If i was from the big town I would be calm and debonair

she makes a double life
she makes a perfect system every day
she makes it work
she stands there in the doorway of her mothers house
looking at the grass and sky and at where they meet
never once thinking thoughts like
it's so like a line
or, the difference is so powerful
or, which way shall I take to leave
My mind turns to my breath, one.
My mind watches my breath, two.
My mind turns and watches my breath, three.
My mind turns and faces my breath, four.
My mind faces my breath, five.
My mind studies my breath, six
My mind sees every aspect of the beauty of my breath, seven.
My mind watches my breath soothing itself, eight.
My mind sees every part of my breath, nine.
My breath is not indifferent to itself, ten.

She never thinks of possibility
or of how probable it is that they have come together
those thoughts never enter her mind
nor do thoughts of sports
she has no desire to improve her muscles
for her, piano playing is the only mystery
it's so beautiful, and how they do it no one knows.

The church forbids its angels entry there
the gypsies camp there
blood is exchanged there
mothers weep there

she is earth
we are the sun
people are gathered in the backyard
this is the celebration of the changing of the light
they do it as often as they can in summer

they are the planets in the scheme of things

giordano bruno, whoever he is

;)

the new art-house cinema space in town is showing this (and the john cage segment too) tmrw night :)
http://www.ubu.com/film/greenaway_ashley.html

go see it!!!

it's on youtube but i'd jump at the chance to see it in a theater.

i am torn btwn seeing it and seeing throne of blood, as both are good to see in theatre!
i am glad that i have rediscovered how much i love movies

HMMMMMMMMMMM. i bet throne of blood will be more visually impressive, tbh.

yes, exactly. and also i really love it.

The church forbids its angels entry there
the gypsies camp there
blood is exchanged there
mothers weep there
it is night there

have been listening to this a lot recently

its been on my mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQBpire6jhw

He pours himself a small drink in a fluted plastic glass a fact sans ice.

Imagine the Self shaving for the first time.

Tell me have you heard this yet: "This sounds like Garrison Keillor, only worse," or, "His voice is so relaxing. I could do yoga to it." Think the second one is true, if you were inclined.

i find it relaxing in that i float on the waves of its words+music but i wldn't be able to do yoga to it, too distracting in its art

a lot of ppl find it relaxing, think ian said it was the most relaxing record, tho he put it better. there's a thing on the label website quoting a dude who wld give it to ppl at bad times in their life

maybe that's too much

i feel better about life when i listen to it

it's very soothing, calming. makes you think about perspectives and people and the world around you. imo.

it's "contemplative"

recommended: listening while in a hotel room by yrself

talking to a girl on okcupid who is working on casting & fundraising for a new production of Perfect Lives.

!!!

finally listened to In Sara Mencken Beethoven - amazing

sooo good. fuck we should listen to that right now, we have a copy at the store.

hate you so much

come to new york & see it when it's time.

more about your selection of girls on okc in brooklyn or wherever than the show. I get antsy at shows, expecially 6 hour shows. anyway, on this far-flung theoretical trip to ny, are you giving me lodging or what?

sure, i got a couch.

Robert Ashley's Foreign Experiences is being performed at Mills on April 2nd

ARGH I have a gig that night

that's a great one to present at Mills because it's all refracted anecdotes about living in Oakland while teaching at Mills in the late 70's

i have a gig that night too - but i'm playing late enough i can do both.

we make one great weird curve

the drawings of a geocentric solar system when we meet them in the books make us avert our eyes

god, this is sentimental

i am not sitting on a bench next to myself, whatever that means

<3 <3 <3

aw aw aw

looking back, i didn't get the up and down part.

a notion they referred to as space

robyn are you just listening to this over & over?

down from des moines

yes
(i'm writing, and what i usually do when writing is put songs/albums/playlists on repeat, and so the music comes in and out of consciousness but at the same time creates this steady non-disruptive rhythm/tone)

<3

<3

and all rooms were not the same, some better than others