1966 Bubblegum Card no 42 – ‘Tarzan see’s of the lion with a flaming torch’
Cambridge – Portsmouth April 10th
Day one post Konfirmation
Awake 4:28 Back to normality without the differences of GMT
Snooze for a while painting in my head searching the labyrinths of a strange but vivid dream – then after 6am Lay awake radio on thinking till 7am – difference being the window, admittedly through the curtains is light – Up – shower adventures and head down to breakfast 3 minutes late due to packing first.
Have the same as yesterday including conversations that I don’t find intrusive – Mixed toast again and almost forgot the hash browns plus a welcome bigger pot of tea – take my time….. oh there is one difference, I have juice too – I will remember for next time that was a good move.
Leave and head upstairs for 25 mins peace and quiet before I head out – head down after a call and chat as I pay and check out.
Into the open air to swallow sharp cold breaths – but not cold sharp breaths
—————- enjoy the walk ————–
They are working on the pavements – so many white bridges to cross dragging the case – resist the desire to ‘take’ dug up stones from ‘under the noses’ (untrue phrase) of the workmen (well from the spoil piles to be uber factual) Arrive 11 minutes later than I wanted – no stopping and coughing this time – body explaining its relaxed – but I dont ever wish it to be familiar here though – no habituation – hello – sit at new desk – I am looking forward to some time chatting to Simon and the others – In with badge number 1 and settle in the admin office as a base – several things to do today – filming – talking – gathering and leaving
soon its time to meet
Conversations
Plot-tings
Suggestions
Surprises
ventures
correlations
learning
Gold
over to quickly
——————— hiatus ————
List 19 – rest of day
1. Spend some time in the orchard with the video camera – weaving in-between the gnarled, lichened branches
2. Conversations in the Lab including with a brand new student
3. Scan and copy several of my school reports brought with me for the warnings and doubts placed on my systemising at school by the teachers
4. Loose 3 CDS but retain the covers – how I do not know – mystery
5. Break open a set of magnetic poetry obtained in 2004 and leave 3 poems in the ARC
6. Wait till after rush
7. Walk to station and sit relieved on an empty train that fills much to my displeasure before leaving
8. Watch countryside pass in pink and tweet from the non stop before the tunnels marking the final run
Wind
Blown
Pathway
Scamper
Scratched
In browned
Soil
Weaves straight
Lined through
Thicket
Hedge
Spurred on
By sun born spring
Whisper
9. Take same underground short cut back – not crowded so unbattered personal space survives intact
10. The number 1 same usual seat on the return train – I have 3 options I choose between
11. Short walked rain soaked unpacking my treasure
I refuse and for the first time I don’t feel the weight of educationally imposed stupidity my schooling expected me to carry the rest of my life
So these are the days I know I live the artist called for when I was aged 6
now Konfirmed
