Senses working overtime #337

 1 Sculptures by Diego Cabezas 

Courtesy of swissmiss - as are most of this week's sensual delights. Strong thread of positivity this week!

2 Paris 2024 

Promo for Paris 2024 and stunning use of the human upper body by Sadeck Waff and friends. Again courtesy of swissmiss (I am loving her frequent newsletters and teases).

3 I needed colour - Jim Carrey

I love Jim Carrey - the actor, and the artist and the person, especially the person. 

Another link courtesy of swissmiss.

4 Find a better way

I'm also an optimist. This is a great thing to view after the Carrey piece. Yes - swissmiss!

5 Reviews of Moby Dick (or The Whale)

Check out the original 1851 reviews!

...all these things combine to raise The Whale far beyond the level of an ordinary work of fiction. It is not a mere tale of adventures, but a whole philosophy of life, that it unfolds.

Courtesy of Austin Kleon.

Overtime: 

"Nearly everything in life is unfavorable once it grows to a certain size.

It is entirely possible to have too many clients, too much work, too much fame, too much free time, and so on.

Pay attention to when the thing you're chasing exceeds its usefulness." (James Clear)

Senses working overtime #336

 1 Fab FABS

I'm loving my super deluxe new version of Let It Be. In some ways it's one of the least loved of Beatle records by fans but as it was the one that came out when I was 13, it had a great impact on me - all the Lennon banter, One After 909, the guitars on Let It Be, George's comment in For You Blue, the lyrics of Across The Universe...I love this album!! Now it's in super deluxe mode with a double album of outtakes and Glyn Johns' rejected, warts and all, mix from 1969 and more.

2 Don't Let Me Down

Incredible that my favourite Beatle song OF ALL TIME is all over this new super deluxe package but when the official/original Let It Be album came out IT WASN'T ON IT!! Instead it appeared on a B side and wow. Quality man. Quality.

3 Get Back

The book is out next Wednesday and the Peter Jackson 6 hour series is due in early November. Now there's a second promo for it - as if it was possible that I could be even more excited to watch this!

And then I watched the promo.

4 Peter Jackson's sneak peek - another viewing!

5 Fanny - Hey Bulldog

A Lennon song that Fanny took by the scruff and did a great job.

Overtime: 

Here's the moment when the package arrived from JB Hi Fi (fantastic service from them as I had pre-ordered this months ago and my local courier to get it to me on the day of release in NZ). Jerry can smell genius!

Senses working overtime #335

 1 John Margolies

More of his fantastic images of roadside America here (nod to John's work courtesy of Laura Olin).

2 God - John Lennon

Cool Song Exploder episode. Ringo, Klaus, Billy and John all appear.

3 The Kinks

I've been catching up on their late seventies - early eighties catalogue this week - many many great moments in that period. Along the way I enjoyed this live document from 1973 and some great moments from their 1980 live album One More From The Road (I highly recommend this album). Sidebar: how good is the undervalued Dave Davies on guitar!

4 Waterloo Sunset

While watching some Kinks' videos, this version flicked up - Ray Davies at Glastonbury 2010. I cried - a combination of nostalgia and that line - 'so I won't be afraid'! Plus the greatness of the song can be a little overwhelming and this is a very affecting version!

5 The chocolate guy

You have to see this to believe it! (Courtesy of Laura Olin)

Overtime: 

“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.”

– Henri J.M. Nouwen (courtesy of SwissMiss)

Senses working overtime #334

1 First of October

My birthday this week - this fantastic painting sums up my feelings pretty well!

2 Pandemic nostalgia

Weird, but I get it. Explained here.

3 Your voice is your superpower

4 When I'm 64 

This one has been on my mind a lot this week - funny how that once seemed an impossible age!

5 “But of course!” - Seth Godin

That’s the best sort of breakthrough idea.

An idea that after it is seen, can’t be unseen, an idea that changes what comes next.

No need to change the world. A tiny part of the world, even one person, is enough for today.

Overtime: 

Final thought this week: “Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself,” says Alfred Sheinwold.

Senses working overtime #333

1 An accidental collection - Haruki Murakami

This shirt is from the Ventura Surf Shop, in Ventura County, an affluent surfing mecca near Santa Barbara. It sounds pretty nice, but will going there really improve your life? That much I can’t say.

2 The best cover letter ever - read by Benedict Cumberbatch

3 Refusal to mourn 

In lieu of
flowers, send
him back.

Andrea Cohen (2021)

4 Kickback City - Rory Gallagher

I've been a fan of Rory's for a long long time. My lovely cousin Christine in the UK gave me this for my birthday this week. It's a triple CD pack - a pulp fiction/crime noir novella by Ian Rankin and 2 CDs of Rory (a compilation of studio tracks, and one live CD). It's a pretty cool idea - Rory's favourite writing genre and his music.

5 Something's missing - John Mayer

Something great about this song from his Heavier Things album. It's been on repeat in the Purdmobile this week.

Overtime: The last word

Malaysian politician Tunku Abdul Rahman on patience:

"Some people think that as soon as you plant a tree, it must bear fruit. We must allow it to grow a bit."

Source: Leaders of New Nations (via James Clear)

Senses working overtime #332

1 Zoom dysmorphia

We’re also used to seeing our own reflection when our faces are relaxed – the concentrated frown (or bored expression) you wear in a Zoom meeting jars with the image of yourself you’re used to seeing in the mirror. “Changes in self-perception and anxiety as a result of constant video-conferencing may lead to unnecessary cosmetic procedures, especially in young adults who have had increased exposure to online platforms including videoconferencing, social media, and filters throughout the pandemic,” write Kourosh, Channi Silence and other colleagues.

 

2 The office building - Helen Hoyt 

We kissed there in the stone entrance, In the great cool stone mouth of the building, Before it took you. We kissed under the granite arches. And then you turned and were gone And high about and above were the hard towered walls, The terrible weights of stone, relentless, But for the moment they had been kind to us, Folding us with arms While we kissed.

3 Cats and domino

Cat lovers will enjoy this.

4 Andy Warhol's advice to Iggy Pop

5 Dried roses - Robert Creeley 

“Dried roses…” Were these from some walk All those years ago? Were you the one Was with me? Did we talk? Who else had come along? Memory can stand upright Like an ordered row of stiff stems, Dead echo of flowering heads, Roses once white, pink and red. Back of them the blackness,  Backdrop for all our lives, The wonders we thought to remember Still life, still life. Robert Creeley (1999)

Overtime:  

"Many people wish they started sooner. Almost nobody wishes they started later."

James Clear

Senses working overtime #331

 1 White Rabbit

Jack and Grace explain White Rabbit's creation

2 Matrix 4

(Yes, White Rabbit makes this trailer!)

3 Instead - Seth Godin

Instead

A simple substitute might change a habit.

Instead of a snack, brush your teeth.

Instead of a nap, go for a walk.

Instead of a nasty tweet or cutting remark, write it down in a private notebook.

Instead of the elevator, take the stairs.

Instead of doomscrolling, send someone a nice note.

Instead of an angry email, make a phone call.

Instead of a purchase seeking joy, consider a donation…

4 Poetry corner bonanza 

1) For Henry's Bar - Joseph Rios

(He's on a mission to find his grandpa)

2) Morning Love Poem - Tara Skurtu

Morning Love Poem Dreamt last night I fed you, unknowingly, something you were allergic to. And you were gone, like that. You don’t have even a single allergy, but still. The dream cracked. Cars nose-dived off snow banks into side streets. Sometimes dreams slip poison, make the living dead then alive again, twirling in an unfamiliar room. It’s hard to say I need you enough. Today I did. Walked into your morning shower fully clothed. All the moments we stop ourselves just because we might feel embarrassed or impractical, or get wet. Tara Skurtu (2017)

5  Overlooked movies

Overtime: 

“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” Henry Ford