Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1507: And so on and so on as the day goes

And so on and so on as the day goes, and it flows on outward and the sun shines and the trees sway and a plane flies on above, and it is not brutally overcast, but it has been raining and the rain is always a nice thing when I don’t want to water the plants, so it’s a nice thing right now. It’s sunny, but it’s overcast, but the sun is getting stronger and shadows are becoming more defined, and shade and shadows share a relationship that makes sense as they are one and the same. And that is how the words fall out, and I think about how I wrote a letter last night to an acquaintance, and when it gets to them I wonder how it will be perceived.

Hopefully it will be read as something pleasant and I imagine that that will be the case as it was just a short and silly little thing that touched on what I felt writing could mean, and off it goes today and tomorrow it will be elsewhere. It won’t be with me. It will have gone and left and travelled a distance greater than I do at any given moment, and there’s something nice about that, I think.

That letter will see itself go through the air and off to wherever tomorrow guides, and it is no longer mine. It is something of myself but it no longer is something that is me. It will be gone and become someone else’s, as it were. That’s pretty neat.

It will get through this weather and hopefully find itself in better weather after all of this. Preferably inside, rather than out. I don’t know, but I hope.

The sun is getting brighter, so I’m going to assume that the clouds are clearing up quite a bit. But there’s still a bit of a pallid appearance to everything outside, though maybe that’s more due to designed structure, and how that carries forward as an image and as something to be perceived, and I don’t know how these things go, really. I can only guess and surmise, and that has little to do with anything and much to do with everything, depending on how I’m feeling at any given moment in time. Such is the way of the things and such is the way of life as it finds itself upon a point that has been finely designed so as to be able to make sure that its emphasis carries forward to wherever and whenever it must.

I think about the written language and I see the weather outside, and then I realise I’m just throwing things together and where they lead, I have no idea, but I do know that at the very least I can string words together and put them in handwritten form and typed form, and I can think about why one is valued more than the other. I can think about that, and maybe I will today.

The time it took to write five-hundred words: 07:06:38

Bit of a mess. Nothing else to say, really.

Written at work.

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Akari Kaida and Yoshino Aoki: Eden

One listen.

This is another where perhaps I was thinking too much about what I was writing. I think it turned out okay. Could be better; could’ve expanded quite a lot. There’s a brightness to the song that I didn’t capture, which feels like a missed opportunity to me.

Akira Kaida (海田 明里) and Yoshino Aoki’s (青木佳乃) “Eden” is from Breath of Fire III Sound Collection, the soundtrack for Breath of Fire III. It is also included as part of Breath of Fire Original Soundtrack Special Box, a collection of all the music (as far as I’m aware) of the Breath of Fire Series. There is a soundtrack album called Breath of Fire III: Original Soundtrack that was released at some point around the time of Breath of Fire III‘s release but it was a selection of songs from the game rather than the whole soundtrack.

I hope you enjoy.

The sound of birds, and everything seems refreshing. Peaceful. Easy. Idyllic. It’s gentle and relaxing. It’s time to take it easy. Time to take it slow. No need to rush. Rushing will lead nowhere, and this peace can be enjoyed for as long as necessary.

It really is idyllic, and wonderful. The sounds play their gentle steps out, and they carry calm with them. They present the idyllic in an idyllic manner. They travel, they rise, they fall, they have nowhere to be. There’s no rush. There’s no stress. Those birds in the background keep singing their songs, and everything travels toward silence at the song’s end.

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Akari Kaida and Yoshino Aoki: Falling Green

One listen.

This one was a bit of a struggle. Threw myself into it, got it done, but I felt very unable to say anything.

Akira Kaida (海田 明里) and Yoshino Aoki’s (青木佳乃) “Falling Green” is from Breath of Fire III Sound Collection, the soundtrack for Breath of Fire III. However, I believe that before the release of that soundtrack, it was first included on Breath of Fire Original Soundtrack Special Box, a collection of all the music (as far as I’m aware) of the Breath of Fire Series. There is a soundtrack album called Breath of Fire III: Original Soundtrack that was released at some point around the time of Breath of Fire III‘s release but it was a selection of songs from the game rather than the whole soundtrack.

I hope you enjoy.

A thin sound rises and rises in repeats. A gentle percussion comes in, thumps and plays light whilst other sounds push hard on moments and others flow gently.

There’s something kind of languid here, and also energetic. A bit empty and a bit peaceful. It’s as though playing to an emptying space, or a cleared space, and it plays with careful precision to fill the space, or try to, despite being unable to.

The sounds seem to ask questions. They seem to ask to examine and think, and they eventually fade into nothingness at the song’s end.

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Akari Kaida and Yoshino Aoki: Country Living

One listen.

I had to kill some time earlier today which is what led to the below. Just knocked it out, kind of happy with the result. Feels a bit guided, a bit aimless.

Akira Kaida (海田 明里) and Yoshino Aoki’s (青木佳乃) “Country Living” (“いなかぐらし”) is from Breath of Fire III Sound Collection, the soundtrack for Breath of Fire III. However, I believe that before the release of that soundtrack, it was first included on Breath of Fire Original Soundtrack Special Box, a collection of all the music (as far as I’m aware) of the Breath of Fire Series. There is a soundtrack album called Breath of Fire III: Original Soundtrack that was released at some point around the time of Breath of Fire III‘s release but it was a selection of songs from the game rather than the whole soundtrack.

I hope you enjoy.

A little drum roll before a nice little sway in the sounds. Bass underscores and guides, and keys play light. Woodwind comes on and over, keeps it all small and relaxed. Soon it’s strings descending and there’s a firm work in this. It’s a bit of hard work, and it keeps steady. It stays relaxed still, in a sense. Keys come back and reflect the woodwind, then strings again, and then the keys return and start following their own path, and the woodwind sort of compliments and contrasts.

The sounds start going elsewhere, moving away from the main melody more and more, and asking a question of sorts, or maybe just wondering about the rest of the day. There could be many questions, and there could be no questions at all. It doesn’t matter too much; it’s back to work, back to appreciating the smallness of it all. Knowing there’s something else out there, bigger, but it’s here in this small, semi-isolated space that’s not isolated at all that’s the heart and centre of everything. It’s a slow life, a hard life, and that’s the ideal life, and it carries upon the sounds as they flo0at along, or rather chug along, relaxed but hard working, and they eventually fade as the song ends.

 

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A Poem About Looking for the Right Words

Long day again. Going to be a few long days coming up, really. Anyway, decided to try and get something out that involved writing and it’s the below. It says what I feel I need to say at this point, but it could be better.

I hope you enjoy.

I look for words that fit together
As always they elude me
What is right and what is true
Is not necessarily the same

If I keep on searching
I might never find them
Sometimes it is necessary
To use the rough ones

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Akari Kaida and Yoshino Aoki: Sanctuary

One listen.

Don’t know what I was going for here. Was trying to think too much, and it didn’t help.

Akira Kaida (海田 明里) and Yoshino Aoki’s (青木佳乃) “Sanctuary” is from Breath of Fire III Sound Collection, the soundtrack for Breath of Fire III. However, I believe that before the release of that soundtrack, it was first included on Breath of Fire Original Soundtrack Special Box, a collection of all the music (as far as I’m aware) of the Breath of Fire Series. There is a soundtrack album called Breath of Fire III: Original Soundtrack that was released at some point around the time of Breath of Fire III‘s release but it was a selection of songs from the game rather than the whole soundtrack.

I hope you enjoy.

A peaceful sound draws long, feeling unnerving, off with all the bubbling underneath. This is a protected space, but it’s almost illusory. Gentle, fragile notes met with a sudden heaviness; a cold thud, and unnerving percussion.

This is protection, but it’s also clear that it’s not. It’s, in a sense, restriction. It’s a joke, a twist an undesirable one, but it does offer that protection. But it’s not desired. It’s undesirable, it’s cold and it seems to menace. It seems to force and press itself upon, and it fades out, leaving lingering negativity at the song’s end.

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Rear lights

This photo I’m not a fan of, but the lights from the car passing turned out well enough.

I hope you enjoy.

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Heavy Sunrise

I look at this image, and I’m reminded of bushfires. I’m reminded of how intense they can be, and I look at this image and feel like the bare branches are arms, reaching out from being smothered and dragged under.

This is my submission into Leanne Cole‘s “Monochrome Madness” for this week. This one is hosted by Leanne and she has chosen “Woods, Rainforests and Bushland” as her theme.

This challenge is open to all, and I recommend joining in. If want to, check out more information about it here, and include the tag “monochrome-madness” when you share your photo. If you’d prefer not to join in, then at the least check out Leanne’s photography, and what other people submit.

I hope you enjoy.

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Smearing Utility

I took this photo yesterday morning. I was trying to get a good zoom by hand, which sometimes has interesting results. Not so much in this case, but I’m going to justify the photo.

The image questions how we perceive things through the dichotomy between zoom and shake. The image is smeared and duplicated, showing multiple realities layered into one shot, and none are more or less real than the others.

But really I like the smearing in this one. This photo could be so much better with a tripod. A great thing about zooming in a long exposure is creating ghost imagery of sorts. Creating a sense of alternative perspective on scene and the real. This doesn’t quite get there, but it has a feel to it that I like.

This is my submission into the three hundred-and-fiftieth Lens-Artists Photo Challenge. The theme for this one is “Zooming“.

The host of the Lens-Artists challenges cycles weekly between the following people:

Tina

Patti

Ann-Christine aka Leya

John Steiner

Sofia Alves

Anne Sandler

Egídio

Ritva

Beth

This one is curated by Anne. The next one is curated by Ritva.

At the moment Patti is sitting out the challenges whilst she recovers from wrist injuries. Go send her some love.

I recommend joining the community and participating in the challenges. They’re pretty straightforward, allow room for interpretation, and provide a good way to think about photography in general. If not, however, then at the very least you should check out what others submit to the challenges.

I hope you enjoy.

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1506: Sitting in Duoly Rob

Once more Badde Manors is not open. I’m sitting in Duoly Rob, listening to easy music, pretending I’m cool. The sky is sunny and the temperature is cold. This is not ideal, but for someone it is. One person (probably more) might consider this ideal. I consider this ideal for wearing gloves and a poncho.

But it’s peaceful and still, and a pleasant day, and after a night of low sleep a pleasant day is a good way to start the… day…

Yeah.

So it was a rough sleep. Awake for a few hours for no reason, trying to get back to sleep. Probably due to the chocolate mousse I had last night. Don’t know, don’t care at this particular junction in time. Just know that it happened. Tried to get back to sleep[ for a while and of course it didn’t work, but now I’m working on this bit of writing. But last night I was working on sleeping and sleep was what was not there.

Got those intense trying to sleep thoughts, as one tends to when they are awake for no reason in the middle of the night and desiring to return to the land of dreams. I can’t remember most of it, but I do remember being visited by the music video of You Am I’s “Berlin Chair” – specifically the Australian music video – and I wondered what they were doing now, other than being on tour (I think they’re still on tour), and then my mind went elsewhere. That’s what came out of the thick miasma of tangled thoughts and chaotic rumblings.And eventually I fell back asleep and it was not enough, but it was something and that’s better than nothing. But of course I had to get back up at some pint and so the alarm went off and I was back to being conscious of my surroundings, and it was not fun.

I’m tired and I’m having a decent time, and that’s a good thing, I think. Not so much the being tired, but the having a decent time. Things are stabilising and life seems to be getting a little clearer, and I have things to jot down on paper. I have to get things written so I can edit them and make them read well, and I hope they read well once I’m done. I won’t know until they are, but I hope and hope is good to have. I’ve said it before, but action needed, but hope feels good right now. It feels like a nice poncho that’s keeping me all warm and cosy, and I don’t have to worry about too much. I have to worry about everything, but I also have a bit of an easy run over the next few days. Things are making sense and that’s good, and now I’ve a clear path through the next few weeks.

So maybe this cool scenery in Duoly Rob isn’t too bad. Maybe it is ideal, because it’s nice and happy.

The time it took to write five-hundred words: 07:22:81

Bit of a stretch, this one.

Written at Dirty Red.

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