Irrelephant

I saw one of John Jaspers pieces the other day. I forgot which one, but one element involved a tv on stage playing one side of a video chat. Sometimes the woman on the screen would hold up this pink stuffed elephant. Later on, in response to something, she laughed, and said, “that’s irrelephant.”





Now, whenever I see or think of an elephant, which is surprisingly often, I think about irrelephancy.

"I just have to keep it together this week." And the screen goes black.

What are we all doing living just to get through the next big obstacle or just for tomorrow. What kind of definition of live is that? What kind of joy could it possibly bring a person to always be looking for something better or easier than today. It might give us the joy of false hope, a future that is hypothesized and if even it became true, would we take the time to realize it and then be happy that moment or would we just keep reaching for that next step on the ladder.

What are we. Where did we come from. Where will we go?

I want to build a bird feeder to put on my balcony. The apple isn't working.

This is the first entry.

Hello all.

It is currently 4:31 pm on a Saturday. I created this much anticipated, absolutely necessary, soon-to-be popular blog last night while drinking a beer after all of my room mates had gone to sleep and left me bored, buzzed, and alone.
Sleepily, I thought to myself "boy, I wish Heather Smith were here to keep me company," and was suddenly energized and enthused to create a blog where we could post our inner most thoughts and feelings.

Yesterday I used the word "satisfied" to describe my feeling.
Heather used the word "mutual," buy don't even get me started on that.

Today I am more than satisfied because my belly is filled with delicious sushi, my cabinet full of organic boxed soup, and my mouse, Princess Flegerannetta tucked awa-- wait, never mind about the mouse.

Today, I am... very satisfied.

-Carolyn Barry