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April 29, 2007
I tried really hard. I did.
Sunday afternoon at home...
I discovered the well expressed blog of Tom M Wilson. It had me both taken and irritated. It's wonderful to read the voice of my inner feelings yet frustrating to feel inferior to the references and intellect. I was going to write to him, but decided against it due to the latter. I then started reading Patrick Pittman's latest post. Once again I both marvelled and recoiled at his ability to pile together names of writers I'd never heard of with a knowingness and inter-referencing far beyond me. I plodded away from the computer and towards a bookshelf.
I grabbed one of a hundred unread books and decided on this drizzly, nearing winter, afternoon that I would read it and that it would give birth to a brilliant blog post.
So I proudly curled up in the corner of the sofa with my latte and opened up the introduction to Richard Heinburg's 'Powder Down' - Options and actions for a post-carbon world. Finally, here I was - reading. How wonderful it felt, to be nestled in a warm room with shoes off about to embark on a mind opening read. Yes, today I am going to read the whole thing.
"Hey E, look! I'm going to sit back and read this book today".
"Oh, I got some dvds."
"Don't distract me, today I'm reading. I can't watch movies! I'm then going to write an intelligent post about it. It might start with 'This book was given to me by the inspirational Jo Valentine, previously a Greens Senator and Anti Nuclear campaigner'... and more smart stuff... yeah..."
"Whatever"
hmm, I'll just call Oscar over to sit at my feet... "C'mon. Up! Up! Get Up! C'mon.. Up!"
Oh fuckit, I reach over and lift him up.
Mmmm, very comfortable now. I start reading. After a few words in, I look over at Oscar. So cute the way his head has fallen between two cushions and his little nose is poking out. Awww. Love ya.
Okay, back to the first sentence.. and in another few words my mind moves on to visions of Oscar is stripy socks... yes, I might sew him some socks after I read this book.
I re-read that part without absorbing any of it as I'm still envisaging Oscar in a set of yellow and white leg warmers.. oh, something about natural gas supply in North America.
Hey, maybe I already know this information from the conversations I've had with people and 'An Inconvienient Truth'... so do I HAVE to read it? Yeah I want to. I'm certain it will give me great facts for future conversations. Keep reading. Another sentance...
"Hey E, I keep thinking about making Oscar some socks and can't concentrate on this book".
"Make Oscar some socks if that's what you want to do."
*Ponder the concept of doing what I actually want to do...*
"Yes, I'll go do that."
And there I found the answer to happiness.
Do what you want to do and the rest will follow...
So here is my post about a Post-Carbon future...
[current mood] A bite of dark chocolate with a bite of halva. Chew. & Drunkenness
Posted by nat at April 29, 2007 4:01 PM
Comments
That's the conclusion I usually come to, otherwise I end up constantly living in guilt... I will organise that meetup in a park though, one day, lol!
Oscar looks very cute with his socks, nearly as cute as Bailey in his raincoat(heavily reduced in target, how could I resist!?) ;)
Posted by: Simone at April 29, 2007 5:21 PM
It is amusing that you write about these fancy ass blog posts and your desire to write a 'brilliant blog post'.
The bit that I find amusing (perhaps that's not the right word really) - is that every time I go to write in my blog, which is hardly even a blog really (rather a mishmash of haphazard projectile posts about not much), I think to myself "how i wish i could give birth to a brilliant blog post" - like Nat's!
Anyhoo, the point of all of that is that I love reading your blog! I particularly love reading your photos and illustrations and other visual delights :)
Indeed, do what you want to do!
p.s. Oscar's socks are delightful!
p.p.s. When abouts in November do you visit Sydney? (I forgot to respond last time - but Jules and I are glad that our spare room saved your holiday!)
Posted by: atari at April 29, 2007 8:58 PM
LMAO!! Simone is right, you certainly have a flair with words and a natural talent for stringing them together. I wish half my posts were so comprehensive...LOL.
Ocsar is adorable! Hope you don't mind but I'm gonna add you to my blogroll. I need a reminder to come back here!
Posted by: Christina at April 30, 2007 7:32 AM
Shucks amucks!
I realised yesterday that I haven't changed much since I was 9 and used to make barbie clothes, pillows and beds on mum's sewing machine. Now it's 20 years on and I'm doing it for a dog! Sewing runs in the family...
I used to sit with mum as she made scrunchies for fetes and I helped her pull the elastic through. I remember boxes full of crazy materials. My favourite scrunchie was a glittery silver one.
Atari, I think I'll turn up to Sydney on Oct 31, wedding on weekend, leave Sydney Nov 6?
I'm completely flexible (haven't booked).
Posted by: Nat at April 30, 2007 10:20 AM
Wasn't me who said it Christina, but I most certainly agree!
I wish my posts were a quarter as comprehensible and nice, and etc etc! (I'm talking about my personal blog. There is a reason I stick to mainly the facts on EnjoyPerth, I just can't write! :D )
Posted by: Simone at April 30, 2007 12:24 PM
Oct 31 - Nov 6 is totally cool with us! :)
Posted by: atari at April 30, 2007 6:17 PM
