wandering on track

i've learned so many things this year

that you must be vulnerable to know anyone, really

that sometimes you have to let others' sadness run its course

that salespeople will find ways to sell you things that you never wanted

that a full-time job will change your life, your habits and the way you use your time indefinitely

that your tastes, likes and dislikes will change as you get older whether you like it or not;
that your values are always in flux, and you better roll with it

that life will push you to grow up, and care what people think of you

that you will only get to understand your parents better the older you get - for better or for worse

erin cone

i also learned that the renaissance fair exists, and everyone there looks like they came out of a fairy tale

that using someone's name is the simplest yet most effective way to let them know you care,
that their identity is being acknowledged and appreciated

and that freedom is an individual concept, and thus is attainable to everyone, in their own way

antonio mora

"We can't direct the wind

but we can adjust the sails"

~who knows

 ivan konstantinovich (19th century)

(i still have a thing for that ability to see light through the crests of waves)

ray collins photography

...and some predictable news from the art world:

"For-profit art dealers are organizing shows for nonprofit museums. Museum professionals are organizing shows for commercial art fairs and galleries. Museum collections are being monetized, rented out for profit to other museums and private corporations. Corporations are co-organizing museum shows.

...the wall separating art museums from business activities is crumbling. In fact, so commonplace is the boundary-blurring that few any longer notice. A new normal is in the making."