Source: allthingsd.com Way to go, Jason who got it right first! There are so many memorable quotes from the show, Northern Exposure. A slew of them were broadcast by the character of Chris Stevens, the ex-con turned disk jockey, better known as the "Voice of Cicely". Chris has unique insights on love, life, and the 'whole karmic enchilada', on KBHR - Cicely, Alaska. My top 3 today: (one even shows up in my 2nd novel) Star Wars meets Nietzsche Quote Source: www.tylertarver.com "There's a dark side to each and every human soul. We wish we were Obi-Wan Kenobi, and for the most part we are, but there's a little Darth Vadar in all of us. Thing is, this ain't no either or proposition. We're talking about dialectics, the good and the bad merging into us. You can run but you can't hide. My experience? Face the darkness, stare it down. Own it. As brother Nietzsche said, being human is a complicated gig. Give that old dark night of the soul a hug! Howl the eternal yes!" The Meaning of LIght Quote Source: www.slideshare.net "Ever since we crawled out of that primordial slime, that's been our unifying cry, "More light." Sunlight. Torchlight. Candlight. Neon, incandescent lights that banish the darkness from our caves to illuminate our roads, the insides of our refrigerators. Big floods for the night games at Soldier's field. Little tiny flashlights for those books we read under the covers when we're supposed to be asleep. Light is more than watts and footcandles. Light is metaphor. Light is knowledge, light is life, light is light." DISCONNECTED OR BLISSED OUT QUOTE Source: blogs.crikey.com.au "The day is coming, and it ain't going to be long, when you ain't even gonna have to leave your living room. No more schools, nor more bodegas, no more tabernacles, no more cinneplexes. You're going to snuggle up to your fiber optics baby and bliss out." Do you have any favourite quotes or memories of the show? If you do, I'd love to hear them. Hoping you're all living out your great karmic enchilada! Peace out, TartanFrog (aka Dina)
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1. If you swallowed the Cupid Capitalism Arrow, lock, stock & Birkenstock....the solution for you is: Chocolate, Chocolate & more Chocolate!! (Eat this preferably before and after you check your bank balance) PS If you didn't get chocolate, this is a good day to buy some - it's on sale! Recommended Reading: Fairy Tales! Or, if you've given up reading fairy tales due to your grown-up condition read this fascinating article about fairy tales: Les Contes des Fées: The Literary Fairy Tales of France by Terri Windling (warning: you may revert to your childlike self & want to read fairy tales after reading it...) 2. If you fall in that middle-of-the-road crowd, happen to be in a couple, and the whole thing makes you feel a little nauseous, but you succumbed in the end and dealt with it by drinking way too much....the solution for you is: A long bath with a glass of wine (if you're sick of the colour red, a white WHINE is refreshing in a hot, steamy bath). Recommended Reading: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (you can read an excerpt by scrolling down the B & N link) For more recommendations check out Guernica Editors' Picks 3. Declare International Miserable & Alone Day. In case you didn't get all that bitterness expunged yesterday...go for a long walk, preferably in rain, or better yet, slush. Today there won't be too many lovers strolling around in matching red sweaters that you'll be compelled to give fake smiles to, all the while: CLAWS ITCHING... Mopey International Miserable & Alone Day!! Recommended Reading: The Loathsome Couple by Edward Gorey, guaranteed to complete your celebration... Nini, from France. Photo: Jean-Daniel Sudres/Hemis/Corbis Get a group of writers together, and sooner or later, a story emerges (& laughter) about how most of us go through periods of writing bullshit. Why not wait for that exquisite gem of inspiration? (you ask) Well, for some of us 'the one' might not happen without 'the other'. No bullshit; no gems. Call us truffle hunters: We sniff through bullshit in order to arrive at a meaningful thread that hangs a whole thesis or poem, a novel, or I'd even argue, a community together. If you're starting out & hoping to avoid those many (wasted?) hours. . . Read my TOP 3 WAYS to cut through crap (which works 1/4 of the time:) Image: becauseican.co.za We’ve all said it at some point: Maybe I should pack it in and move closer to nature. Well, I did. And here's a few thoughts that might help you in case you've been hemming & hawing about taking the "crazy new shit" road. . . Today: my top 5 reasons why this was the best idea ever. [To provide balance, tomorrow I'll list the top 5 things I miss about living in the thick of things.] Top 5 of Country's Awesomest: 1. THE FIREPLACE I'm sooooooo in love with the fireplace (which, by the way, comes with a room with a magnificent view). So if you have a fireplace AND a view in the city, you can scratch that off the list. Photo: Clinton Desveaux 2. THE LAKE Is there really anything to explain here? Swimming in pristine, warm waters all summer on a lake that hardly anyone else ever uses. Skating in winter. If you're living downtown, have a working fireplace & your house fronts a lake, you're on the wrong blog. 3. SOUNDS There's a stream that runs through our backyard and empties into the lake; and while the summer's all about the lake, the fall is all about the rustling of leaves and the flowing sound of that stream. There's also a train track on the other side of the lake. Now, instead of an alarm clock, I wake up to the whistle of the first morning train - I happen to LOVE trains. No idea yet what winter & spring will bring to this symphony, but I sure don't miss the traffic, the honking, the sirens & I especially don't miss the drunk couples who feel the need to scream like bloody banshees while arguing on the way home from the bar at 3 a.m. If you don't mind those sounds, the city may be for you. Starry Night: Vincent Van Gogh 4. THE STARS Everyone who knows me has likely heard about my own notorious scream in the night: "I LOVE CAMPING!!" (which came some time after I appeared at my city door for a camping trip carrying a silk pillowcase, an electric toothbrush and clothes on hangers -- I know, I know I'll NEVER live that down:) The truth is I was always a sucker for staring at a starry night (I mean who doesn't love Van Gogh's?). So no matter what city downtown you live in, there's NO WAY you get to enjoy the best light show on earth every night. If moving to the country is out-of-the-question, I seriously advise you to make friends out there. 5. MY HEALTH, EMOTIONAL & SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING For years now, this tiny, squeaky voice inside my head was whispering that despite what everyone said: "YOU? You wouldn't last a week. You're a city girl. OBVIOUSLY. Just look around you." It was true. Our place in the city couldn't have been more cosmopolitan if we'd tried. The paintings on the walls (nudes no less), the multicultural soirees, the daily jaunts to the cool cafe, our favourite neighbourhood pub, etc. etc. . . . and yet, the squeaky voice kept growing & growing, till it was squawking. So, the learning here, I think(??), is that no matter where I'm the happiest, healthiest & most balanced I've EVER been,-- What matters is the voice in YOUR head. One thing that's true is that if I had to join the morning commuters to work, I probably would have only lasted here a week. Fortunately, at least for the time being, I'll be working from home. If and when that changes, well, I'll cross that bridge when I have to. Tomorrow, I'll confess to what this writer does miss by not living downtown. Till then, Hope everyone's enjoying their weekend, TartanFrog (aka Dina) Photo credit: globalexperience.com And the first city is. . . Where else?? Paris!! Paris is magical! Combining history with beauty, culture and a dramatic setting, it's a wonderful place to visit for couples, families, and for singles. Since I'm plotting another Paris visit, I thought I'd dream up a few walking tours for myself. Given my love of movies, I'll start there. For more on the Paris walking tour click here |
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