2009-11-24 An Idea of North – UPDATED
November 24th, 2009
Gould used his CBC radio broadcast, The Idea of North, to discuss themes of isolation both literal and metaphorical and to explore sound, culture, music and that ubiquitous Canadian past time, a fascination with the idea of “north.” You can view the very hard to find film on y-tube here. (at least as of the time of posting).
UPDATE: I should like to note that the words wrapping around Gould are his own, not mine, or an adaptation of his words by the screen writer. Although, while they are not my words, they express my experience perfectly.
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This TOTALLY speaks to me, Owen. My “X” is pretty big.
And I love Colm Feore. And now I love your hat even more.
My X is huge and I had to apply it today which is one of the reasons I was reminded of Glenn’s words.
I think there’s an hour-to-day conversion needed in the X-factor, as in, for every hour with people, I need X days alone.
Ah yes, all the introverts are coming out to share their issues
and I am one!
Yeah, I’m a little touchy today. Between noon today and January 6, we will have exactly two days without house guests. I may need to take to my bed for a couple of months in the new year!
My goodness; this IS an introvert thing! For me, it takes a lot of energy to be around people and engage them in conversation. And I’ve found that many DON’T understand when I say that I DON’T get lonely. Isn’t that a GOOD thing?
It’s a good thing
Imagine if we didn’t like our own company, now there’d be a problem. Extroverts don’t get it just like I don’t get how one always needs others to have a good time or to see ones own value. Fascinating world…
I’ve been drawing for my blogs too. Nothing very good but it is fun.
Visiting from IComWeLeave.
Thanks for the visit Laura. IComLeavWe is an interesting thing. I enjoyed your “Blogging with Discipline” post and left a comment…whatever day that was
Oh, I couldn’t agree more – my X factor is right off the scale!
You and Janet should meet up – wait, maybe not
I need a long cool down / detox time. I love people, but I also need time alone – especially after work (my cool down time was somewhere on the order of 2 to 3 hours).
Then, of course, there is the whole thing about “leisure”. Josef Pieper wrote a (dense and obstuse) book called “Leisure: The Basis of Culture”. I think the ideas contained inside are excellent.
I wonder if there’s a comic version of that dense and obtuse book?
When I was a girl, I nailed two boards in a tree where I’d go sit to be alone. I called it my ‘tree house’ though it wasn’t a real “tree house.” I’d sit there for hours on end, just to get away from the noise and think. I’m still ‘that girl’ and have now dubbed myself the ‘Suburban hermit.’ The older I get the more reclusive and detached I’m becoming. I prefer it that way. It’s not “anti-social” as much as it is simply anti “noise.” Solitude is bliss!
My X factor is enormous. As a mom of three wee ones, solitude can be hard to come by. Thank God for naps. My in-laws, all extroverts, don’t get it.
The weird thing is….we marry extroverts!
Of course we do, O! How would two introverts ever get close enough?
I love Glen Gould.
I’m definitely introverted, but years of being the oldest child has forced me to be more outgoing. I don’t like it, but it is good for me.
Love your comic, keep up the great work!
Jeannine, thanks.