the windy city

Are you familiar with this piece of art work?

Well, essentially the concept is that you see the image of a pipe, but not a pipe. Hence 'This is not a pipe.'

are you familiar with this lady?

Well, I do a lot of time looking at images of her. Videochat and pictures, however are not real enough. I am going to see the real one in a few days, and I am so excited.

I know (almost) nothing about art

For centuries, great European artists mastered a style of art and worked hard to keep it beautiful and pure. I do not at all wish to belittle the quality or significance of this artwork; much of it is awe inspiring.

When one tours old European cities they expect to see this artwork, a beautiful representation of the past.

Today art is much more progressive, pushing to discover the next new 'thing'.  This isnt entirely true, trends do start. But what I really dont like is the chance that art might stagnate again.

I think its possible, yet unimaginable.

past present future

when I look back at life I view it as a story:

events seem quickly linked, and the insignificant drops from the plot. The moment often seems mundane, and only in the future will it gain meaning or a role in the story.

someone recently told me that we remember terrible things fondly because we are subconsciously pleased for remembering details. 

While this might be true, i choose to believe we can accept the sometimes terrible past as a comfort because from present perspective it seems to only be a chapter in a story which leads to the present.