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Travel Portrait 29
The Lite Imaging of Pithy Epiphanies
August 15, 2010
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The Lite Imaging of Pithy Epiphanies

Water falls, then evaporates, clouding the 'lustration of photo synthesis. A trial surveys, then abates, appraising tribulations of stress.

Saturday: August 7, 2010

There is nothing lamentable about the conclusion of a midlife crisis except that you stop crying, and you stop hating the world. Most of all, you stop blaming the people around you--and worse, you stop blaming yourself. (I am not happy, nor am I moping. Anger? Fear?? Numbness??? Nope.)

I ran away from home today, and headed for the mountains. Indeed, being just a few hours away, by car, from the city allots for a slightly scurried commute back to the office on Monday, which should not be too much to manage, if I depart early enough. Yet the distance from the city will, hopefully, allow me to peacefully decompress in this destined town. (However, what instinct has driven me here?) Fortunately, I was able to make last minute accommodations at a reasonable rate.

Before checking in, I went to the Visitor Center to get some information about the forest and the waterfall. (The plan was to rise and shine with the sun in the woods.) I forgot to ask the park ranger where the supermarket was, so I had to remember to ask the motel registrar for the location before being handed the key to the king-sized bedroom.

"One block down the road, on the left."

With groceries in hand, I got back a moment before the local news [6:00 pm]. I ate rotisserie chicken, blue cheese, grape tomatoes and microwave popcorn [movie flavor]. To augment the chicken, I got some steak sauce. Mineral water re-hydrated the paste forming in my mouth, concocting a flavor different from the initial intake.

"I'll have to try this one again," I thought.

After supper and the news, I fell asleep (while on vacation, scandal). I was awakened by my cell phone, which was resting on the side table [9:00 pm]. However, I was too deep in slumber to be able to figure out where the ringing originated. I missed the call. Once less groggy, some minutes later, I returned the rang. Afterward, I fell back asleep and woke up three-quarters of an hour prior to my 4:45 am alarm. (I have not dozed like this in a long while!)


Sunday: August 8, 2010

I had not studied the map well enough to realize that I had not driven far enough up the highway to my desired destination. The road into this section of the forest was closed. The waterfall, I thought I was headed towards, was actually the name of the town. (I am not sure--too busy following instincts).

"Besides campers," I reflected, "who, on a Sunday at this hour, would be in the wilderness?"

Discouraged, I turned back. This spontaneous, now upstream, weekend migration would have to wait until after I got my bearings situated. I stopped off to fill the car's tank and to cup a coffee at the "gas and guzzle" mart.

What I wanted was my prosaic television, meal and wits. Fortunately, the first half of this day's programming, that I watch, was in "summer" rerun mode, and the second half would be online on demand by the evening. (I would watch these shows later.) Reclining on pillows while in bed, I ate leftover dinner for breakfast, which I did not mind. The time spent watching the broadcast sated my sedentary habit without impinging too much upon satisfying this urge for bucolic concreteness. Replete, I re-read the road-map and got a better picture of where I was going. I made a second attempt to walk through the woods, taking a hike to the waterfall.

Head for the Mountains [waterfall]

Travel Portrait Archive | EatIngredients Archive
08/15/10 The Lite Imaging of Pithy Epiphanies Water falls, then evaporates, clouding the 'lustration of photo synthesis. A trial surveys, then abates, appraising tribulations of stress.
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Precise Obfuscation: A Cafeteria Commentary
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06/21/09 On Being Patient #7: I Love Medley Nostalgic, scatterbrain daddy (Ed) variates audiably about bread, downloading, information and love.
06/13/09 On Being Patient #6: A Philosopher's Progress Ed takes pause detailing abstract limitations, composes a theory, and applies the theory to his psyche.
05/25/09 On Being Patient #5: Operation Staycation During his time of crisis, Ed tries to remain playful.
05/18/09 On Being Patient #4: Recuperation Ed looks out his bedroom window while the birds encourage him to rest.
05/13/09 On Being Patient #3: Reversion Triggers Ed extends his art appreciation penchant to sleuth his predicament.
05/10/09 On Being Patient #2: Strike or Spike Multitasking Ed juggles his work, vacation and sick time--on schedule?
05/02/09 On Being Patient #1: Introduction This portrait is a grand round, a gross clinic in the removal of a tumor that is causing, within me, Cushing's Syndrome. This portrait is about a pituitary case requiring Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery
09/01/08 Sandy Watiff Off-Season: Part 7 I asked myself, "How might these images reside within me as an aesthetic lore, as a magic from which I can gain a belief in being engaged with Art daily, while living a li[f]e?"
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08/25/08 Sandy Watiff Off-Season: Part 6
Having a hand in this infliction by smearing myself with the flagrant solar salve, I remain haunted by the experience recalled--with birds tweeting in my head.
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08/10/08 Sandy Watiff Off-Season: Part 5 The Overseer had zoned my attitude, thus conceptualizing the aesthetic lore for which I sought secretly.
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07/27/08 Sandy Watiff Off-Season: Part 4 We ran our errands, completed the itinerary and were back at the cottage within a few hours. Eddie was anxious to get out of the car. He wanted his easel, drawing paper and tackle box full of his art supplies.
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07/13/08 Sandy Watiff Off-Season: Part 3 The lobsterman read through the downloaded directions, then scanned the rental documentation, then skipped over the tourist information.
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06/27/08 Sandy Watiff Off-Season: Part 2 I drove over to the intersection leading to the expressway. I checked to see if my downloaded directions to Maine were still tucked away in the overhead visor, then I reset the odometer.
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06/16/08 Sandy Watiff Off-Season: Part 1
I wanted the artist's itinerary (aesthetic-lore).
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05/10/07 Ed tries not to smile while eating lunch. listen
05/02/07
Ed knows where he's going, and he isn't going to tell!
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04/25/07 Gallery hopping or not, Ed finds what for he is looking. listen
04/19/07 Ed is able to contemplate his day. He begins to realize that his breakfast chats are becoming more pointed and direct. What is going on here? listen
04/12/07 Ed takes a stroll around downtown Santa Fe. He is drawn to the Cathedral. listen
04/08/07 Ed finally gets to visit the Georgia O'Keeffe museum. He realizes that the "magic" of the artist is not gone. Ed discovers that (t)his "reality" is an ever-shifting perception. listen
03/31/07 Forgetful and neglectful, Ed will not let his vacation be hindered! listen
03/29/07 A cottage with a view... listen
03/26/07 With all the scenery, Ed manages to arrive at the B&B enthusiastic. listen
03/22/07 Ed is off on his way on vacation to... This is his correspondence of his adventures eating some of the surrounding areas' ingredients. listen
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