Page created 17 Jun 2003 by pedro
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What do you pine for?
not really nostalgia.also, i pine for when mom's spit could do all sorts of neat stuff, from healing open wounds to cleaning stuff off furniture and clothing that industrial-grade cleaning supplies couldn't clean. and not having to get a job.
I have all these powerful memories of smells from my childhood, from schools to being outside, to the springtime, and fall, and winter. Poplar trees and their sticky, sweet smelling sap. Fishy lakes and wintergreen.When I think of Chicago, I think of exhaust and smoky bars. And the pungent aroma of the plants that surrounded Hanson hall (and that I would crawl through when I would break into the building to play piano). The last one is really the only powerful smell I can think of in a positive way. Ok, actually, also George's, but it's not exactly a good smell. The same goes for my dorm room in Burgh Hall.
Still, you get my point.
For me, I can't say that I have powerful memories of smells but, instead, smells can be powerful triggers for memories - the scent of paint, creosote, disinfectant, laundry detergent, fresh cut grass, manure, flowers, perfume etc. etc. all take me to different places in my past.For example if I combine stale Guinness, fresh tamales, a poorly sanitised chemical toilet, an overheated outside grill, damp canines and Juggler Vain's herbal cigarettes then VOILA! Instant TNICNAZ.
looking up at green leaves backlit by heaven. There was a slight breeze. And for a few moments in a day filled with people and busy-ness, I was by myself and at peace... I long to find more moments like that one.
sometimes i think about those nights in java house when pedro would play and how nice it was to be there. esp. i often pine about my sophmore year of college, spring semester, when erikanderson, anders, petercarlson, and many others were all in shakespeare class and how much fun it all was, and how happy and alive i felt. i like to think about all of us back in the day, and i feel so blessed to know all of you still....
i pine for play-doh snakes.
i want a krispy kreme donut.
i might move by a Krispy Kreme donut place. miss ya kels!
I don't know how to sign him off and log myself on. I suppose right about now thats what I pine for. You should also wish him a happy birthday..... he's one step closer to reaching manhood.
um. happy birthday jackson. have fun in Tucson.
i pine for vacation
I am with ya. I haven't had a real vacation (meaning something other than a long weekend) since last year, Christmas. Being that I am starting a new job in a week and a half, prospects for a vacation anytime soon do not look good, either. I should have just taken one of my two weeks, but was waiting for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Now I've sealed my own fate. Apparently I get paid for my vacation time when I leave the shul, but I would have rather just had the time.
Only two weeks to go... :)
for vacation (but at least now I can count the months until AUG04)
I pine.
a movie in grant park, a night at the 'wood, a ride on the 'el' as the sun sets, andersonville's swedish fest, the art institute on tuesdays.FEoTD.
Wow, Kelsey, that makes me pineful.... Walking towards the Planetarium along Lake Michigan feeling the cool breeze on your face, looking back over your shoulder and seeing the skyline all lit up and lovely... trying to learn to swing or salsa in the park with hundreds of strangers all laughing together... eating a hotdog at Wrigley as the Cubs battle it out in extra innings...
a big plate of angry trout cafe lemon fettucini with their blessed salad and an oatmeal stout.
I pine for the days of playing Mario Kart in Noah's basement and listening to Megadeth and Ned's Atomic Dustbin.
mmm... I pine for the variety of dark beer choices there used to be when I lived in Syracuse. Guiness, well good, is sometimes only good enough when compared to Middle Ages Black Heart Stout.
and Mario Kart was on their tv and I had a flashback to both sitting in Noah's basement and in Tony's little room playing for hours. Ah youth
camping out on the roof of carlson tower during finals week at the end of my sophmore year, snuggling under a sleeping bag and the stars with a cherished companion, knowing the whole campus was beneath us, waking up in the morning to geese waddling around us, raindrops hitting our noses, riding the elevator down wearing fresh bedhead and pillows under our arms, getting the strangest looks from students' faces as they marched towards final exams, a kiss on the cheek and back to our respective dorms.
i pine for long aimless walks through the urban jungle without wondering whether i'll reach the edge of the city because i know that no matter which corner i turn, i won't.(ulyssess00, that was beautiful!)
i pine for my days of unemployment.
Rocky Rococo pizza, a king size bed, and all the other fun things like saunas, hot tubs, and the open patios that you find in a typical Wisconsin hotel. I'm looking forward to showing my son the art of "Nordic" leisure in one week.
All that talking in the diaries about music in church makes me miss Cornerstone and the ability to head into Chicago to visit JPUSA on Sunday. I also really crave Tang right now, but that's a different story.
yeah. JPUSA is a pretty cool place. I keep meaning to make it out to C-Stone every year, but I just can't seem to do it.
I have a pitcher of it in my fridge and a thing of powder in the cupboard....Yum.
I always keep a canister of Tang in the office. I admit it, I'm just a kid. I also have "Active kids" vitimins that I take daily... maybe I'm just an optimist.