cold and you'll meet some wonderful girl who will sweep you off your feet.
i'll send you some things as well, i have no idea how long mail takes to cross the atlantic.
i feel the exact same way about flying. i love the airport, drinking coffee and buying chewing gum and being somewhere so completely different in just a few hours. it's the loveliest thing ever.
take good care, and stay warm,
xoxo
bluechild:
you dream of germany, i dream of your part of the world.. i'm going there next summer btw 
"I'm on my way to god don't know or care
My brain's the weak heart
and my heart's the long stairs
We tore one down and erected another there
the match of the century:
absence vs. thin air"
Last night was strange, but maybe not in a bad way. When somebody (a certain someone) is so much part of your past, it's great to realise...
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My brain's the weak heart
and my heart's the long stairs
We tore one down and erected another there
the match of the century:
absence vs. thin air"
Last night was strange, but maybe not in a bad way. When somebody (a certain someone) is so much part of your past, it's great to realise...
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llona:
did i ever tell you i met isaac brock in a bar in new york? it was strange......
which book is it?
i think everything is strange these days. but not in a bad way.
and dancing is always good for you, even if you're sick. i think it strengthens the immune system.
kisses.
which book is it?
i think everything is strange these days. but not in a bad way.
and dancing is always good for you, even if you're sick. i think it strengthens the immune system.
kisses.
llona:
it was strange, meeting him. he's really short, and annoying. he was hitting on my friend and she made fun of him.
of course i want a christmas present! i'll send you one too.
xoxo
of course i want a christmas present! i'll send you one too.
xoxo
I'm sick. Sitting in a huge pile of snotty kleenex and sneezing lots. I want to hide in/under my bed until the world finally gets the message and goes away, and I want somebody to hug me and bring me soup despite the fact that I'm horribly contagious and a bit scary looking (you wouldn't believe how bright red my nose is right now....)
yuck...
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yuck...
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llona:
i just got over what you have. i'd lecture you on all the stuff you should be taking, but i realize how taxing it is just to even get out of bed, much less make anything for yourself.
i'd make you chicken soup and hot toddys and bring you books. (you're probably not that scary looking anyway).
i hope you feel better soon, love.
xoxo
i'd make you chicken soup and hot toddys and bring you books. (you're probably not that scary looking anyway).
i hope you feel better soon, love.
xoxo
"the trick is to keep breathing...."
I went swimming today for the first time in ages, in my local pool which is old and victorian and beautiful, and there isn't a muscle that isn't aching. To the point where I'm thinking about trying yoga, which is a scary thing to admit. I'm the world's worst swimmer (and I'm nearly about as bad at just floating)...
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I went swimming today for the first time in ages, in my local pool which is old and victorian and beautiful, and there isn't a muscle that isn't aching. To the point where I'm thinking about trying yoga, which is a scary thing to admit. I'm the world's worst swimmer (and I'm nearly about as bad at just floating)...
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llona:
i am also thinking about moving. i have fantasies of farm houses and open fields. but i love the city too. so who knows.
you will probably freeze in germany. everyone always needs a new scarf. i bought a gorgeous blue one in new york.
it's going to be ok.
and yes, it's still warm here, sweetly warm with cool air and crisp mornings. my favorite thing is to stretch out on my couch in front of the window and let the sun warm my face. georgia is good for keeping your cheeks rosy.
hope you're well,
xoxo
you will probably freeze in germany. everyone always needs a new scarf. i bought a gorgeous blue one in new york.
it's going to be ok.
and yes, it's still warm here, sweetly warm with cool air and crisp mornings. my favorite thing is to stretch out on my couch in front of the window and let the sun warm my face. georgia is good for keeping your cheeks rosy.
hope you're well,
xoxo
A quick running update....
tonight I'm off to see Iron and Wine play, and I'm in the perfect mood for something quiet and intimate and half-whispered. The clocks going back and the nights closing in, surely and inevitably, always leave me feeling the need to hide and hibernate, fall back on everthing I've held in store over the summer... friends and books and ideas for...
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tonight I'm off to see Iron and Wine play, and I'm in the perfect mood for something quiet and intimate and half-whispered. The clocks going back and the nights closing in, surely and inevitably, always leave me feeling the need to hide and hibernate, fall back on everthing I've held in store over the summer... friends and books and ideas for...
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selena:
It sounds like your going to have a gorgeous evening. it amazes me how the loss of a single hour fucks up my routines for days before i get back into the shake of things. i dont think i had heard of modest mouse when they last toured, i'm going to see them in manchester 15/11 hopefully... i haven't bought my ticket yet 
x
x
llona:
iron&wine, whiskey, and scotland......ahhh, too much for my heart.
how was the show? iron&wine reminds me of a beautiful boy who kissed me in front of the ocean once.
dark chocolate and earl grey are good for sick gray days.
i hope you're well.
how was the show? iron&wine reminds me of a beautiful boy who kissed me in front of the ocean once.
dark chocolate and earl grey are good for sick gray days.
i hope you're well.
"After they had explored all the suns in the universe, and all the planets of all the suns, they realized that there was no other life in the universe, and that they were alone. And they were very happy, because they knew it was up to them to become all the things they imagined they would find..."
Lanford Wilson
"Fifth of July"
I've been so...
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Lanford Wilson
"Fifth of July"
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selena:
i've been doing nothing all week too, i should be intensly looking for a full time job. are you going to see modest mouse when they tour?!
bluechild:
happy day of the dead
"...and after expenses, and pulling up fences, no more airplanes..."
lying in bed and typing (not so easy when you don't have a laptop and you're shortsighted and hunched up underneath all your bedclothes) and listening to Low "Things we Lost in the Fire", trying not to think about leaving this warm, coffee scented cocoon I've made for myself. I might get up to change...
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lying in bed and typing (not so easy when you don't have a laptop and you're shortsighted and hunched up underneath all your bedclothes) and listening to Low "Things we Lost in the Fire", trying not to think about leaving this warm, coffee scented cocoon I've made for myself. I might get up to change...
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llona:
yes! Green and Black's....I always get my friend to bring it back for me from London when he goes...it's amazing. that stuff with red wine will make you feel so wonderful.
how's the coat search coming? i'm having wardrobe anxiety for new york. i need someone to come and sift through this pile and help me decide what to take.
kisses.
how's the coat search coming? i'm having wardrobe anxiety for new york. i need someone to come and sift through this pile and help me decide what to take.
kisses.
llona:
i've been cocooned in my warm little house, only leaving for work and bits of socializing and shopping.
why was your day the worst? i've been having some bad ones but lately i've just refused to participate.
i know what you mean about packing too many of the wrong clothes. i'm so used to living in this warm weather that i always freeze when i travel north. i'm trying to compensate with this trip. i'm so jealous that you're going to munich.
i bought some gorgeous huge purple mugs this morning. just right for milky coffee.
xo
why was your day the worst? i've been having some bad ones but lately i've just refused to participate.
i know what you mean about packing too many of the wrong clothes. i'm so used to living in this warm weather that i always freeze when i travel north. i'm trying to compensate with this trip. i'm so jealous that you're going to munich.
i bought some gorgeous huge purple mugs this morning. just right for milky coffee.
xo
Feliz Cumpleaos!!!!
Have a wonderful birthday. Er, it's not your birthday any longer over there, but it is over here.