“Daphne,” Chapter 1: Brothers
i'm an artist and a writer, and still trying to reconcile the two roles. this is my digital sketchbook / portfolio / documentation of inspiration.
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whe at pas te
whe at pas te
For 8 months I was living out of a suitcase and moving around every month.
First it was Cleve, then Prague - Ukraine - Italy (an apartment in Prague, hostels and hotels in Europe)… Then Cleve for 2 weeks, couch-surfing in NYC for 1.5 months between 2 friends in Brooklyn, then a sublet in Queens for 2 months… Finally I have a long-term room to settle into. And I work only one job. I have breathed a sigh of relief.
The lighting is good, it’s spacious, clean, plenty of closet space, cozy, and quiet. The location is good. Today I saw a bluebird on a tree outside my window. Neighborhoods in Astoria are generally great. Plus I live with a Japanese artist and an Israeli painter so I feel at home with ethnic flatmates (who happen to be introspective artists as well)
My grilled-cheese-making skills have been slightly improving since I made my first college dorm meal - bread with american cheese; basil and pepper poured onto it. One day I will be the master of grilled cheese; friends will travel from all over the world to try my grilled cheese, served with beer or wine, and afterwards - grapefruit and tea.
Today I made a whole-wheat toast grilled sandwich, with muenster cheese, sauteed spinach and mushroom, and a bit of pesto hummus. Grilled in virgin olive oil.
I think it would have been better with a tomato though.
“Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body, and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as disfiguring as rickets.The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration…My own resolute idleness has mostly been a luxury rather than a virtue, but I did make a conscious decision, a long time ago, to choose time over money, since I’ve always understood that the best investment of my limited time on earth was to spend it with people I love.”
—Tim Kreider
note to self
Reasons why I will leave New York one day
1) The pollution and toxins must be horrible for one’s health and longevity
2) One grows to really miss nature, long walks along the tow path, long bike rides into the country
3) It lacks empty spaces with open sky, where one can be peacefully alone
4) People here are unable to walk slowly in the street, or stop and see details, and it’s impossible for me to stay here almost solely because of that.
