Things from the day #8
Archive from December 2024—current
Sunday 1 December
The smell of pine and the Christmas spirit now fills the living room.
Monday 2 December
Feeling rudderless, I wonder what a rudder could be. I revisit How to Do Great Work by Paul Graham, “There's a kind of excited curiosity that's both the engine and the rudder of great work. It will not only drive you, but if you let it have its way, will also show you what to work on.”
Tuesday 3 December
“We’re so used to seeing Palestinian death,” said the Palestinian-American photographer Adam Rouhana at Nicer Tuesdays, “I want to show Palestinian life.”
Wednesday 4 December
I’m at a concert and my coat goes missing and then it’s found, and I’m reminded things come and go, come and go, sometimes we just have to sit and enjoy the show.
Thursday 5 December
Julia Masli’s show is a reminder that there is no life that is not problematical.
Friday 6 December
The three of us meet at the museum, but get so caught up talking we decide to just sit and have tea in the lobby and isn’t that the best ki…