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Thursday, September 18, 2008

9.17.08 - 17/365

face
this is one of those pictures
that i take in the morning
before i even get out of bed
just in case
i don't take anything else
for the rest of the day

but i did take more,
i took lots actually
because i was on the computer all day
(and i mean ALL day)
writing more letters, entering more data, doing the community thing
and photo booth was always there

sidebar:
sharing a comment
from obdada
from 9/14

"a coP ouT=4 suRe
buT iT leaVes tiMe foR otheR moRe/oTher cReaTiVe thinGs..
ThiS prOjecT caN jusT bE tHe PRiMinG oF tHe PumP..
((LeT steVe joBs be oF helP wheN yoU caN..))
HoW i LoVe mY MAC...
LeT mE counT thE waYs..... "

which really made me smile


anyway
there is something that i strive for in my work
something that defines whether or not i'll show a painting
or at least tells me when a painting might be done
and that is
the evidence of some element of "truth"

and it's here
in this image
and i am not even sure why

i took pictures today
where i loved the light
or the setting
or even the way i looked

but for some reason
this silly pose
even with its contrived attempt to get rid of the morning blahs
has more "truth" in it

and it frightens me when i identify with this side of myself
and i guess that's part of this project
confronting the fears
not only of aging
but of how i would like to see myself
even if i believe it might not be the truth
except
that it is

3 comments:

SeLFs said...

ANd THe TRUth ShaLL seT uS FRee....
YouR worDs/thoughTs aRe aLL sO DeeP aNd
TruE
&& IntrospectiVe tO thE MaX
+++aND eVerYThinK yoU saY iS eXactLy whaT i gO tHrougH tOO--oNLy untiL yoU saY/tyPe iT..
i don'T reaLiZe iT..
BuT wheN i reaD youR coMMenTs(wheN yoU "introspecT" i FeeL thE same thinGs iN mY CoRe/boNeS/SouL

Anonymous said...

iy is your truth anyway
so it becomes mine too

evidence of life
and awareness
nothing more real

so happy to hear from you this morning
made me feel confident

:****

Bruce Grant said...

missing you...