grrrr

why do people with strongly formed opinions make me mad? well sometimes at least.

Overhearing some artist dudes talking tonight about how someone else's art class is basically a load of crap. and my sense-of-fairness meter started flashing red. I mean, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but the way they express it gets me really upset when it puts other people or methods down. what if the way the other person does it makes a difference in people's lives? Isn't it worthy? Doesn't it have a place in the world? It's all about context. In the context of what should hang in a museum? in the context of self-expression and healing? Who is to say what good art is/what it means? who gets to have the definitive answer? I know there is general consensus and the "best-selling" stuff that appeals to everyone, but yeesh. The way it was said, was the way that discouraged me from expressing - that fear of never being good or polished enough to stand my work up (art, photo, music, whatever) to show to the world. Because it would be judged on that nit-picky, looking for the worst of it point of view. I guess you can't stop people from judging, but I wish more people in the world were more generous when it comes to evaluating artistic endeavors...

I walked all the way to work this morning with D. It was awesome. I felt really good the whole day, except I got shin splints. didn't stretch at all before... grah. but the rest of me felt damn good.

oh, and a cool quote I heard tonight in the movie: "When I pick up a stone it's a stone. When Miro picks up a stone, it's a Miro." fuck ya. There's a man full of intention and joy and wonder at little pieces of the world.