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Thu, 3 Apr 2008 02:11:11 -0700 [04/03/2008 03:11:11 AM MDT]

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Re: Happy April Fools Day!!

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Hi Delia,

    Ah, the sleep deprivation sounds awful.  Now

*you’re* making *me* feel lazy!  From what you’ve

described so far though the exhibition sounds pretty

interesting.  I haven’t been on the website in awhile,

but I’ll have to check it out sometime.

    Oh yeah, happy belated April fool’s Day to you,

too!  I actually knew a guy growing up whose birthday

is on April 1.  He had a pretty good sense of humor. 

    Hmm, one day left to live?  Well, if it were

tomorrow I’d go visit some other country– maybe

Europe somewhere because some of the countries there

are so close, but I’ve always wanted to visit

Australia, although I hear that there’s a hole in the

ozone layer above it so when it’s really sunny people

have to wear caps with long flaps on the back to cover

their heads and necks.  But I tend to like their

accents, positive tones, humor, and general Australian

culture.  I could maybe spend some time with the

Aboriginies or something, too.  Maybe Kangaroo watch,

photograph and videotape me some Tazmanian devils,

duckbill platypuses, and other life there.  I’d

probably also spend some time swimming, because I

haven’t done enough of that lately.  Then there’s

skydiving, bungee jumping, and flying around in a

helicopter, which could be fun.  I’d probably call and

talk to all the people I care about one last time, and

go over all my photos and recordings, my journals, my

accomplishments and hardships– my memories and

anything that brings back memories, and, as I believe

in reincarnation, hope I do better in the next life.

    What’s your opinion of, if you’ve heard of it, the

TV show, Twin Peaks?

Sleep well!

Alan

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Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:52:01 -0600 [04/06/2008 10:52:01 AM MDT]

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Almost There!

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Hello Alan,

I’m caught up on sleep!  And the installation is almost done.  And the opening at the Anthropology Museum went well, although they wanted to interveiw me for their website, and, and even though I explained that I wasn’t the artist, they still interviewed me.  I felt a little stupid trying to answer their questions.  Basically I explained my part in the project and how I was like a reality TV participant.  I’ll send a link once they post something.

I thought about having one day to live:

Before coming here, I would have said something like what you said: travel, adventure, etc.  But after coming here and being away from my family and feeling kinda homesick… I think now I’d say that I’d spend the whole day with family and friends, just laughing and

eating together, maybe playing softball or having a big picnic or go to the beach and stay up late after watching the sunset.  We could all sit around a bonfire, roast marshmellows and tell stories like when I was a kid or maybe each person could tell their favorite story about their own life.  And at the end of the night, everyone could lie down and watch the stars, and look for shooting stars.  In Michigan, in August, there’s often meteor showers and in late August and September there’s northern lights which can be amazing, with flashes of green and swirling colors across the sky.  Anyway, something like that, being surrounded by the people I love.

I haven’t seen Twin Peaks since I was practically a kid.  I’ll have to rent them and watch them again.  Is that a favorite of yours?  I saw David Lynch’s “Inland Empire”  It was interesting, but WAY slow and a little too weird for me, kinda creepy too…  Did you

see it?  What did you think 

Good to hear from you.  Sorry I’m a little slow getting back to you lately.

-Delia