Rachel's Daily Diary

 

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Monday
27 Sept. 99

 

1 15 am edt

The new bathmat I got, for what is now called "my bathroom", is bright red, and delights me much more than it probably should.   I thought it was more of a crimson when I saw it in the department store, but now that it is snugly on the bathroom floor, I must admit that it is really a bright red.   It is reversible, but I only like the softer (less coarse) of the two sides.   It takes up almost the entire bathroom floor, and makes me exceptionally happy.

"Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."

-- William Morris

7 27 pm edt
I have rather extensive plans to go cemetery hopping.   I was able to find public transportation directions on the web to:

    • Mt. Hebron in Flushing, NY
    • Mt. Judah in Ridgewood, NY
    • Beth David in Elmont, NY
My grandfather says that I should take the car, which lives in the garage most of the time, but I think the subway and bus rides will be easier, and certainly less stressful.   I find driving to be rather nerve racking, especially when I start to visualize car accidents that I may get in.   I can't really call my visualizations day dreams, but they occur at all times, and tend to have a morbid streak that I wish I could shake.   I especially tend to think about the death of people close to me -- how I would react to notification, what I would say at their funeral, how I would feel.   I wish I could turn off this line of thought, but it is always with me, and I think that it must fuel my need to tell stories constantly.

10 42 pm edt
At long last, I added the final pictures to US trip '99.   I had so much fun on that trip, and have been in a dilemma about my forthcoming trip to France, on which I think I may not take my computer.   I am so excited about the future obtainment of a digital video camera, and will have to find some new server space if I am to store the anticipated films and photos.   I will also have to render a web version of my film which will be screened in Berkeley on 8 December.

 

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