Sep 06 2008
September Crashes In
The onslaught of September reminds me that my “body clock” is still tuned far more to the academic year than the calendar year. Moving from summer to fall always feels like a Significant Event, and clearly I am not the only one in this boat, because suddenly the phone is ringing and the schedule is filling up (not to mention the email inbox) and there are meetings and appointments and concerts and projects to “get going on” and packages to mail and and and….whew!
That, and I am gripped by the urge to buy notebooks and new shoes.
Some very exciting stuff will be happening this season, and I can’t wait to tell you all about it! For starters, I would like to direct your attention to the left sidebar, where a few upcoming concerts are listed….more on the way!
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Yesterday I met two virtual friends – one from flickr and another from facebook – face to face for the first time! We had lots to talk about and it was lovely. Having never been an internet dater or done that sort of thing, the idea of meeting online connections used to creep me out, but last year I met another flickr friend in person at a concert, and was so happily surprised that it seemed worth trying again. After all, there is a reason we connect in the first place – in all these cases it is a passion for music and art, and how can that be bad??
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I completely understand what you mean about September. I spent so many years in school that I think I’m permanently geared toward the academic year.
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What I find so fascinating about flickr is that the common point of interest is, initially, images. That makes such a difference (at least for me). Via flickr, I seem somehow to have collected a wonderful (and geographically disparate) group of friends with whom I share very strong interests: music, design, typography, politics, photography, art.
I’ve never done internet dating, either, and frankly I don’t ever plan to. With flickr it was different. The images created trust for me.
Great point Caren – when someone’s images resonate for you, it seems reasonable to assume that there is common ground there to work with. Though I think I was finally persuaded to comment on your photos when you wrote some of your favorite music, which included Elliot Sharp – I figured you must be cool!