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about this blog//
Hi, I'm a tumblr veteran back for the nostalgia of it. Actually, is just that the more time I spend here, the less I spend on Instagram. Me:
I'm chronically online. I am constantly in a battle with a chronic mental disorder. I'm on my way to finish my first Bachelor degree (I've started three different one's before). I've lived in 3 different continents. I'm not that interesting.
Nice to meet you.
I want to smoke but I don't want to be perceived by my neighbours.
See this building? Such a pretty building. Have no idea what it is, maybe it's the back of a library, maybe it's the back of a posh school or even government administration office. It has been 3 years since I live here and I still discover new interesting sights. All because I didn't want to walk under the sun. It is the privilege of living in a walkable city.
Every time I see these kinds of buildings I ask myself "What architectural style is this?". Hold on a sec, I'll be right back. Here and here: It has a church, it was built to be an hospital, and now it is an government administrative office. It will be 100 years old this year. Unfortunately, both links are in Spanish.
I’ve started Twin Peaks. At first, Lynch’s directive quirkiness was distracting me, to the point of losing my suspension of disbelief. As in I could see the directions he was giving as if I was behind him and the camera man. Maybe it was a pilot thing.
Everything is so brown tinted though and I’m not talking about the huge amount of rooms made of bare wood and timber, the blacks and the shadows of each scene are tainted a reddish brown. Feels like it’s too warm. Don’t know if it is a conscious decision, if it was something from the film they’ve used; maybe it was shot in digital, I sincerely don’t know when in the 90s they’ve shifted from film to digital.
My goal with watching Twin Peaks, aside from just quenching my PNW obsession, was trying to replicate the feeling of when I watched a series on the television late at night before going to bed. After taking this photo, I made the conscious effort, and it took me a lot unsurprisingly, to not use my phone. Why can’t I focus on the media at the wide screen anymore? I don’t think I can justify it with the “algorithm is bad is eating your brain out”. There should be something else, or at least an scientific paper backing this claim, right?
The thing is, it didn’t help me disconnect at all. It didn’t help me sleep earlier. I should try something else.
But it is a nice series, I’ll keep on watching it.
Mini check-in:
Given that I've had too much time on my hands today + I'm still obsessed about the pacific north-west, I've sat through a 6 hour session of the game "Lake".
Maybe I’ve saturated myself enough to control my new - I don’t think that obsession is the right word, maybe hyperfixation? I have a rotation of “hoahoahoa” and “the ring was set in Washington” non stop at my head.
Maybe it could been called hyperfixation because it kept me away from scrolling, from smoking but also I forgot to attend to my basic needs.
Tomorrow I should focus on my final project but I’ll probably still be obsessing over the pacific northwest. Hey, if anyone from these states would recommend me songs that remind you of the PNW I’d really appreciate it.
I was all over her - salvia palth // 2013
"Don't know what I wanted, I have a memory Back at that party, I was all over her We didn't make out or do anything I just remember I was lonely
I guess I am always, it's not a problem It's just something, I got used to it Every stranger makes me feel safer And every person seems more beautiful"
original by Chris Phan edited by me, under this license
On my recent obsession: the Pacific Northwest
Maybe it began as a sort of escapism, as all of my geographical obsessions begin. What caught me by surprise was the fact it was new, not the usual rotation of Scotland, Nepal, Tohoku and Minas Gerais. I thought the Appalachians would be the next victim but no. Maybe it was me trying to reconnect with my teenage self that would have a healthier relationship with the internet by spending countless hours researching whatever instead of being spoon fed content through the broken algorithm. At least I used to learn something. At leats I've exercised my brain.
The seeds of the obsession:
I. It started with having to search for references for an class assignment to design a book cover for kids. Because of the book subject, I've used Gravity Falls as the main art reference, and while researching it, I've found out it was based in Oregon; II. Recently my Instagram feed was inundated with "the urge to travel the Pacific Northwest" kind of post with photo edits of misty forests, lake side camps, flannel fashion, and The Full Moon by the Black Ghosts, a Twilight OST song, as the background song. Usually it has either an orange tint or the Twilight turquoise tint.
Today I've started researching Oregon, maybe I'll move on to Washington.
What I have gathered about Oregon through countless wikipedia tabs (I may be wrong, I'm trying to remember without revisiting it):
It is slightly bigger than the United Kingdom. There are a bunch of lakes. If you look at the map, closer to the coast it's greener, the further east, in the direction of the Rocky Mountains, it's paler, maybe more drier as it get's close to the Nevada Desert? Maybe. The mythical policule ridden Portland is from Oregon, but it is not it's capital, which is Salem, not the Witch Trials Salem though. Maybe I should go over the geography again, looking for national parks, lakes and waterfalls.
I should probably research musicians and artists too. The thing is though, maybe the feeling that I am searching for comes from the state of Washington: Forks, the Ring, Twin Peaks.
Nevertheless, maybe I'm completely wrong. There's only so much I can learn through the internet. Tomorrow I'll continue.
dont take bird noises for granted
next time ur outside and you hear birds just think about how awesome that is and how much it would suck if they were gone
Patricia Crowther, Gardnerian High Priestess
68- La Befana, The Christmas Witch
From Italian folklore, La Befana is an old witch who represents the New Year. A figure who has many characteristics in common with St. Nicholas and Santa Claus, Befana’s existence predates the popularization of the latter throughout Rome and Italy. She travels Italy on the night of Epiphany Eve (January 5th), flying through the sky on her broom. She is depicted as an old hag with a elongated nose, the typical Halloween style witch. Befana differs from her October sisters, however, in that she carries a large bag of presents and candy that she distributes to the children of Italy.
The mythology surrounding Befana is quite interesting, as she was seemingly inserted into the Biblical narrative of Christ. As the story goes, the Three Wise Men were on the way to the baby Jesus, and stopped at Befana’s house. Known to be the best housekeeper around, she invites them in and puts them up for the night. The following day, they invite her to visit Jesus, but she declines. Upon the realization that she has missed a great opportunity, Befana rushes to catch up with the Wise Men, but fails. She spends the rest of her life searching for the baby Jesus carrying presents and gifts for him as the Wisemen had done.
Fast forward several centuries, and Befana’s story is surprisingly familiar and immediately recognizable. On Epiphany Eve (from which Befana allegedly derives her name), she flies to the houses of all the children with her bag of gifts, still looking for Jesus. She is usually depicted as covered in soot, as she accesses their homes via the chimney. Befana brings the good children presents and candy, and not surprisingly, the bad children garlic, onions, or even a lump of coal. Using her broom, Befana sweeps the house as she’s leaving, representing the removal of the previous year’s problems and messes. As if this wasn’t enough, the children of course leave Befana wine and food (much better than milk).
What is a witch like this doing around Christmas, especially in such a religious city as Rome? It has been suggested that Befana is descended from earlier Roman deities, whose worship was maintained by a newly Christianized populace. While this is uncertain, she has many characteristics of pagan deities, namely Strenua, who was a Goddess of the New Year. Regardless, the Catholic masses of Italy would not have knowingly maintained her story, had it not been merged with Christian mythology. While her tradition was not widespread outside of Italy, she does significantly predate Santa within Rome, who only saw his popularization in the last several decades. Whatever her history, she is certainly a whimsical addition to Christmas and New Year traditions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befana
A gift I painted for my granny’s birthday. Vaccinium Myrtillus are european blueberries/bilberries but in scotland we call them Blaeberries and they’re also great hiking snacks if you happen upon them : 22 Juli 2018
Another illustration I did for the book Nordic Tales by Chronicle Books! It’s a collection of old folktales, available for purchase at chroniclebooks.com, Amazon & many other shops worldwide. 🌲 Technique: ink painting + coloured pencils + Photoshop.
The Love Witch (2016)
Funny how you start a new household with a whole story already put together in your head and then the sims go and freaking surprise you.
foggy night at widenburg:
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