Anodyne
Saturday, March 31, 2007
 

Anodyne turned 3 yesterday, and I, as usual, was too busy with book-buying and photographs and reading to mark the occasion. Thanks to everyone who wrote last year, and to the geographically dispersed crew of Constant Readers: Vancouver, Chilliwack, South Wellington, Victoria, Toronto, Ann Arbor, NYC, London & etc. I had not expected to find a public form that would contain all the things in my head, nor to find real people emerging from cyberspace to discuss them. And the Incredible Talking Cats never expected a fan club, let alone one whose membership includes friends, total strangers, and several internationally exhibiting artists. "Much about this life is strange..." To those whose day jobs apparently consist of reloading Anodyne over and over again, and writing to complain each time a day passes without comment, sorry for the (subjectively) glacial pace of updates. Some days there's only so much to say. I know the stats would explode if I'd ever settle down and focus on one thing (bookstore staff-customer exchanges; art criticism; cryptically moping over girls). But as Olson says,

Around an appearance, one common model, we grow up
many. Else how is it,
if we remain the same,
we take pleasure now
in what we did not take pleasure from before? love
contrary objects? admire and/or find fault? use
other words, feel other passions, have
nor figure, appearance, disposition, tissue
the same?

- posted by cjb @ 9:27 AM


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