by Tim Girvin | Jun 26, 2006 | Diary
:exalt Walking by Radio City Music Hall, I once again spied JayZ — I’d met him before in Miami, for a moment — he was my idol, enskied and sacred. Someone who has been enskied has been raised, figuratively, as high as the sky. The “en-”...
by Tim Girvin | Jun 19, 2006 | Diary
transmogrify \trans-MOG-ruh-fy\, transitive verb: To change into a different shape or to transform, often with bizarre or humorous effect. A washing machine transmogrified into a guitar. — Adrian Searle, “Come, friendly pigeons”, The Guardian The...
by Tim Girvin | Jun 14, 2006 | Diary
Good morning. On Bali, several years ago, I went to an evening ceremony of blessings, with a family. At 10.00pm, it had been going all day, moving into the later night, early morning — past midnight. I had this encounter, with a priestess: Above her, there was a...