tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718974271981930123.post3381514007107446381..comments2023-04-15T04:12:01.092-05:00Comments on Conservatory Bound: originsalexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04585425683549946199noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718974271981930123.post-72665379479261778352009-07-13T13:11:10.168-05:002009-07-13T13:11:10.168-05:00I don't think it's off-topic. It certainl...I don't think it's off-topic. It certainly spring-boarded from 'authentic' and how that's divided up for you.<br /><br />And I'd love to talk to you in person about this stuff, since this is not something that I'd be able to understand by undergoing the same experience or have any way to tap into an empathetic place.alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585425683549946199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718974271981930123.post-50866415296973797322009-07-13T12:48:31.989-05:002009-07-13T12:48:31.989-05:00Maybe I got off-topic with the identity talk, whic...Maybe I got off-topic with the identity talk, which is different but intricately linked to origin talk. And perhaps I wrestle with roles (as opposed to your focus on elements and beginnings and transformations) because my biological origins are such a complete question mark.Betsyhttp://gettingmyvoiceback.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718974271981930123.post-90568093398267271052009-07-13T11:14:47.882-05:002009-07-13T11:14:47.882-05:00Aha! so for you, the discussion revolves around b...Aha! so for you, the discussion revolves around behavior and the various roles you see yourself filling, which I find interesting, since I think that's opposite-companion to the sorts of origins that I rack my brains over.<br /><br />Authentic usually comes up for me (and the people I've had extremely geeky discussions with) over things like authentic performance practice (wtf is that?) and whether or not L'incoronazione di Poppea was actually 'authentic' Monteverdi (unless you find an 'authentic' psychic medium, you're SOL on that one). It used to be a big deal to me (oh the sense of utter loss when I discovered that "pur ti miro" might not have been penned by Monteverdi!) but somewhere along the way, the anxiety went away. I'm not entirely sure where or when. Maybe when I decided to streak across campus after my first semester finals, I don't know (btw, cold flagstones are COLD).<br /><br />We should talk about your authentic/performative self, preferably over a quantity of alcohol :)alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585425683549946199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718974271981930123.post-44103976709335980312009-07-13T10:36:04.171-05:002009-07-13T10:36:04.171-05:00My origin quest doesn't (yet!) involve tubers,...My origin quest doesn't (yet!) involve tubers, but I'll grant you that it's a fundamental interest.<br /><br />The idea of "authenticity" is a peculiar one. Genetically, we are practically identical to one another. We mimic and mirror one another in order to socialize. So what does "authentic" mean? Psychopaths can appear authentic because they model "normal" behavior so well. We are constantly changing, depending on who we are talking to, where we are, and what we're doing. I struggle daily with how to be all the different people I am. Can you still be authentic if you are suppressing a part of yourself? Hiding your faults? Is it more authentic to reveal your idiosyncrasies?Betsyhttp://gettingmyvoiceback.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718974271981930123.post-21954829789198141592009-07-09T22:52:42.740-05:002009-07-09T22:52:42.740-05:00I honestly think we're all bombarded by origin...I honestly think we're all bombarded by origins because it's such a profoundly fundamental interest. <br /><br />Religion, biographies, confessions, statements, justice all incorporate elements of explanation, origin. I think the fascination is tied up in and reinforced by a lot of people's search for 'authenticity' as well, which drives a lot of people to seek the original, the raw, the birth.<br /><br />Have you tried digging for tubers in a patch of dirt to get back to something primal? :Dalexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585425683549946199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718974271981930123.post-15671439112537161642009-07-09T19:49:47.472-05:002009-07-09T19:49:47.472-05:00I feel bombarded with "origins" thought ...I feel bombarded with "origins" thought today. I read your post, then listened to two episode of This American Life. The first was called "Go Ask Your Father," and the second was "Origin Story." Is the universe trying to tell me I can't escape who I am and where I come from?Betsyhttp://gettingmyvoiceback.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com