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Today was another day off and I fretted so much about what I was going to do that I just ended up having a day in. I went and got breakfast and I did did a lot of research that day about contemporary French art. I found that there weren't exactly a lot of sources, or at least fewer resources than I would have liked. I spent a lot of time just Googling contemporary French artists and even found a couple; there wasn't a lot of scholarship on them, and just as little information. I also researched contemporary art museums in the city, but a lot of them are under construction or aren't exhibiting a lot right now. I find myself sad that the city is largely under construction or closed to the public while we're here, I wish I could come back during the year— maybe in the fall or the winter so that I could enjoy the city with not so many people .
I ended up spending the time that I didn't research today instead reading Les Mis and thinking about writing my own adaptation in play form. I love writing and even though there's a lot of versions of Les Mis out there, there's not one like this. I actually got pretty far in my concept. I find myself wanting to know more about Les Amis de L'ABC and more about the June Revolution . I think it would be an interesting one-act to follow just the revolutionaries and the battle at the barricades and sort of explore what the revolution meant in a wider context vs what it meant to each individual. I also ended up reading a little bit of the book in French. Even though I stayed home most of the day, I still feel like it wasn't entirely wasted. I think I needed a day by myself to just think inwardly and recharge and just do what I needed to do for myself. I ended up walking past the Cluny to get a crepe for lunch when I saw people with clipboards standing around, and they tried to stop me but I just pushed past them, and it was later that day that I found out about the scam a couple of the other girls had gone through. I guess I'm lucky I have the New York sensibility to just walk away. Sometimes it makes me worry that I liked and busy but I realize now that it's just a preservation instinct.
It was nice to have this day to just sit and relax but I'm glad we have more planned tomorrow.
I ended up spending the time that I didn't research today instead reading Les Mis and thinking about writing my own adaptation in play form. I love writing and even though there's a lot of versions of Les Mis out there, there's not one like this. I actually got pretty far in my concept. I find myself wanting to know more about Les Amis de L'ABC and more about the June Revolution . I think it would be an interesting one-act to follow just the revolutionaries and the battle at the barricades and sort of explore what the revolution meant in a wider context vs what it meant to each individual. I also ended up reading a little bit of the book in French. Even though I stayed home most of the day, I still feel like it wasn't entirely wasted. I think I needed a day by myself to just think inwardly and recharge and just do what I needed to do for myself. I ended up walking past the Cluny to get a crepe for lunch when I saw people with clipboards standing around, and they tried to stop me but I just pushed past them, and it was later that day that I found out about the scam a couple of the other girls had gone through. I guess I'm lucky I have the New York sensibility to just walk away. Sometimes it makes me worry that I liked and busy but I realize now that it's just a preservation instinct.
It was nice to have this day to just sit and relax but I'm glad we have more planned tomorrow.
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