[ from a. addair who is listening to The Flaming Lips (At War With The Mystics) ] Wondering how I would spend my time differently if I didn’t need to get paid for the things that I do. It is pretty likely that I’ll never actually need to/get to answer this question. But still, it [...] Continue Reading »
things with sharp teeth
0“to ask and to walk together”
0[ from addair who is listening to Beck (Odelay) ] A few weeks ago, in San Cristobal de las Casas, we wondered into a shop filled with Zapatista artwork. Levon found an embroidered square that he thought we needed. I thought the work was beautiful but I confess that I cringed at the thought of [...] Continue Reading »
a good human is, i think, an uncertain human
3[ from addair who is listening to Antony and the Johnsons (I am a bird now) ] Being the foreigner, I’ve been withholding my opinions. My particular set of American sensibilities inevitably colors my view but, as much as I can, I’m trying to keep my lenses clear. Or at least on the rosier side [...] Continue Reading »
real mail
4(from addair) I got three handwritten letters in the mail and I wanted to share some of the good fortune. “If they really wanted to help cats out in here, they would give them things that they could use out there like education or a trade. Instead of just sitting around in here in this [...] Continue Reading »
evaluation and readjustment
4(from ashley) Moving always provides space. Space to leave behind the parts of our identities we no longer wish to claim. Space to try (without commentary from well-meaning friends). Space in our schedules. Space in relationships. Space for change. For all the wilting, yellow leaves transplanting causes, perhaps this space is the reason I persist [...] Continue Reading »
urban simple
0(from ashley) I prefer simple living, an existence that allows me the time to paint, to visit people on the front porch, and to be connected with the earth’s rythyms. I’m not into the acquisition of money unless it is a by-product of doing what I would do anyway, and I cringe at the thought of using [...] Continue Reading »