The world is not set up for single people. Yes, there is safety in numbers. And bulk group discounts. But I’ve always been on my own, for the most part. Next week I’m leaving for yet another solo adventure. This time in Lisbon. I’ve been looking forward to this for months. Though I just noticed an odd bit of copy on my hotel’s website:
It’s small, but super cozy! Definitely the starting point for a short stay in Lisbon is here. We do encourage spooning…
Who am I supposed to spoon with? Do I grab a passing hotel staff person? I’ve also reserved a spot for a very special dinner at Kanazawa. The restaurant has just 10 seats, counter style. Curious to see who my dining companions turn out to be.
Five random things vying for my attention:
- This man influenced me, before I knew who he was. “Lost worlds of sex and magic: Vaughan Oliver’s album sleeves for 4AD. By collapsing history in on itself, designer Vaughan Oliver – who has died aged 62 – created complex images that heightened music by Pixies, Cocteau Twins and more”
- The amazing rare footage of The Cure playing A Forest in a packed Boston club, 1980
- So excited for this movie! “Indigenous North Americans Immune to Zombies in Blood Quantum“
- Trailblazing queer Filipino/Panamanian-American singer-songwriter and teacher Norma Tanega passed away yesterday at the age of 80. She had a hit with the single Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog and wrote songs for one-time girlfriend Dusty Springfield. I adore her song You’re Dead - featured in the intro for What We Do in the Shadows.
- I love living in the city but the light pollution bums me out. So I adore this idea. “Holland Aims to Bring Back Its Starry Nights - Campaigners want government agencies and companies to turn off the lights so citizens can rediscover the beauty of darkness.”
Tomorrow is the last day of 2019. It was an interesting year with more good than bad, really. Spent a bit too much time re-learning some lessons but also gained more insight into why those were patterns I was repeating. I am looking forward to 2020 and learning new things. And maybe making new mistakes.
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