Monthly Archives: October 2008

Shower Of Leaves

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I appreciate art but not all art, some I find appalling but I do appreciate the kind that puts a smile on my face. Especially when an adult artist is able to nurture the child within -through his art- that many seem to forget about when they grow older and therefore most likely grow grumpier *hehe*. Tadashi Kawamata is a Japanese artist who opened his latest art project in Madison Square Park in New York after visiting Europe’s Norway, France and Switzerland.

You should really check out this video where one grumpy thinks tree huts are outrageous and not art. She is ‘upset’ and says ‘it better not harm the trees’ *LOL* So typical… Poor woman: I hope that one day she will find herself sitting high in a tree hut at age 80 when she realises that there is more to life than a grumpy attitude, perhaps she will be able to finally enjoy the view from up there knowing what she missed out on all those years ever since childhood…

There’s a really nice blog about the tree hut project which is fun to read and there are a few cool slide shows and pictures to be found as well. Be silly and don’t forget to nurture the child in you, go out to a forest or park and have an autumn leaves shower: I’m very positive that the trees won’t mind, they will probably encourage you!

© Tadashi Kawamata Tree huts in Paris, France

© Tadashi Kawamata Cathedral of Chairs, Domaine Pommery Reims

Energy Rush

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I feel so energised today I have no idea what’s going on, perhaps because I came to terms with certain things thanks to a friend who reminded me who I am, bless him. I received a sweet unexpected email from him while he is somewhere out there on the road and it so made me smile from ear to ear, such a wonderful surprise. I have some energy rush and it’s such a strong one that I could face going to my favourite love-hate store today to buy storage boxes for some clothes.

I have a major moth problem this year that needs to be solved as soon as possible so there is a plan of attack which I started last week and today 3/4 of the plan has been accomplished: cleaning out wardrobes, drawers, reorganising them, putting clothes that I don’t wear in bin bags so I can take them to the charity shops and putting all the moth repelling products where they belong. Some of my good woolen garments have already been damaged by the little buggers, hence my drive to nip this problem in the bud.

Tomorrow morning I’ll be getting up at 07.00 to go to my first car boot sale here in London which will be at the car park of the hospital where I was hospitalised almost a year ago. I’m on a treasure hunt for nice English porcelain teacups and saucers with bright colours, flowers and wonderful golden rims, the ones that only exist in the UK and in fairy tales. I want different kinds, colours and sizes because each day calls for a different angle or view, I’m not a plain woman and neither will be my teacups *hehe*.

This Sunday I will be meeting up with an old friend from the Lowlands. We have been friends for ages while I was a teenager but we lost contact ever since I moved to Amsterdam to study and live there. I haven’t seen her in a long long time. She will be here to film/make a documentary and I’m really looking forward to seeing her for a few hours. She’ll send me the details of where she’ll be staying tomorrow so we can make plans, she wanted to see me on Monday as well after a shoot somewhere North of London.

Work is good and I’ve finished a lot over the last few days. I’m pleased with myself for making such good progress. I do feel that at times when you need to solve a problem [design-wise, coding-wise] it’s best to put it away for a while and try again later. I did that with some php files that I needed to adjust. I had been staring at them for days but couldn’t come up with a solution so I worked on other things in the meantime until this morning. I solved the problem in half an hour, two problems actually… Taoism *hehe*

Well I’m off to enjoy my weekend, have a good one yourself!