Category Archives: Inspired

May 6

ahhhh…ouch

I’m in a state of painful bliss right now. Bliss because I’m still basking in the multicolor afterglow of Radiohead’s concert last night. Painful because of my dancing for two hours on concrete in shoes with no foot support. Yes, my ankles and back are not feeling so great and my throat is a little sore from screaming. Ahhh…but the bliss, the bliss. What a terrific experience. Thom Yorke’s spastic dance moves on the stage pleased me immensely. There were many songs I hoped they would play that they didn’t, but if they had played all the songs I hoped they would play, they would have been performing for five hours instead of two.

There was a t-shirt there that I wanted desperately. On it was written one of my favorite lines from one of my favorite songs: “You’ll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking.” Eeep! Look at that shirt, I said to Spence as we were leaving. That’s the line I love! The damn thing cost $40. I didn’t think twice about walking on by–there was no way I could afford such an expense. Had it been $30, I would have lingered a little longer, thinking about it (tho probably wouldn’t have bought it then either), but $40 was out of the question. However, seeing the t-shirt and what it looked like (the line from the song looked like it was stencilled on an old shirt) has inspired me to create my own Radiohead t-shirt, using the line from above and the stencils I have at the house. Yay for frugality and Radiohead.

Click here for a photo gallery of Radiohead pictures from the Palm Beach Post!

And the idea of getting a tattoo has crept back into my mind. The idea comes and goes. Sometimes it lingers longer than at other times. It’s typically inspired when I see a design I like a great deal…something that encompasses a personal belief in a very unique and graphic way. Of course, there is still the issue of finances, so the idea will stay just that until I find a job.

Jan 28

random

Hopping between the blogs of friends and acquaintances, I found this quote that I like very much.

“You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think. The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars; every place is the centre of the world. Stand in your own door and you have eight thousand miles of solid ground beneath you, and all the sidereal splendors overhead.”

John Borroughs in “The Divine Soul,” April, 1908.

Jan 8

unnatural but worth it


This time last year I had been training for about a month in preparation for the Race for the Cure, which takes place here every January. Well, for better or worse, I registered to run in the race again this year. The difference is I’ve been training for only a few days. Now, running comes as naturally to me as dancing does to dogs, which is to say not very naturally. Some people sprint along and make the sport look beautiful and effortless; I, on the other hand, am clunky and leaden, and am happy I can run 3.3 miles in 30 minutes. Finishing before the men begin their race is my only goal; I met this goal last year and am hoping to meet it again this year. It’s a modest goal, but one I find satisfying. I did think twice about registering, considering I haven’t been running, but it’s a good cause. And it’s on my mother’s birthday–she’s a breast cancer survivor. Besides, I have 11 days to get in reasonable running shape. I think I can pull it together.