tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3854212261481691146.post2421008179391887113..comments2023-10-29T03:30:00.343-07:00Comments on The Foolish Aesthete: RORSCHACH AUTUMNThe Foolish Aesthetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17115423516641338460noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3854212261481691146.post-82627055563078467292015-04-08T12:51:30.852-07:002015-04-08T12:51:30.852-07:00Ah! So many things I want to say/ comment upon aft...Ah! So many things I want to say/ comment upon after reading this excellent essay that I only hope I can remember them all. Gosh, where to start. My two best friends in my new small town are both doctors, and it is SO strangely hard not to ask them medical questions. I'm always super-embarrassed when I cross that line. I can sense it's taboo, but it's hard when you're a mommy and feeling extra anxiety about your wee one. <br /><br />2. Hoping your loving DC? How is the culture shock from West to East going? My Irish brother-in-law recently moved from Bend, Oregon to CT, and he's not doing so well with it. I've been trying to convince him to go into NYC more as that's (obviously) the center of the Earth (joking, sort of...), which brings me to...<br /><br />3. I do feel a tad depressed when I go into the city now. So many memories upon memories, so many ghosts, especially now that I'm more just a visitor instead of making new memories. I've found myself avoiding engagements there in favor of Philadelphia, Boston, or small towns in my area where I can make new memories. There is a strange power in that. <br /><br />4. Neil Gaiman! Yes, you're right on the nose. He's got a new children's book out that can actually, totally, magically engage a 1.5 year old (my daughter's age when we got the book) and not make the adult reading it suffer after repeated upon repeated upon repeated readings. It's called "Chu's Day" and has confirmed my total belief in Neil Gaiman's brilliance. Although I know what you mean-- I tend to group writers into the more entertaining vs. the more intellectually- stimulating categories, and he's a little more on the entertaining side. I absolutely loved "The Ocean At the End of the Lane", but I also read it in an afternoon. Which leads me to...<br /><br />5. You MUST read Romain Rolland's "Jean-Christophe" if you haven't. It's a fictionalized version of Beethoven's life, more or less, and, considering that quote and incident you mentioned, I think you'd beyond love it, if you haven't read it already that is. <br /><br />Okay, I think I managed to remember it all. Hope the DC winter wasn't too hard, and you're enjoying the New Year. I've just taken up blogging again myself, because the winter was damn hard up here among other distractions, which I'll share very soon :). <br /><br />Much love,<br />Izzy <br />www.themisadventuresofme.com Izzy DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782895357678440421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3854212261481691146.post-16660642766064052922014-11-18T19:52:45.844-08:002014-11-18T19:52:45.844-08:00This first image, "A Rorschach autumn", ...This first image, "A Rorschach autumn", yes - how fitting!<br />I feel and relate to what you're saying here. <br />I try, as I grow older, to see things as if they are new to me. Of course, they're usually not new. Right - that curse of age. So we must find new ways of interpreting that which we see in order to remain engaged and aware. Otherwise, we lose that sense of wonder.<br />Beautiful post!ODYSSEYhttp://odysseyhome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3854212261481691146.post-10499558662323286652014-11-17T13:41:35.482-08:002014-11-17T13:41:35.482-08:00I was so struck by your reflections (literal and f...I was so struck by your reflections (literal and figurative), but these observations really resonated: "there is value in what we learn through suffering. Like many things, I sense this boils down to personal choice - just as some people opt for cosmetic surgery while others prefer to tell their story through the cumulative lines on their faces." Yes, yes and yes. Without our stories, our experiences, what are we?<br />And what do I see in your Rorschach image? - Turned vertically, a branching spine and the torso of a mannequin (formed from the reflected rocks). Both perhaps terribly obvious for me!<br />Much food for contemplation here.Rosalindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916652711513095607noreply@blogger.com