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teddy_radiator) wrote2016-01-12 07:52 pm
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Some Thoughts on The Past Few Days
It's been lovely having tons of work at the beginning of the year - normally January is dead slow for us, but this January we can hardly catch our breath. I'm determined not to let it overwhelm me. I had a moment earlier this evening when they piled MORE work on us, but as TheHubs™ says in his sagely British way, "We'll get through it and get it done. It'll be fine." And he's right, of course. But I've always believed the squeaky wheel gets the grease, so I tend to squeak a bit when I' m stressed.
It's very strange how David Bowie's death has affected us. We have both been very emotional the past few days, and have talked a lot about why David Bowie affected so many people. For me, it was his ability to be a man for all seasons. It's like he invented the phrase 'reinventing oneself'. And yet he never looked out of place in any era or genre. Who can forget Ziggy Stardust, the beautifully strange Alladin Sane, or the elegent Thin White Duke? He also grew into himself with grace and style and wit, and could be both touching and charming and silly and profound.
I realise I'm babbling, but I can't seem to express myself to myself about my grief. Part of it, I know, is the shock - that gut-punching feeling I experienced while sleepily checking my emails and having TheHubs™ announce in a stunned, hurt voice, "David Bowie died." We both kind of clung to one another and wept sporadically all yesterday, even while working, and neither of us minded that the other got emotional.
I am going to write a little now, and put in my 100 words for this week's GS100 drabble. I don't want to fall at the first hurdle - I'm already behind on the Fandom Snowflake Challenge, but the lovely thing about it is that you can finish it whenever.
It's very strange how David Bowie's death has affected us. We have both been very emotional the past few days, and have talked a lot about why David Bowie affected so many people. For me, it was his ability to be a man for all seasons. It's like he invented the phrase 'reinventing oneself'. And yet he never looked out of place in any era or genre. Who can forget Ziggy Stardust, the beautifully strange Alladin Sane, or the elegent Thin White Duke? He also grew into himself with grace and style and wit, and could be both touching and charming and silly and profound.
I realise I'm babbling, but I can't seem to express myself to myself about my grief. Part of it, I know, is the shock - that gut-punching feeling I experienced while sleepily checking my emails and having TheHubs™ announce in a stunned, hurt voice, "David Bowie died." We both kind of clung to one another and wept sporadically all yesterday, even while working, and neither of us minded that the other got emotional.
I am going to write a little now, and put in my 100 words for this week's GS100 drabble. I don't want to fall at the first hurdle - I'm already behind on the Fandom Snowflake Challenge, but the lovely thing about it is that you can finish it whenever.
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Yes that is the lovely thing about the snowflake challenge.
Hugs to you
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I loved bits and pieces of his work, and more admired others (you know, the "this one doesn't speak my language but I admire its mastery" feeling). But mostly my admiration was for just-him, the odd duck who never tried to make the world accept and love him, but somehow managed it anyway. I read a quote the other day to the effect that if David Bowie could make being David Bowie cool, you could make being you cool. I loved that. It summed up the feeling of kinship I had about him.
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I know of two people irl who are HUGE fans and always have been. They are practically SILENT on my fb feed, while people I've known for years who I never even realized knew his name are posting nonstop Bowie footage. I have to work at keeping ugly thoughts about this at bay. I seem to be a worse person than I thought I was. And I have no right to this attitude. I enjoy his music and respect his influence and talent, but I'm not a devoted fangirl.
But posturing aside, it's good to see his work celebrated universally, so I'll leave it at that. If we have to see a creative talent go, at least we have some great stuff to play on repeat.
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I've been weepy at odd moments. between my Mom and Bowie it's a weepfest over here. I went and watched his final music video from his new release. Epic chills
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Squeak away, dearest.
And I too have been knocked rather by Bowie's death. I'm not sure why, really, as I was never a huge fan (that said, I liked his music well enough) - perhaps it's because he was such a constant and vivid presence in my childhood and adolescent landscape.
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