Early last week, I spilled hot chocolate on my laptop. It was filled to the brim with marshmallows that had turned soft and liquidy from sitting patiently in their hot little cup. It was perfect timing, really. I had been contemplating the effect technology was having on me. Just as, a little bit ago, I finished my first painting in an effort to slow down my portraiture, I had recently considered switching back to film in order to reduce my interaction with computers. All the information–it’s gotten to be too much. My easily wandering mind has been living such a digital life that I am spending 12 hours a day staring at a computer. Staring. Waiting. For the next blip. The next beepadebeep! Easy access to absolutely everything.
I might have overdone it with my hot chocolate solution. I sent my computer to the hospital for a couple weeks.
In the meantime, I found this lovely crystal chandelier, second hand, and hung it high tonight in the studio. A bright, sparkly reminder of how many other spectacular things there are in this world.
by catthrasher
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