Comments | eldaradan: Short post, and the city hurts your brain.

eldaradan

Short post, and the city hurts your brain.

Jan 12, 2009 20:21

I'm only going to post briefly, because I'm a busy queen, and, somewhere along the line, 8:15 became a reasonable time to be tucked into bed getting ready to retire. It's the rural life, I guess. Tonight, the sky is black black black--there is precious little light polution here, so last night the stars and moon were brilliantly visible. Tonight, ( Read more... )

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adrian_ilo January 13 2009, 14:44:02 UTC

I see your point- I grew up on a farm and I very occasionally miss the peace of it. But cities excite me and give me energy- the thought of so many people, so much art and music and commerce and crazy all happening at once- I guess I like that. I also see why it is harmful to people- especially those born into it with no other choice.

eldaradan January 14 2009, 04:26:55 UTC

Yeah. There's a big difference too between the cool parts of a city, and the projects.

I've never lived in a city, and I find them exciting, but also (and mostly) overstimulating. And the real point of the article (which is becoming more understood in some psychological circles) is that humans have an innate need for nature--cities are recent developments, and cities certain residents can't get out of are VERY recent developments. As the article said, we evolved as hunter-gatherers.

I'm just the free range type.

adrian_ilo January 14 2009, 13:28:57 UTC

yeah, and somehow the projects are still less depressing than the soviet apartment blocks. But at least they had summer houses (or shacks with gardens behind) and public transport to get to them, whereas here a lot of times no car means you are stuck.

eldaradan January 15 2009, 02:36:44 UTC

Yeah, I'm pretty Soviet aesthetic standards were intended entirely to create the most depressed populace possible.

That said, though, some of the Soviet statuary I saw in the national cemetary of Latvia was really, really amazing.

ecstaticlght January 13 2009, 17:00:05 UTC

3 hours in London did me in...2 years in the UK and I never went back.

I think a balance of urban and non-urban life is good though. I love forests of buildings and discovering their nooks and crannies and amazing houses. OK, so structures, yes..too many people, cars and too much noise..no. Oh and bugs. Whether urban or not are just not happening. I do see your point though and yes, I think we are teaching ourselves through a sort of social brainwashing to keep all things green and wild in check. As the world around us feels out of control, then we feel the need to control even the flowers that have a will of their own.

How funny that I've had Great Pyrenees on the brain for 3 or 4 days. I've actually been looking for them as I see other dogs. You must really be diggin Sweetums :)

eldaradan January 15 2009, 13:32:27 UTC

My favourite kind of dog is big and sweet.

What's insidious about our culture is that we go beyond death urge to sterility urge. Sterility is all things dead, no hope to reproduce. It scares me.

Speaking of Pyrenees, I learned on wikipedia yesterday that the Sami (or Lapp) people in Finland, via genetic testing, are not only descended from the earliest Europeans, but there's a second major strain relating them to the earliest inhabitants of the Iberian peninsula, namely the Catalonians and the Mari-worshipping Basques. I'm fascinated.

rohangypsy January 13 2009, 23:16:50 UTC

Okay, this to you is posting briefly?

You cross a wife to get to your hut? Is she made of wood?

Oh, I would *love* it if your hut was on chicken feet!

I would just like to take this moment to say that I am *not* a city person. I went to Baltimore for my Peabody audition and nearly suffocated...over 2 days. I mean, it was nice to be 15 minutes away from the warf and eat lovely seafood, and there's this fantastic Indian food restaurant a block away from campus. But I can't do cities.

I gave massages to huskies today! *happy dance* Maybe next time you come I can show you some canine massage techniques you can use on your pups.

eldaradan January 15 2009, 03:33:38 UTC

Yeah, well, I've never been known for brevity. Eddie Izzard proves brevity is not necessarily the soul of wit. You know how long-winded my posts can get when I don't force myself to stop typing NOW ( ... )

rohangypsy January 15 2009, 16:06:21 UTC

What? they have to add to her trauma for legal reasons? The world is just *not right*. How old is she?

But bridges can also be made of stone, so you see the reason behind my inquiry.

I hear those get in the way sometimes.

The Nature Conspiracy 50cra7es January 29 2009, 02:11:53 UTC

Aha! The trees have won you over! But then, that happened a long time ago you tree hugging alive person.

Hey, if you haven't heard I let the Earth recycling go. I had a fantasy it might get me to the register but after two openings and one recent new hire I got enlightened. It's been dry weather here for months. Because I'm an evil witch I conjured an ice storm to make recycling impossible today and wet and nasty when it is possible. This is my vengeance! Aha! See how petty, grudging, evil and dangerous I am? not to mention deluded? Be afraid! Cackle! Cackle!

Check out my long and evil sociopolitical opinion for today on 50cra7es.livejournal.com/

And what do you think of any use in the series I'm doing on Conservative Driving?

Hippies 50cra7es January 29 2009, 05:04:39 UTC

Hey! "Goddamn hippies"? Where's a tissue, I think I'm going to cry! I'll have you know that hippies pioneered the freedom trails your continuing to forge young whipper snapper. (Before them beatnics and other weardo's including witches as well.) It was a clever play on words and fun to read I'll give it that. Your good. But let's have a little appreciation for our furry founding freak brothers and sisters of yore here please. Love. Peace. Stop the War. Hell No, We Won't Go. Remember Ohio! Most of all, Love.