edward hopper
Space and light are the twin hallmarks of Modern architecture. Space and light were always a part of the experience of buildings, but by eliminating ornament and modulated surfaces, Modern architects brought them to the fore. This is what Hopper captures in this luminous painting, one of his last, painted when he was 81. This particular room, which belonged to the painter, is empty—or recently vacated—yet it does not feel abandoned. Was it Hopper’s bedroom? When asked what he was after in the painting, he answered, “I’m after ME.” Slate
travel
People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human; they fall into an animal stupor that gapes at existence and they think they have seen something. - SK
spring/fall
I’ve had this domain for a few years, and i’ve never really been consistent about blogging. It takes so much out of me to sit down and blog at the end of a day at a keyboard.
However, dear reader, (or future reader, because nobody really reads this blog - yet), i’ve decided to start doing something about this. It’s a season for change. I quit my job last week. I paid my last rent check. I’m packing up my family and moving to Argentina. We leave on April 22nd and head from Seattle to Buenos Aires.
I thought that with the number of people who have asked about our plans, it would be good to just start blogging about the trip. But there are a lot of expat blogs about Buenos Aires out there. With New York Times articles just about every month, the BA trade is oversold.
Will I be consistent about blogging?
Will I be able to integrate my as yet unfulfilled goal of a blog worthy of the Kierkegaardian name ‘either/or’ with the banalaties of bourgeois expat life in south america?
What unique angle of expat life in Argentina shall I explore?
Why did we decide to move to the Southern Hemisphere just in time to catch another winter?