2012.10.01 19:00 - Optimism in Boredom

 

stevenaia Michinaga: waves

Eliza Madrigal: Hi Stevenaia :)
 

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stevenaia Michinaga: how are you, i am slow typing, i have a cat sleeping on one arm

Eliza Madrigal: happy that Fubu is back :)

stevenaia Michinaga: yes, right at home

stevenaia Michinaga: took a vacation

Eliza Madrigal: everyone needs one from time to time

Eliza Madrigal: shift of scene

stevenaia Michinaga: yes, or perhaps payback for leaving him this summer from time to time

Eliza Madrigal: must be
Eliza Madrigal: are your wanderings resting now?

stevenaia Michinaga: yes , until next year

stevenaia Michinaga: although Venice looked nice from above

Eliza Madrigal: :)
 

Eliza Madrigal: have you thoughts to offer on 'boredom' ?

stevenaia Michinaga: I began the topic on Saturday night w/ someone who i had never met before who stopped in, i think i concluded that boredom is wasted on the youth

Eliza Madrigal laughs

stevenaia Michinaga: harder to get bored in my old age, what may appear to br boredom is usually useful reflection, not sure youth has the skill to reflect, at least I didn't, was busy accumulating things to reflect on later in life, i suppose

Eliza Madrigal: when I think of times I was bored, earlier in life, I think it was more that I was hot and lethargic (living in Miami) or perhaps in a 'watching the clock' situation waiting for something more interesting to happen after school or after work...
 

stevenaia Michinaga: do your children get bored?

Eliza Madrigal: they do not seem to... they call it bored when asked to do something besides what they want to be doing

Eliza Madrigal: but from all appearances they seem very entertained with themselves even in those cases :)

stevenaia Michinaga: :)

stevenaia Michinaga: seem the more you have to distract youself, the easier it is to be bored with all of it

Eliza Madrigal nodding

Eliza Madrigal: The Great Gatsby comes to mind somehow
 

stevenaia Michinaga: I know two artists who paint sometimes 16 hours a day, they view everyday as time not to be wasted, each was or is close to death
 

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Eliza Madrigal: pouring out their last droplets perhaps...

Eliza Madrigal: or feeling that way

stevenaia Michinaga: yes, not knowing which may be the last
 

stevenaia Michinaga: who's birthday cake?

Eliza Madrigal: Bruce :)

stevenaia Michinaga: :)

Eliza Madrigal: He is in Chicago celebrating... at least from what I've gleaned...

Eliza Madrigal: a significant milestone year...
 

stevenaia Michinaga: nods, I love chicago. was there for 5 years

stevenaia Michinaga: sometime the snow would be deep and the lake would freeze over, , very unworldly

Eliza Madrigal: amazing, that must be....

Eliza Madrigal: I was there once... the chill from the lake was unforgettable... biting...

Eliza Madrigal: the winds...

stevenaia Michinaga: nods

Eliza Madrigal: an amazing basil sauce too :)

stevenaia Michinaga: :)
 

Eliza Madrigal: you seem reflective Stevenaia...

stevenaia Michinaga: lots to reflect on

stevenaia Michinaga: sleeping cat

stevenaia Michinaga: sitting here

Eliza Madrigal: :)
 

stevenaia Michinaga: glad we are here every 6 hours, sometime I'm uup fr the 1:00 am as my morning starts

Eliza Madrigal: nice to have this touchstone

Eliza Madrigal: we all offer that to one another continually

stevenaia Michinaga: and all the friendly faces on the board looking back, thanks to Bleu

Eliza Madrigal: :) a true welcoming committee
 

stevenaia Michinaga: are you steampunk tonight?

Eliza Madrigal: seem to be

Eliza Madrigal: have had the boots for a while...
 

stevenaia Michinaga: ponder boredom as a part of reality, or apart from it

stevenaia Michinaga: boredom is the ability to see nothing.. you just don;t know it :)
 

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Eliza Madrigal: one can panic if they think of all the time that has seemed 'wasted' along the way... detours or time when one seemed missing a crucial bit of knowledge

Eliza Madrigal: but it isn't real, that... really feel nothing is wasted ultimately

Eliza Madrigal: so there is some optimism in boredom :)

stevenaia Michinaga: only in retrospect

stevenaia Michinaga: there was some optimism in boredom, because you didn;t know it when you were bored

stevenaia Michinaga: although.. people really never do die of boredom, life always follows
 

Eliza Madrigal: :) even in memories of boredom as a child I think they lasted only a moment...

Eliza Madrigal: then one gets wrapped up playing with the dog or twirling around

Eliza Madrigal: :)

stevenaia Michinaga: but felt like an eternity

Eliza Madrigal: :)
 

Eliza Madrigal: Must say goodnight Stevenaia...

Eliza Madrigal: so glad you popped by :)

Eliza Madrigal: There is an art installation going on you may like...

stevenaia Michinaga: were you here long?

Eliza Madrigal: Gracie Kendall

stevenaia Michinaga: tp me

Eliza Madrigal: from the beginning of the session....

Eliza Madrigal: ah, I'm not going but will give you a LM

Eliza Madrigal: am zzzzz

stevenaia Michinaga: ok

Eliza Madrigal: I'll peek in tomorrow but I've heard wonderful things about it

stevenaia Michinaga: thanks

Eliza Madrigal: most welcome

stevenaia Michinaga: see you soon

Eliza Madrigal: Night :) see you soon