Falling because it’s finally autumn, but beyond that, it’s a state of mind. Falling into routine. Falling into oneself again, now that the heat is dissipating. Falling into good books and talks with friends. Falling and picking yourself back up because that’s the kind of person you’ve become. Someone with grit and determination.
I watched the movie Her (2013) (yes, Joaquin Phoenix and his AI girlfriend) and loved it. I felt like it romanticized loneliness in a way that was honest and beautiful. I also love wearing the color red lately, so I couldn’t look away. It felt like the right film to watch in this season: a warm transition out of summer towards the acute isolation that the colder months can bring. The soundtrack is stunning and full of gorgeous piano. The whole time I was thinking of a line from Alex Dimitrov’s poem, “LSD,” that goes: part of me on a beach.
But it’s time to embrace those things that we couldn’t in the summer. Good fashion and hot drinks. Nights inside and allowing yourself to just be. Not feeling bad about not being anywhere. The weather can always be blamed.
I hope you are having a great fall season thus far. I hope it is a time to shed the old and become the new. I hope you watch something that you find truly beautiful. I hope that you listen to all your favorite music.
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