Indulging in two beautiful bodies of work that can nevertheless make me sad sometimes--that is, listening to Neko Case and (unrelatedly) reading Elizabeth Bishop--today makes me feel like twirling about in a frilly dress, bumping laughingly into laughing strangers--generally just dancing like a merry fool.
That's one good mood for you. Oh, if only I had the time to do just that! And the je ne sais quoi to get away with frilly dresses! Too bad; I'll have to settle for feeling tingly and amazing and vibrant and alive.
The art of losing isn't too hard to master. And sometimes it feels just best just when it looks exactly like disaster.
I seem to be made of stern stuff. It's like a giant weight just lifted off my shoulders. Could I be more cliche? Do I care?
** (Download People_Got_A_Lotta_Nerve) Do download that track. It's legal; Neko is donating $5 to Best Friends Animal Society for every blog that posts it.
The Neko Case album is so good, it makes my heart explode. See her live if you can!
Posted by: Joseph | 2009.03.05 at 06:16 AM