Interests meme

[vaneramos]

From daisydumont

LJ Interests meme results

1. bookmaking:
   Paper feels to me as a writer as soil feels to me as a gardener. Pages and ink are my medium, rather than letters on a keyboard or monitor. Books as a work of art fascinate me. I made two as Christmas gifts for my daughters two years ago, but that's all so far.
2. compost:
   One of the things I miss most about gardening is having a compost pile. Throw all your scraps in a pile and the next spring you have fertilizer that brings stale soil to life. Earthworms love it, too, and that's a good thing.
3. dreams:
   Usually in colour. My dreams usually fit into the adventure or thriller genre. Sometimes I'm a woman. Lately I haven't remembered my dreams regularly, but I've had a few lucid dreams.
4. geology:
   I'm fascinated with how the earth has changed over time, and how its physical structure has influenced the evolution of life. I also collect minerals.
5. lakes:
   I like to sit and watch them for hours.
6. natalie goldberg:
   Her book Writing Down the Bones has influenced my approach to writing more than any other.
7. piano:
   I miss having a piano. Playing is one of the best stress relievers. I passed my grade eight exams in the Royal Conservatory of Ontario. I like to play Rachmaninoff, Brahms and Chopin among others. I'm a good sight reader but can't play by ear very well.
8. self-therapy:
   I recommend Intimacy and Solitude by Stephanie Dowrick, plus the accompanying workbook. Meditation, visualization and journaling have done more for my sanity than any other treatment.
9. swimming:
   Preferably in lakes on the Canadian Shield. I like to snorkel, visiting the fish and aquatic plants. Pools are boring.
10. water:
    Water is my element, more than any other. I'm never happy when I'm far from it.

Enter your LJ user name, and 10 interests will be selected from your interest list.

Comments

[leafshimmer.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking of working on a book, composed of liturgical texts from my Tradition. I thought I would get a kit but then customize certain things such as the fabrics for the covers, the paper, etc.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

That's a great idea. Check out handmadebooks; it's full of inspiring projects. It's such a busy community that I filtered it off my default friends page a while ago, but the content is consistently high quality. I guess bookmakers are a fastidious lot.

It's relatively easy to make a nice folded book with a few pages (say 32 or less) from a few inexpensive supplies. You should be able to find instructions online. If you want something larger it will need to be bound, which is a little fussier and requires some equipment. I haven't gone to that extent yet, but I believe there are kits that will serve.

meme thing

[kwintt.livejournal.com]

I had no idea we had so many interests in common ...

compost ... yes! I had the good fortune to receive a free compost tumbler a month or so ago, and we are well underway with load of loamy goodness. We have several bins already but they take a lot of work to aerate. I loves me tumbler ...

Natalie Goldberg - what a wonderful writer and wise woman. I can remember vividly the place where I first cracked open one of her books and drank deep

Bookmaking - there is nothing like the experience of binding one's own book and putting the first marks in it. Being an inveterate bibliophile actually MAKING a book is a very heady and satisfying experience.

Dreams - I have always had a vivid dreaming life and have tried to draw them when I allow myself time. Color, definitely, and sometimes even other special effects. I had the chance to spend a night in S. LaBerge's dream lab back in the 80s and had a lucid dream with electrodes hooked up to my head. Wild!

Geology - I don't know more than what I learned in one college class, but it was one of my favorite classes. Many other things have slipped from my memory, but I still think syncline and anticline when I drive through certain nearby mountainous passes ... I love learning science and natural history ...

Re: meme thing

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

That's cool! Yes, I noticed we had a few matches on our interest lists. I have yet to attempt a bound book. Maybe a Christmas project this year! Your idea of drawing dreams is interesting. Sometimes they're difficult to put into words, but playing with colour and imagery might help draw out the story.