and our hearts are growing strong

ALL NIGHT PRINT BINGE.
HALLELUJAH.
the best binge there is.


i was feeling nostalgic and decided to print all night long.
in short, feeling sentimental for the sort of days and nights when i had a huge project due and would have to work all night with a nice mix of stress and excitement. and yes i have to work tomorrow.
why would i do that to myself?
don't know. i can do lots of things.

anyway, here it goes, about 6 hours in already. its just me and music and this space and the ink and paper and screen, tea and some snackies. its wonderful to do this again. strangely, i find myself in a special state of mind that i only encounter in this kind of situation. i am so clearly concentrating on one thing, even one repeated series of motion but my mind is still free to wander and think and process things and i haven't done that in so long like this. its not only therapeutic but cleansing in a way too, it always makes me think of all aspects of my life in the working mindset, the getting shit done and cutting things out mindset, the editing mindset. the do what you need to do, get rid of what you need to get rid of, get away with what you can get away with and cut out or redo what needs cutting and re-doing. put all aspects of my life under the print microscope, not just the prints - usually i end of thinking 'my God, grow up, get over it, fucking do it and move on.'
i love it.

plus,
I HAVE AN EIGHT HOUR LONG PLAYLIST.
= SWEET.