It’s now time for me to start posting revelations that I had during my road trip. The most significant one is this: I don’t know who I am anymore. I’m like this optimistic, excited about life, noticing my surroundings person all of a sudden out of nowhere.
Old Jean: Doesn’t notice my surroundings, doesn’t care about poetry or art or nature or beauty in general. Lives in my head and analyzes everyone. Cynical, yet spirited and funny.
New Jean: Hyperaware of my senses. Noticing flowers and shit. Moved to the core by music. Examining pieces of art. Wanting to read everything I didn’t read along the way. Stopping to talk to every stranger I pass. Smiling constantly. Still cynical to a point. Still spirited and funny.
Am I on drugs? I don’t remember taking any.This morning, at my brother’s recommendation, I am watching the 1940s movie Fantasia. I’m having quite an experience. We were exposed to this movie as kids, but alas, Charlie was traumatized by the Night on Bald Mountain scene and I presume we never got to the end.
It is stunning. They’ve added color and maybe have done some touch up work, but the original remains intact and is an absolute masterpiece. The music is perfect, and the use of digital animation to visualize music was genius and way before its time. The movie feels like an acid trip. In a good way. (I mean, how do I know what an acid trip feels like?) And, it’s something I can keep on in the background while I write. Bonus.
Just another example of my heightened awareness of all things art. Readers, what do I do with this? It’s rather distracting. I can’t fixate on the little things I fixate on when I’m distracted by beauty. I can’t agonize over the little things I agonize about.
Help?
Love everything about this…. And please keep the spirited and funny!!
I am testing…does anyone get a reply from me?
Guess who has never seen it 🙂
Sounds like a nice trip, mushrooms or not!
😂
Sounds like it’s time for a 🍄 trip!
Fun! Continue to embrace the present & Enjoy the Jean Pool!
Beautiful! I’m glad you’re still spirited and funny.
“Noticing flowers and shit.” Haha.
Here’s hoping all the Fantasias keep presenting themselves to us!! Trip on, my Friend!!
Love Fantasia too.