ideas of ‘useless’ activities. Together these speculate on new collective ways of being on the sidelines; of slipping through the cracks; of skipping around and pausing in opposition to the constant forward march of capitalism / progress.
nonshopping list:
bike riding backwards through the universe
pondering portals
pleasure napping
hanging a spoon on your nose
viewing the moon with a scope looking at the sky and the things in it
admiring the view admiring a bug on a leaf
walking aimlessly among the flowers
making (a peace with your) shadows
planting a bee garden
making a hanging garden
hanging in the garden
admiring the wrinkles in your sheets
wiggling your nose (at the dentist, in a wedding)
walking around with a cat and a cup of coffee and a stuffed animal on your head
throwing the winter fur away
go to the front lines
donate if you can
learning is pleasurable
crying is sustainable
Karelian potholder stich meditation
a peek into a mud puddle (it's a portal)
taking a bath (it's a portal)
get yourself friends whose guest bed is wisely located &you can socialize while napping
playing scrabble in a new language
cemetery picnic
night swing
walking around with a summer squash (it's an ice breaker)
studying movement work with pigeons
resting and blooming, rooted like a tree
smoothing ruts in the road just rolling and imagining the new world
