This is one of the walls in my bathroom. A room that has become a very special playground for me after a 14-day long, desolate quarantine back in late 2020. Back then, I decided that I needed at least one room in my humble apartment that boasts some extra personality, that somehow “transcends the limits of the conventional”, that shakes and uplifts not just my mind and mood but also the imagination of any visitor. It’s nice to have such little, more or less eccentric do-it-yourself endeavors around and to see them come to life and evolve – just like it happened last Saturday. Again, I am amazed by how my recent “special paint job” somehow aligns with Sarah’s previous post, which metaphorically addressed the Unknown, the Invisible, and the myriad things many minds might be searching for – be it materialistically, spiritually, or intellectually. A topic, a post that’s actually not too far off from the things my mind was busy with in the past few weeks. Once again I want to go “full meta” with my post. Here’s an Ode to my current life, situation and, of course, my little bathroom…
My solid old friend. Always here, so familiar. Yet there’s Something New here now. Something that crossed my mind recently. A daring thing, the idea of adding a new layer here. Runny colours. Careful now. Little Steps. It’s all about wavelenghts. Different wavelenghts. And how to make use of them. Hello you New Nuances of White. I just double-checked it. It’s still there. Unaffected. Both during day- and nighttime – the old White’s remained the same. Phew. So here it comes. That newly introduced switch. If wanted a miraculous lamp goes on. A leap into a new part of the spectrum begins. And on the canvas: a whole new layer of paint emerges – former Invisibilities finally begin to shine. A certain shock, a little smile – wasn’t that a lame disco thing of the 80s? What a strange renaissance and discovery. Something vibrant that’s actually been there and around all the time. Just the push of a little button away, no draining search required to find it. A Surprise in Lightness so to say. Could be one bonus aspect that might potentially make things, my bathroom’s “ramparts”, even more heartwarming – both to me and any other visiting person’s sense of wonder.