Well Wednesday sees the closest event to a revision of the work we have done so far this semester. Hmmmm, I realise this is not a bad thing and for some strange reason I'm not feeling uneasy or stressed about it. I look at the image and see the person who is surrounded by books is actually smiling, is this for real? I will answer yes, this is very real. I have always wondered what it’s like to just continually immerse you in reading and wow it’s awesome. Sure TV and pictures are great, but for the better part they are void of imagination and stimuli. Things such as documentaries, movies and educational are worth wile provided they have essences to them. So going past wondering I decided to take part in this reading phenomenon, I have bought my self some books, borrowed some more, checked out heaps of stuff on the net and I don't think I have had so much go through my head for quite some time. What has been a blessing in disguise is that I'm living in a residence with fellow uni students who share similar sediments but what really is the best part, is that we don't have a television. Peculiar yes but boring far from it. I now have not been connected to a TV set for about 6 or so weeks and the results although small ones at present are surprising me. For example I'm only listening to AM radio [by choice] and some select FM. I'm re-visiting all the classical folk songs I had grown up with and Genres that accounted for the 50's 60's and a bit of the 70's. Can I recommend for AM listening 693 and for FM Listening the ABC and PBS FM I recently purchased a record player and some jazz festival recording compilations, this is some awesome stuff. Symphony is to follow so back to the review. Nah I’ll post about it a bit later. I’m having too much fun sharing my activities of late. I have also been doing allot more cooking for myself due to uni student budget and my rejection of McDonalds [this will be another story soon to follow]. I have always loved cooking but avoided it for reasons of time and effort. The answer, get a bottle of wine[be sensible and put some of it in your meal] wait till your family, roommates [invite someone]are at home and watch slowly how you all gravitate to the kitchen and exchange stories while having some wine. In no time at all your meal is ready, your sitting down enjoying some damm fine food; like spinach and ricotta pasta bake with roast pumpkin or wine marinated muscles [ I don't eat seafood] I think I really missed a good opportunity here, so I might try seafood again, hmmmm just keep the wine coming.... Moving On, I guess what I’m trying to say here is, with all that you have ever planned to do with your time, it really works when you don't think about it and just leap straight on into it. If you want to think about it, do it as a reflective process this will blow your mind. You’ll feel so enriched for it and thirsty to do so much more. I think now I’m looking at going to some theatre production or a good walk maybe a day trip determined by where the train lines go and yeah I’ll let you know. Hell if you want, join me or give me some ideas.
Posted by hOuSE on 11:11 PM
It’s a Work of ArtThe Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/
If your Struggling to get out of your comfort zone how about just getting undressed!!!. Check the above link out sounds ok and people did respond to it.
"We're born naked into this world. Why can't we walk around in it without clothes from time to time?"
This makes sense so what’s the big deal or the not so big deal? We are de-sensitised to all most everything else but seem to compensate through public broadcasting censorship. I guess with due cause because we inhabit our planet in a numb sense unless we are comforted by a TV, computer or digital medium, doesn't all our learning occur through TV and the experience of others???
Posted by hOuSE on 1:09 PM
Ok after attempting for the last hour to add a photo to tonight’s update as you can see [or can't see] I have all but failed and am being told it’s a settings issue. What a load of sh*t does this damm pc dare tell me what I can and can't do, or more so what I can and can't allow myself to think or feel. Why can't it? You see we have created so great a world in our yearning for optimised efficiency and comfort that we prefer to communicate through third party mediums such as I’m now. As rather then go to the trouble of talking. As I'm sure you've been subject to such a discussion before I’m not going to ponder it a moment longer as I'm boring myself as well. More so my point is a focus on design, university and thinking. Week four seems to have gone just as quick as it has arrived and I’m still looking for my mode of transport, my cage door is opened, I have no restrictions and am virtually being kicked out of the comfort zone yet I feel the urge to resist. On the other hand I'm tempted by what I’m to possibly encounter. Firstly I'm being challenged to break my institutionalised mind. Along comes a man Sou-mi (ttens) – three enthralled by our island culture and looking to fathom a "dress culture" we seem to be so critical of here. Who is jumping up and down like a mad man shouting things like boundary shifting, questioning methods, jean luc Goddard. I see the amount of energy he has and yet I sit here, non-reactive to it all. So I think the realisation just might begin to have dawned. Here I have to stop the notion that design, uni and thinking are three separate areas that are addressed at three different times of the day but they are tools in building myself as a person who thinks about the design that I'm doing in and around uni and at any time of the day. For the first time I have an opportunity to experience everything I have wanted to do and justify it in the name of learning, the genius of this man is remarkable but no more compliments you still are human and must earn them. So my intentions. watch filims.... eat the unfamiliar [your suggestions are welcome] watch filims read exposes, conspiracy theories, world news and Domestic politics according to Uncle Jonnie watch a few filims hhmmmm try more wine types and beer [who wants to join here] the filims should still be rolling here go to public talks watch filims umm hang upside from a tree in Fitzroy gardens watch some filims hell, might even throw in some wine here..... So I’m of now I’ll get back with an update.
Posted by hOuSE on 11:04 PM
