Elizabeth Gilbert & Crazy Creativity

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat, Pray, Love” challenges the association of creative genius and insanity. In a lot of ways I agree with her (we must see creativity springing forth from our interconnected experiences in this world–creativity inspires creativity, and so on. A creative genius do not live in a vacuum. [Exception: Emily Dickinson]). But at the same time, I think the best work I have ever done is when I am on the brink of insanity; darkness produces profound art.

I don’t think that being creative makes people crazy, I think crazy people are creative.

Veal and Rabbits and Colloquialisms

My boss bought me coffee. A “veal” cappochino. I think he was getting me back for how much I tease him about his bright orange floral gym bag.

While walking to the bus, I passed a guy who was peering into a coffee shop through a set of binoculars. When I walked by, he turned to me and emphatically asked, “Do you have any rabbits???”

On the bus yesterday, I ran into a cast member. On the way home, I ran into a housemate.

People at my work (mainly David and Paul) use really funny sayings. Such as: “I’ve got a fish to fry,” and “I’m going to eat the frog,” and “One sandwhich short of a sack lunch.” This amuses me so much that I have begun to compile a list on my computer. Dolcie made fun of me because of how excited I was about this new side-project. It goes along nicely with my recent obsession of collecting words for my personal lexicon, all organized in a black plastic recipe file box.

Today I made flaxseed onion bread and agave cranberry/apple cookies.

I can’t wait for Thanksgiving!

Slugabed

This has got to be my new favorite word, from Word of the Day:

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slugabed \SLUHG-uh-bed\, noun:
One who stays in bed until a late hour; a sluggard.

Nemecek’s business is not for slugabeds. He opens for business every weekday at 4 a.m.
– Drew Fetherston, “He Can Really Make Pigs Fly”, Newsday, December 12, 1994

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The Beautiful, The Mundane

Waiting for the bus, on Powell Street.

Banned books display, University of Oregon (Eugene) bookstore.

A posted sign, 1 block over from the Shambala Center on Alder.

The English Language is Dum