a smack of jellyfish, a happy halloween

Smack of Jellyfish

electric phosphorescence

shock the big parade

in between raindrops

jellyfish swish left and right

throwing Swedish Fish

drop low, swim high, twirl!

the Mad Hatters of the Sea

choreography

like a pack of wolves

but a little bit nicer

this smack rocks the swarm

glitter, jitter, jump!

"Jellyfish!" some yell. Some don't.

this show's on the road.

humid umbrellas

keep shimmering sequins dry

oozing up Sixth Avenue

Jellies, my family

free swimmers move together

glowing tentacles! 

Okay, so this is not a "timely" blog. Yet, or maybe ever. This is not a "hey, look forward to Halloween" post because Halloween already happened. Also, these photos are from last Halloween. But before you judge, I'd like to say that this material and this movement will always be relevant. Aaannnndd...nobody is reading this blog. So everyone wins! Win, win, win. Happy November 4th everyone!

irresistible cupcake update

Yeah.

Oh yeah.

Here he goes...lookin' out the window. Just look at him go! Look, cupcake, look!

rghhhhhhhinerrrrrrtiaaa

So here's an office wall sculpture in Toronto featuring paper held together with paperclips. These little bird-planes offer visual interest, some ambiance and a soothing spa-like feeling. And today, they are also my symbol of mental freedom. A bit of flying around. Some leaving the ground. Up, up and away, please.

Good ol' Wikipedia, the lazy girl's book of knowledge, tells me inertia is "the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion or rest." I've been practicing some hardcore mental resistance/resting lately. A lot of "rrrggghhh" happening over here. Complete inability to make decisions. A single-minded approach to the status quo. So I read idly on with two feet glued to the ground. Wikipedia tells me more. Sir Isaac Newton, friend of apples, "defined inertia in Definition 3 of his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which states, 'the vis insita, or innate force of matter, is a power of resisting by which every body, as much as in it lies, endeavors to preserve its present state, whether it be of rest or of moving uniformly forward in a straight line.'" 

Amen. Although I'm not one for straight lines (don't like 'em. can't draw 'em. too rigid, strict and naaaarrrrooow. bleh.), I've gotta get my current state of being back to movin' & groovin'. All of this preserving my state of rest has turned my stomach into anxious little knots. I need a little momentum. Some leapin' lemurs. A change, as it were. 

Something to move me towards the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. Could be one of the Prospect Park tunnels as seen below or any tunnel of your choice. 

Just looking for a little push. Any inspiration, movement or otherwise, is greatly appreciated. This is my inertia-resisting attempt to get some words down here on "grin bear move." Please help keep me going. Send me your moving thoughts, moving targets, moving movies, moving poems, moving trucks, moving songs, moving quotes or moving moments. I'm open and ready to go. 

a spring in the step

After seeing this, I feel as though I've never truly left the ground. 

Part Nijinsky, part decathlon, part ecstatic kid on a trampoline, these incredible little guys bounce along without a pogo stick in an ethereal, unreal scene-stealing romp. And I'm in awe of the accompanying arm motions--free, flying, flung--counterbalance the leaping legs. What a thing of beauty--strange and wonderful lemur beauty.

Galumphing Galloper, I love thee.

Thanks to "Weird Nature: Marvelous Motion" on the BBC. And thanks to Dani for bringing these little wonders to my attention.

Train Dance #1

My friend Ed recently asked my if I was having a nervous breakdown. No. Wait. Perhaps. No. Probably not. But, yes, a slow, drawn-out meltdown. Meeeeeeeeellllllllllllttttttt. Fits and starts. Yes? And it makes itself known in the in-between moments like this. Waiting for a train. Tired. Sticky, sweaty. A hint of crazy.

But it all made for a nice little movement piece. Try it out for yourself. It's easy. It goes like this:

Look right. Look left. Eyes up right. Look right. Look left. Look right again. Up right. Up left. Head center, look up. Peek right. Look left. Look right. Look left. Up right. Look confused. Look center--"big surprise!"

And that's it. You can do it anywhere. Take it on the road. Or why not try it out right now? Go ahead...look right...look left. That's it. You've got it. Keep it up. There you go. Dance it out. And one, and two, and up and go!