Thoughts from the cooler:
I cherish and am probably quite protective of my moments of solitude.
This does not include time in the cooler. Inside it is a practical place, I never sit ponder or gaze. I never read or research in there, never really daydream either. But I get a little sense of panic knowing I will be in there for any considerable time. Its never welcoming in there no-one exept me ever goes there. There are no windows to look out of, only reeded glass ones in the roof to let the light in.
Its a work place no cross over into an office or study and any considerable time in their I feel disconnected from the world. I read about artist studio complexes shared spaces, lots of interesting people doing stuff. Being part of a collective or group, discussing ways forward and stuff. I’m feeling everyone is ahead of me being great.
I thought I might be able to write about being in the cooler…..I cant, I dont remenber my thoughts when I’m in there? Though I’m totaly absorbed in when I’m working. Its a black hole in my thinking.
However: I would like to show you my tile nippers, they are fantastic. I have a box full of different kinds, and lots of the same kind, more than 20 probably. I have several blue ones….But this particular blue pair are way and above better to use than anything I have ever used before? The spring broke this week and I have only had them a couple of months? I needed to take a spring from another older pair to replace it. I have examined them very closely and can find no differences to any other blue handled pair? Except they dont open very far?…..Even with a different spring in they dont open very far…..all the others wide open. How far they open is irrelevant as the cutting action happens in a very narrow area only milimeters across. And was the fact the spring broke related to these nipperss not opening very wide?
This is the world of the cooler
PS the black star in the map indicates a Post Office !
