bug work culture
Dear Ciara,
Have you placed your face to the ground recently? Seen the tiny bugs in the grass going about their day? They wander through the towering blades like businessmen in the big city. I imagine they have quite the hustle-culture, these bugs, maybe something like Japan? Hundreds of black companies eager to snatch young graduates up into their dark-matter work culture. I don’t know where I am going with this. I’m beyond tired, and the music and the hot sun are spiralling my thoughts out of control…
We had a late-night last night. The Organist and I went out to a show—a musical, in fact—which was a surprising amount of fun. I appreciate musicals more as an adult. As a teenager, I was swollen with angst, and found the overwhelming positivity of musicals a bit cringe and confronting. Now, as an adult with a slightly less angst-riddled mind, I see them for what they are: joyous.
Before the show we were also treated to another joyous sight, a thousand metallic starlings darting through the buildings around the theatre. They moved so fast, so close to the ground, the sound of their beating wings roaring like an aeroplane.
Due to my fatigue, today has ended up being a quiet one. Oh well. Did a couple of household chores. Some shopping. Now, I’m sitting in the sun, head to the grass, watching the bugs. There is a butterfly circling one of the bushes above me. It throws these strange orange flowers that look like fingers. The garden bed nearby is full of radishes. The wind rustles through their greens. Did you know you can eat radish greens? They’re delicious stir-fried.
The song for today is:
Fourth of July – Version 4 — Sufjan Stevens
My love for Sufjan Stevens is deep, rich and old. I remember listening to Carrie and Lowell when it first came out. This 10-year anniversary edition features some demos and secret songs. This one has got to be my favourite—another version of his track Fourth of July that spans almost fifteen hypnotic minutes. This was what was playing when I began daydreaming about bug work culture. Listen to it. I’m sure your mind will travel to weird places too.