tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post7587604376241993909..comments2023-11-02T02:36:58.544-07:00Comments on A New Career In A New Town: Day 27ANCIANThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09285364186147332858noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-17141915122451516932011-04-03T10:17:51.511-07:002011-04-03T10:17:51.511-07:00No, I'm always very happy to see comments. I ...No, I'm always very happy to see comments. I guess that is a paradox, since I did say it was for me mostly. But it's comforting and intriguing at the same time to find out how other people react, what they think about, what you're thinking. <br /><br />And you're right about the process. It's only that so much of the process is, as Bowie says, "waiting for the gift of sound and vision." With an emphasis on the waiting. And being poked, really, during that waiting.<br /><br />I'll look at the WeiWei thing now.ANCIANThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285364186147332858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-45183565660568925492011-04-03T05:54:43.762-07:002011-04-03T05:54:43.762-07:001) The music in these cop shows is brilliant. Unno...1) The music in these cop shows is brilliant. Unnoticed, It lulls you into a sense of wrapped-around security. <br /><br />2) If you don't like the process of making art, its obsession will elude you. Hitting the write note, phrase or image has its rewards, but not knowing quite how to do something is where the zen moments arrive (and we forget our selves, the nuisances of daily life...)<br /><br />3) I hope you do keep writing; if it is more for yourself & a few friends, would you rather I shut up?Barbara Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463074148195784152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-69358382717997648282011-04-03T05:46:31.520-07:002011-04-03T05:46:31.520-07:00Before I read your post today, have you seen this ...Before I read your post today, have you seen this about Wei Wei (detained, prevented from leaving Beijing):<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12950863Barbara Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463074148195784152noreply@blogger.com