Some of the things thought and said recently — “They had to hide their mental illness from the children because if they had admitted to it, they would have become responsible for it.” My dream about the mice and the falcons, Frida Kahlo’s house and El Escorial. A dream that seemed to be an oblique … More Lua nova
Here we have some interesting information about the composer in question, background on the film, and so on. Axé.
These comments would have applied to Reeducation: “situation too large and acute for you to handle alone” (Reeducation arrasait tout) “you can’t spend all your energy on this” (Reeducation demanded all energy) “you don’t want the situation to spiral” (Reeducation pushed to downward spiral) And then there is this post, on reassurance, which I like. … More El reposo caliente aún de ser
I am still thinking about this, and then there is this. Both lead to the ideas posts I have been thinking about writing, one on the dismantling of depression (which I claim is actually oppression) and another on the question of terror. I seem to resemble Samizdat in lots of ways but one important difference … More La vie et la jeunesse
Mr. Troell, who is about to turn 83, has vivid personal memories of the war years. See it. Axé.
He had an affair with the woman living across the street from his family in Stgo. de Chuco, who was the former “wife” of a priest. Poems like “Verano” are about her. He lost her to Carlos Santa María … all of this was in 1915 but I wonder whether it contributes to the events … More Some gossip about Vallejo
Pour votre considération: scholar, scientist, researcher, what do these terms imply? (In other news I would like to say that Vallejo’s French was execrable. Execrable. How he did not get better than that in 15 years is hard to understand.) A fascinating fact about him, however, is that he dropped the fall, 1931 writers’ conference … More Dulce hogar sin estilo
I was happy today because work was going well. I have been impaired for so long I barely know what this is like. It is another planet. In the meantime I was meditating on this post and thread. I could repeat various points. If desire were enough, it would also be true that hard work … More Extrinsic and intrinsic
With a phone. I will let everyone know how this works and I will also remember to cancel this service when I no longer need it (or when it turns out not to work).
I am trying to not post a great deal, so I can have the recent posts as references for the rest of the summer. But here is one more note. Work has suddenly become much more accessible, and this happened because I decided I had a right to it. That is important because even in … More Et aussi
