Comments on: The Umbrella

By: Tigerfire

Tigerfire — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:10:46 +0000

It is hope, but is it good hope? Or simple blind naivety?

By: MalikTous

MalikTous — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:18:14 +0000

Though I don’t sky-paint my umbrella, I have the tendency to call it ‘portable sunshine’ or ‘Scots sunshine’ or ‘Seattle sunshine’. Rain is just liquid sunshine, anyway…

By: somerled

somerled — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:40:18 +0000

I’m glad that a lot of people act based on what feelings are useful rather than what feelings are statistically probable, otherwise who would ever go into acting or music?

By: mona lisa

mona lisa — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:53:12 +0000

that’s beautiful, Tolley.

By: Tolley

Tolley — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:36:06 +0000

This is interesting, because I have done something very similar to this, only nearly the exact opposite. I used to have a deep black ballcap that I wore all the time, and given the right environment it was not uncommon to see me lieing down with the bulk of it covering my eyes for a rest. What I ended up doing with it, though, was placing a fair amount of sliver glitter inside the dome such that it would remain in place. Just enough light got into the space that unfocusing your eyes just slightly gave you a fair impression of the night sky. Hardly a striking resemblance, but the impression was one I always thought neat. It’s nice finding ways to bring the things you enjoy to places it would not otherwise be possible to have them, be it a blue sky in a storm or a stary night in the middle of the day.

Still have that ballcap; I should bring it out again.

By: Jud

Jud — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:51:10 +0000

There is a tradition of painting porch ceilings a sky blue. It has always seemed odd to me, though I couldn’t say why.

By: verena

verena — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:00:52 +0000

Optimism is far more functional than the converse. When we see a positive future, we unconsciously act in ways that support life and growth. Dare to dream and your dream will come true.

By: Madness

Madness — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:55:40 +0000

Hope? Or just a barrier from reality?

I can’t sleep without an open window, even in Winter.

I’d smash through those walls.

By: flaede

flaede — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:40:01 +0000

I can’t find the link, but I know there are “window” lightboxes of vairous degrees of sophostication that fake a “screened window” with light seeping through, even when you have no outside walls, or when your window faces the building directly across from you.

They use LEDs and some of them even have timers and different colours to fake sunrise/set.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:56:12 +0000

Jez,

Do you mean everybody paints a blue sky inside their umbrella? I believe this means HOPE. I love your comment. I am not so subtle. Lets Hope.