6/29 Soundtrack

of many mornings. I thought I would share with you, what I wake up to now.



The music in the background is from the man playing the accordian that I zoom up on towards the end of the video.

Love it? I do.

Class again. Presentations again. Passed in my takehome midterm. In class, I was able to identify some of the artifacts in the powerpoint because I had seen them in the Louvre. My personal favorite? The Venus de Milo. If you're close to me, you probably already know why I love her so much. If not, just ask me sometime if you're a friend.

I can now somewhat identify the time period in which a Greek piece was made (up to the Hellenistic period). I can definitely tell the difference between Hellenistic and Classical pieces. Maybe not practical knowledge, but definitely made me happy. Crazy the things you pick up in classes... If I could I'd spend my entire life learning. Is that a crazy thought? I think if I could, I'd like to be a professor and spend my entire life researching... Hm, I'm not sure that's a normal thought.

Spent most of the day after class reading Greek mythology. I rationalized that I was doing research for my paper... but really, those myths are just addicting. Plus, the fact that I'm reading about Greek myths in Greece? That's pretty cool to me.

All the names of places they mention, some of them no longer exist, but I know what the present day sites are known as. Many stories, you can find two-three depictions of in various sculptures, reliefs, and paintings. Heroes that are glorified in stories? I've met face to bronze face with them. Goddesses and gods? I've also met face to marble face with them. Sometimes I don't know if reading the myths remind me of the sculptures I've seen, or if the sculptures I've seen remind me of the myths I've just read about. I've been to so many museums that it seems like these myths are coming alive. They've permeated.

Connections keep my mind busy. Plus knowing the myths... It's as useful as knowing bible stories in the United States. Not completely necessary (excuse me, I'm Buddhist) but very handy when a politician, a movie, or a book alludes to them. Plus if there's a story to a piece, you can always remember it better, right? Reading myths is a great way to study. This is me rationalizing.

Does art reflect life? Or does life reflect art?