Dinner and a Show

Is sitting in a theater, watching a performance, a state of hypnosis? I’m watching Dimitris Papaioannou from the moon.

Have a Look: Batsheva and Bob Dylan

There is a game that is played, in different variations, wherein two competitors are given a set of significantly dissimilar objects, people, or ideas, and must race to connect them to a center point, usually via Wikipedia. Clementines and the Empire State Building. An Achilles Tendon and Jennifer Aniston. The color Magenta and the River Nile. 

I think, in certain cases, you'd be allowed to modify the game and use your imagination in lieu of a computer. Let's try it now?

One:

There's not much to say about the first video clip except that it makes me BELIEVE. 

Enjoy this electricity: 

Two:

The next thing for your eyeballs is a clip of Andy Warhol's 1965 Screen Test of Bob Dylan. Maybe what's really got my wheels, once I finish taking this all in, is the question of where exactly we go when we know we're being only-sort-of watched? It's a tricky thing to record someone in their natural state, but humans are adaptable, this is a fact. How long then before we forget that we are not alone?

And also, to bookend the week, see how much actually gets done in the pursuit of doing nothing!

...while we're on the topic of ANDY W. and his Screen Tests, we might as well (read: should definitely) watch this:

Start your engines and connect these dots why don't you? I think I will too. 

Judy Garland: Having Emotions Doesn't Make You Crazy

Here is the thing. 

For a long time, I have nonchalantly defended my emotional actions or reactions in this way:

"I know I know, but I'm a crazy person, so..."

It occurs to me that it's time to make an effort to stop. Because-- and this sounds cliche to me, but I'm going to indulge this thought for a second here, and it bears repeating since I certainly don't seem to have taken it to heart-- feeling something does not make you unstable, it makes you human. In fact, I think ignoring your emotions actually makes you crazy. If you believe that your emotions are tied to your instincts, and that your instincts are usually right, it might even make you stupid. 

Also, "crazy" used this way is a cruel word, and one of these days I'm going to quit being so mean to myself. There are enough people out there ready to oblige, if I'm looking for some sly cruelty. Which I am not.

The fact is, expressing emotion can be beautiful. It can be a very brave thing.

Resulting in this theory: maybe, in our heart of hearts, we actually crave it. Otherwise why on earth do we go the movies? What even is "Netflix and chill" if not an excuse to wear sweatpants, eat in bed, and watch other people feel the things that we're afraid to feel ourselves?

All of that is to say that the following video is sticking with me, as is the fact that it was never aired because producers found it "too dark" leading me to question: when did it become taboo to care?