Red Cedar
More apocalypse, less angst
Month: January 2012
The gradual road to nowhere.
Of Weber’s Vocation Lectures, we were asked to focus in on Politics as a Vocation for the purpose of our class, but having read that I am equally as interested to see what he has to say about science as a vocation so hopefully… Continue Reading “The gradual road to nowhere.”
Of course there is a point.
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett was written in 1948 and first performed in 1953 to acclaim all but unimagined in the world of modern theatre. Contextualized by the European tragedy of World War Two, Waiting was voted the most influential work of the… Continue Reading “Of course there is a point.”
Leaving a less-than-beautiful corpse. (Dorian Gray)
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNIR-dqoJk8%5D My recent reading has been all worshippers of the individual from the 19th century – Kierkegaard and Nietzsche most recently – but not until I read Oscar Wilde’s A Picture of Dorian Gray did I quite see Wilde’s connection to these philosopher’s of… Continue Reading “Leaving a less-than-beautiful corpse. (Dorian Gray)”
Design notebook: First finished coat
So this is the first wearable outer garment that I’ve made – an unlined wool coat with buttons and everything! Vintage wool from an estate sale, wooden buttons from Button Button, plus Butterick Pattern 5569. A full post about it should be up soon… Continue Reading “Design notebook: First finished coat”
Travels with Mary.
I am mulling over Waiting for Godot while listening to Max Richter’s The Blue Notebooks, and watching the snow fall outside the window. A combination which seems destined to produce an upwelling of emotion if ever there was one. But instead of writing on… Continue Reading “Travels with Mary.”
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