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The sliding glass door to the balcony is open, the sky is bright blue and clear, the sun is bright and strong, the air is dry and cold. Despite the open door, it’s warm in my living room, just an occasional cool draft sliding in, stirring coffee, toast, eggs, all up into the ceiling.<\/p>\n

My eyes are clear and awake. I fell asleep listening to Joseph Campbell<\/a>\u00a0and had one of those nights of utterly deep removal from time and place. He was talking about how myths are the universal metaphors of humanity, connected directly to the human psyche, reflecting it explicitly no matter how creative or outlandish certain myths might seem. He described his theory in a completely cross-cultural, universal context. He mixed biblical stories with Athenian and Hindu stories in the same sentence, mixing heros and deeds across time and culture, presenting them not as\u00a0pieces of many stories, but as a singular metaphor for the guidance we provide ourselves across time.<\/p>\n

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I’m at the standup desk I assembled so I can use a computer while healing from a broken L5-S1 disc in my lower back.<\/p>\n

Standing is basically comfortable until regular leg fatigue begins. Then the option is to sit with aching, grinding pain in my back, or lie flat and be able to do very little. I would say it’s a strange kind of slow torture, but with so few options lately I’ve been reading and drawing more, thinking more, and I think it’s good overall. It’s fine during the day, at least. At night I spend so much time inside myself it can get overwhelming. It shouldn’t be that way, so that’s why I know I should keep at it.<\/p>\n

A Japanese friend is coming over to cook tonight and I can’t wait. I’ve been given a list of ingredients to track down this afternoon in preparation, thankfully:<\/p>\n

2 Fish (salmon or cod prefer...if you have some fish you like better please pick ,soy\u00a0sauce. Sake ( for cooking) \u00a01\u00a0scallion. ( do you know shimeji? Like a family of mashroom.....)\r\n\r\nIwill pick something from my neighboor too\r\n\r\nWould you be able to cook rice before ?\u00a0\r\n\r\nLet me know if you have any question.\r\n\r\nSee you sunday!<\/pre>\n
I’ll post the step-by-step if it turns out well enough. I’ve moved an entire table in preparation for this… hopes are high.<\/p>\n
A guy is blasting acoustic, Spanish ballads out of his window across the street, as if everyone would benefit by being unable to avoid having to hear it. Does he think it provides atmosphere to the street? Well, he’s right: a shitty, annoying atmosphere. Sliding glass door closed, coffee scent more intense, my own playlist cranking up. It’s a Wolves in the Throne Room morning.<\/p>\n