Pocket Lint

    Once again, Oscar is a quiet but visible presence throughout the scene, watching, listening and working.           This sentence comes from the scene heading that introduces Act I Scene III, where Jason and Chris are at Stan's bar. Oscar comes out from stage right, holding his apron, a cup, and what appears to be a butter knife. In the midst of the loud argument between Jason and Chris's new job, Oscar kneels down to scrape the dried gum under a table. He does this so subtly that most people wouldn't even notice that he's there until he stands up again.     Preceding Oscar's description in the scene's heading, national level news of " Billionaire Steve Forbes drops out of the Republican Primary after investing $66,000,000 of his own money " appears. Highlighting this contrast between this large national change and Oscar's simple actions brings it to our attention how minorities can be rendered "invisible" within a community in which ...

     Growing up, I've always listened to music whenever I could. Especially when listening to music that matches a situation's mood completely enhances the experience. Something that's as simple as biking around the city becomes such an unforgettable memory as I listen to Rex Orange County's album,  Who Cares? Spirited Away (2001) - My favorite movie     Although this idea will surely remain a universal experience, there is another that seemingly holds more power and meaning while being so simple. It's nothing , or more specifically Ma(間).     Ma is a Japanese concept of "negative space", where a gap of intentional emptiness exists. This gap simply holds a home for possibilities and has been described as "the silence between the notes which make the music". You may ask, " how does sound come from silence? ", and I'll tell you that it doesn't . Rather, it comes from the silence relative to everything happening around it, where th...