December 24ths (Wings of a Dove)

12/24/1998

When you leave something unfinished or omit something in a piece of art, it leaves the question open, “why is it unfinished? It invites the listener to think about it rather than to just gloss over the surface.

[On Finishing]

Video: Wings of a Dove. Brilliant movie, second viewing. This is the kind of movie that you can see again and again because you can never really know the motives of the characters completely.

12/24/1999

To MCA to see 100 Years of Architecture exhibit. (Apparently lots of others are doing this “non-traditional” activity). Daunting installation on four floors. Highlights: visionary work of Le Corbusier, Russian avant-garde, the German functional kitchen idea, Frank Gehry (his comment, “things look better unfinished”), my idea for “sound houses”.

Idea to keep organized with multiple projects: the “daily triad”, where you choose the three most important tasks for the day. (Expand to "weekly triad" and "monthly triad").

12/24/2011

Weather gorgeous, 45 degrees. Went for walk and sat at Scoville for a while. No snow cover yet. Amazing...     

12/24/2021, Friday

Warm, 50 degrees.

Took a long walk down Edgewood in the nice temperatures. I always wondered what it would be like to experience Christmas in a Frank Lloyd Wright house, especially one with a tree growing through the roof. People out bike riding, the smell of barbecue.

12/24/2023, Sunday

Sunny, 60 degrees

12/24/2024

Dream: I was with Frank Lloyd Wright in his old age. He was showing me some of his blueprints which were all in frames on a table. I asked him if he still draws, and he said he didn't. He showed me his sketchbook but they were figurative drawings, not floor plans. We were in a basement, which is strange for Wright. I don't think any of his buildings had them, save perhaps in his commercial buildings.