02/08/2024

About the video today. I read this question in a book I was reading a while back and found it very funny and a very genuine question. Is the rectum a grave? It was originally posed by  Leo Bersani apparently. I do not know in what context he did. But im a big fan of the rectum as a place for mourning what we have lost, a place for burial, a place of departure,… But If the rectum is a grave, what is the navel ? Is the navel a crib?

Today I showered and first checked all my clothes for missing keys I needed to close up the appartement. I found them, after that I helped my father in the garden he is suffering from very painful hemmorroids and is wishing to do things so he was happy that I could help out. We were putting in poles in the ground to lead the blackberry plants. In the process of doing so we pretty much completely dislocated their branches. I felt very opposed to this, something I would not really have taken notice of in the past. I am becoming more sensitive to this life of the plant animal or person I feel like. Afterwards I ate and slept because I am sleeping so bad the past nights. Afterwards I went to Ghent and cleaned the rest of my and shino’s house were leaving behind. It took a long time to get all the paperwork straight with the landlady but finally all was good. After this I saw Daniel, he was in town because he is taking a flight to Spain tomorrow from Brussels. We walked, talked about all that had happened to me and him in the past time (but he was not feeling so talkative so it was mostly me). It felt like we had not seen each other in a year even tough it has only been around a month. It was really chill to see him and after dinner we bought an energy drink and sat next to the water in the city. I would have loved to stay longer but had to go drive with my mother to learn. I drove in actual traffic for the first time and all went well, I will get the hang of it quickly and will be a good driver I think.