http://www.thingsithinkarecool.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:38:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thingsithinkarecool.com/style/my-imusic-is-trying-to-kill-me http://www.thingsithinkarecool.com/style/my-imusic-is-trying-to-kill-me#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:38:09 +0000 admin http://www.whyilovevermont.com/?p=2060

I am packing up my apartment. I just started the process. It will probably take me more than a month. Not because I have so many things, but because I’ll do a little bit at a time. Better than putting it off until the last minute. I have way too much going on. Another trip to New York, a ski trip to Whistler, some parties, etc. I don’t want to deal with the stress of last minuteness. Going through the contents of drawers and cabinets is making me a little sad. Stirring up memories. Reminding me of people, events and feelings I’d forgotten. When I moved to Vermont I came with nothing. I left everything but my dog and some of my clothes behind in New York. At that point I didn’t care a hoot about possessions. I cared about freedom. Possessions have very little to do with happiness (I hope you realize). But, as luck would have it, in the pursuit of building up my life again I found a really fabulous apartment and decided to buy myself some stuff to put in it. And now I am going through much of what’s accumulated and throwing bits and pieces of it away… While sorting through matchboxes, Star Wars bobbleheads, business cards and random keys, I started missing music (I’ve found tons of great new music over the last few months). So I opened my computer’s iTunes and somehow a random song started playing. A sad song. A song I’d never heard before. Turns out it’s from a group of songs I was gifted a few months ago but had never listened to. I’d named the playlist “Irony”. Intrigued, I’ve kept listening. The music has a strange, leaden-soap-bubble weight attached to it (not good) with hints of starry nights and dark purple ponies (good good)… And irony. Can’t forget that. This is a photo I took of the only jewelry I wear (sometimes). Two rings. Thin gold chains. Normally I can’t stand jewelry because it feels constricting. But these are delicate and weightless. You can find them at www.catbirdnyc.com.

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His name is Wilbur. Practical, but a dreamer and restless by nature, he wanted more out of life than rural Vermont could offer. “LA or bust!” he chortled one morning and set out with just the bristles on his back. Along the way he had many adventures and encountered some very strange folk. The closer to California he drew, the odder the personages. Free lovers. Mystics. Sketchy mavens. On the border of Nevada and California he began to have doubts. “Whatever am I doing?!?!” My friend Marisa took this photo the morning of the Great Charlotte Tractor Festival while we were on a walk to visit the magic tree with the handprint in the bark.

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I bought an iPhone. Last Tuesday evening. It has a calendar. Which I needed. Yup, I bought a $400 iPhone for the calendar feature mainly. And the morning after I bought it, I dropped it in the sink with running water. Bad bad me. So I brought it back yesterday saying it had never worked… And they BELIEVED me and gave me a new one. Suckers : ) But seriously, all the salespeople I met at AT&T were really nice. I’m going to buy a really cool Japanese case for it with some neat design or something. This may be the most pointless thing I’ve ever posted… Fact is I’m procrastinating. Got too much work to do and am putting off unpleasant things… *sigh*. I wish I were a superhero. Was in Naples this summer with 2 friends and we decided we were and gave each other some great powers. I had many, including the ability to travel through space and time. But I’m not a superhero really. So, that’s why you get to see this lovely dead pigeon photo and read all about my iPhone.

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Just in case you couldn’t tell, the photograph to the left is an x-ray of flowers… The artist, Hugh Turvey, first used this technique as a favor to a musician friend who needed an image for an album cover. Since then he has shot x-rays of everyday objects. To great effect, I think. Turvey claims to be fascinated with getting underneath the surface of things. He’s curious and likes to explore. So do I… To check out more of his work, click here.

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Stumbled upon this blog unexpectedly when I was searching for a photo of Colin Firth in “A Single Man” (which is a frickin beautiful movie, by the way). “Heck Yeah Nerdy Men” may not have the sharpest graphics, but what a fun idea for a blog. I’ve only surfed through a few of its pages and don’t necessarily agree with all the author’s (Kristin’s) choices (Steve Carell is annoying, not sexy. And where is Jason Schwartzman and Jon Stewart?..) but by and large I’m a fan and am in full agreement with Kristin regarding Jim Parsons, John Krasinski, Jason Segel, Zachary Quinto, Lee Pace, Joel McHale, etc… I’m adding a new nerd to the mix… French actor Gaspard Ulliel.

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Captures the imagination more than energy efficiency research does at the moment.

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I have had an amazing week visiting absolutely jaw-droppingly gorgeous places. Places that make you feel lucky to be alive. Places that feed your soul. The first stop on my trip was Whistler, British Columbia (Canada for those of you who didn’t know). Whistler may very well be one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. And I doubt I’ll ever get tired of going back there. My first trip to Whistler was in January 1999. I didn’t want to go. At that point I didn’t like skiing because the only place I’d ever done it was Vermont. For me skiing in Vermont has always been like ice skating down a steep hill in zero degree weather. Not relaxing. Not enjoyable. At all. Whistler introduced me to skiing on SNOW. Down a MOUNTAIN. In 20 and 30 degree (COMFORTABLE) weather. Surrounded by FANTASTIC scenery. Making Vermont seem like an anthill. Since 1999 I’ve returned 3xs and would love to be able to visit every year. This photograph doesn’t do Whistler justice. Nothing does. You’ll just have to go there to experience it for yourself.

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I am dedicating my holiday posts to my wonderful, talented friends. And they are all talented in their own ways, although I won’t be able to write about all of them. Not enough time. My first post is devoted to my friend Keith, who is good at so many things. But the easiest thing to blog about is his photographs. He’s taken some great holiday photos recently. I thought I’d share…

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Jeese, Arriana. (Found on Found Magazine).

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It’s snowing again tonight. The flakes were falling all around me as I walked up the hill toward home. Peaceful and quiet. Actually makes me look forward to Christmas. If only it would keep snowing and stay white. I found this photograph of UVM campus on Flickr. Taken by Lenscap. Sort of reminds me of tonight.

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