7/3: Some writing got done

7/3: Bought dad his birthday gift secretly

7/3: Downtown to pass off some card stock to vendor

7/3: Dream about Rick and Morty convention

7/2: New card art style tests

7/2: Laundry

7/2: Dishes

7/2: Experienced dream regarding anonymous messages, commissions, and being overworked

7/1: Went to Coney Island

7/1: Watched News From Home (1976)

Review (Spoilers)

This is a very patient film. I believe it's the sort of film my father would find gauche, and my mother would try to enjoy but become bored with. I was captivated by both the sights of my city and the emotions which were triggered in me. They were not very intense emotions. They were comfortably noticeable enough. At first I was restless, but quickly matched the pace of the film. This quiet summer morning with very little responsibility was a great time to become patient on the level of the film. Before I watched News From Home, I had not looked too far into the synopsis (in order to enjoy the surprise), but I did know the general premise of voiceover accompanied by New York City. I did not expect it to be of the mother towards her daughter, I was expecting the other way around. It was a pleasure to be surprised.
I was strangely growing angry at the mother's insistence, though then promptly embarrassed by my own feelings. It's not strange for a mother to fret over her daughter and yet it maddened me, just a bit. I found it an excellent touch that the noise of the city often blared over her letters. I was additionally frustrated at those passersby who stared intently and mildly confused at the camera, though I can't say I wouldn't be doing the same, but it broke partially that candid sense and I was then embarrassed again at my own frustration with the innocent. In totality I felt resonance with my city. Those were the happiest moments. The final scene drifting out into the ocean had me feeling dissociative. It did its job.
Later today, we go out to Coney Island to scope for an event I'm planning, so possibly this film will have me more connected with the past. I do wish I were alive at this time of the city, but then I'd miss a lot more.

7/1: Experienced dream regarding Homestuck characters playing a board game, a cat that turns into a turret, and a duck on my street

6/30: Flattening new poster

6/30: Organized cards for packing

6/30: Experienced dream regarding my old name, being trapped on an island, a survey, strange young animals, a large dance party, a man who took duck hormone therapy, and a market selling expired meat

6/29: Played Lethal Company with two friends

6/29: Visited vintage store in order to shill

6/29: Received gold and silver graduation gift from dad



6/29: Bought Speaking in Tongues limited edition vinyl, Yes cassette, R.E.M. cassette

6/29: Had glasses tightened

6/29: Picked up diploma

6/28: Laundry card machine is broken

6/28: Cleaned room

6/28: Put up movie posters for the first time



6/28: Camera file transfer wire arrived

6/28: Purchased P.O. box

6/28: Excessive organization of logins and purging of unused accounts

6/28: Experienced dream regarding childhood friend, my name change, the woods, my animation teacher, a bear, building a web, and flying

6/27: Watched Pleasantville (1998)

6/27: Started reading coin magic book

6/27: First card from parents using proper name

6/27: Received new camera as graduation gift, named her Polka, found last owner's pictures

6/27: Started logging