december 26, 1960

50 years ago today...

"we tried a new method of editing. we have cards for every shot. we layed them out on a huge reflector. we caught a roach and let it crawl through the cards. but somehow, the beast chose a very straight line, not interesting at all"

jonas mekas, december 26, 1960, from the diaries, in "the american new wave", walker art center, 1982, image circa 1964

silence...

(nice to know the days of the week in 2009 are the same as they were in 1925, although i hope you find something worth recording today...)

eternity, lifetimes and instants...

"the classic authors always said, 'if you spend something in an instant, eternity cannot bring it back to you'... the decision is up to you. you can do stupid things that can never be made good again. on the other hand, you can have a fortunate encounter, that will change your life forever."

ernst jünger, from: the details of time - conversations with jünger, 1990. image: jünger's diaries cribbed from this great blog...(i would also highly recommend jünger books 'on the marble cliffs', and 'the glass bees.')