An unsettling month of anxiety and depression from reading news or refreshing news feed very five minutes has come to a positive end. USA needs a soulful recovery from the pandemic and we must learn to bridge a chasm of polarity.
Home office 2.0 - old sketches, fresh bay leaf wreath, my pet Phalaenopsis and Microlepia strigosa.
'了卻君王天下事, 贏得生前身後名, 可憐白髪生.'
Willingly or not, Americans have become home buddies. The home furnishing industry reports surging sales in everything that makes SIP and WFH more comfortable. Rough time still, humans are social animals and not able to grab a coffee or an impromptu dinner with my bestie hurts.
少年時便愛讀辛棄疾, 卻是人到中年才略略領會辭曲意境. 宋, 中國歷史極奇特的朝代, 武將能文, 眾文青學者又頗具俠氣, 兵權立朝, 謀業兜兜轉轉傳至書法寫得熠熠生光的宋徽宗, 集文藝復興大成, 然國政積弱, 終滅絕於忽必烈蒙古大軍赫赫鐵蹄下.
I started to hear voices and talking to imaginary friends. I do.
挑燈看劍, 沙場點兵, 與東風夜放花千樹真是極端, 亦彰顯宋代美學敏銳別緻的鑑賞力, 21世紀分分秒秒資訊泛濫的數據生態, 似乎剝奪人與自己內心對話必要的寂靜和專注, 我等勢必滅亡.
Setting tables like the Mad Hatter yet instead of riddles, I rather make a calculated move like Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit. Loving the retro interior design, the glum-glam fashion, and the sexy smart Anya Taylor-Joy. Not into the story line though, much fairy tale like with nearly all of the male opponents kind and respectful… HELLO?!
學區每月家長匯報, 遠距離學習困難重重, 青春期本苦悶困惑, 雪上加霜, 看著小V(已是大V)掙扎挫折, 當年好學的我從未帶給父母任何麻煩, 今時今日完完全全體會為人父母大不易, LK先生較看得開且有耐性, 總是勸太座設好生前信託(咦, 想謀殺我?), 不盼吾兒出人頭地, 然若有萬ㄧ, 孩子起碼能守微薄家業安份渡日.
Since we are on the subject of binge worthy, I highly recommend the Broadchurch crime drama series. The emotion was raw, the script piercing, and the relentless pursuit of truth thought provoking. Gotta love Olivia Colman and David Tennant(my favorite Hamlet!) for their sensitive rendition. In season 2, Jocelyn Knight QC played by Charlotte Rampling challenges the mind and pleases the eye.
天下事, 生前身後名… 求個屁!
Several projects at work and for the charity foundation I gratefully serve provide the much desired dopamine doses as well as anger defusion. My daily LEGO challenge in preparation for the professional collaboration revives the finger-brick chemistry, a sure way to be present!
COVID重創地產業, 好段日子不敢冒然勸慰身陷漩渦的老朋友M… 某個午后約好閒敘, 他和妻小暫居外海離島, 小女兒得以於森林學校正常上課, 傳來ㄧ幅微雨面海窗景, 他並不抱怨, 侃侃談疫病襲境的領悟, 更多時關懷LKㄧ家是否安好, 謙謙君子, 是他的格調. 想起求學時的M風采倜儻, 某次赴舞會前不知為何繞道LK處按鈴, 應門但覺這人帥的喧囂, 鬧得我眼睛睜不開, 接過他手上的包裹, 關起門繼續看書, 旁人訝異LK心如止水. 無它, 外在的征服從不是我杯茶. 這些年M亦趨清簡沈斂, 可愛可敬的不得了, M美麗樸實的藝術家太座功不可沒.
The charity book project progresses where my writing gets thoughtful critiques every other week. I will miss my fiercely intelligent partners when this is over(hope the series continues :)
天馬行空的LK, 多年來變化不大, 就自戀這項登峰造極. 早餐房改造為臨時辦公室, 欲罷不能更上層樓成私人藝廊, 定期展列敝人畫作和收藏. 從車庫深處挖掘出剛進舊品牌首作聖誕系列餐盤餐具燭臺, 筆法細膩飛揚, 鋪局古典靈黠, 可見, 當年的我多麼熱愛這份工作, 驀然回首… 留不住的時間, 回不去的愛情.
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