Fuck It I'm 50

Artist and filmmaker Lise Swenson's 365 blogging days of being fifty

Month: September, 2009

Dear Blog

I was all excited when I wrapped up my meeting with Dave a little while ago. Long day, wanted to eat some dinner, move the furniture back into the living room for the second time in a week and maybe watch some trashy TV. But then I remembered you. I have to write you.

Ry Cooder is Cool

I am such a cheapskate in many ways.

Bad Dreams, Dark Day

I have a moment before I turn into a pumpkin at my posting deadline of 11pm. I just got in from teaching, three, three-hour classes today. A lot of blah, blah, blah and I am blahed out.

Woke Up Better

I have no heart for this tonight.

Woke up Mad

I realized this morning that I am compromising this journal and that it is deviating from my original mission. While I have talked generally about my mood, or my sadness, or my happiness, I have not dug down into certain subjects because I have become aware, and sensitive to, and care about my audience. When [...]

Nostalgia

Once again Fall says hello-heavy fog and warm air, fog is slow to lift, and as it does it remains in that in-between opaque wetness that makes everything look like a misty nostalgic movie. I love that wistful feeling I can get from the edge of Fall, before we say goodbye to the passing of [...]

Brief

It is 9:48 and I will sit here and instruct myself to write until a little past 10pm.