Comments on: Visitors http://www.hergestridge.com/visitors-456 kill all my demons and my angels might die too Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:46:58 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Arthur Brash http://www.hergestridge.com/visitors-456/comment-page-1#comment-340 Arthur Brash Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:25:07 +0000 http://www.hergestridge.com/?p=456#comment-340 I perceive the word "nostalgia" to be feminine. The word is about the same in all languages I know, and although I am sure between all it'd be masculine and feminine, feminine sticks for me in this case. Cleaning out old stuff often results in the formation of a new "treasure box". I know mine is overflowing, and I need a new one. And then I can't help wonder who's treasure box I am in - here thinking of Rebecca whom pulled out a bunch of things from her's, things I had given her years ago and since forgotten. Funny how something simple as a sticker can have so much more value to me in her hands than it would still belonging to me. I perceive the word “nostalgia” to be feminine. The word is about the same in all languages I know, and although I am sure between all it’d be masculine and feminine, feminine sticks for me in this case.

Cleaning out old stuff often results in the formation of a new “treasure box”. I know mine is overflowing, and I need a new one. And then I can’t help wonder who’s treasure box I am in – here thinking of Rebecca whom pulled out a bunch of things from her’s, things I had given her years ago and since forgotten. Funny how something simple as a sticker can have so much more value to me in her hands than it would still belonging to me.

]]> By: larissa http://www.hergestridge.com/visitors-456/comment-page-1#comment-339 larissa Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:47:26 +0000 http://www.hergestridge.com/?p=456#comment-339 I have absolutely no experience with this little parcel of 1990s history, but the feelings described can work with any bit of nostalgia that is stumbled upon - whether hearing an old favourite song, or coming across an old magazine, even finding an old website that one hasn't visited in years. Or digging through old boxes and "rediscovering" old books and photos and bits of scrap paper upon which high school gossip was hastily scrawled. (Which is the particular version of nostalgia that crept up on me today!) Funny how you call nostalgia a "she"; why is that so many feelings and phenomena relating to the body and mind are described as female? Totally unrelated to the article, I know, sorry... :) I have absolutely no experience with this little parcel of 1990s history, but the feelings described can work with any bit of nostalgia that is stumbled upon – whether hearing an old favourite song, or coming across an old magazine, even finding an old website that one hasn’t visited in years. Or digging through old boxes and “rediscovering” old books and photos and bits of scrap paper upon which high school gossip was hastily scrawled. (Which is the particular version of nostalgia that crept up on me today!)

Funny how you call nostalgia a “she”; why is that so many feelings and phenomena relating to the body and mind are described as female? Totally unrelated to the article, I know, sorry… :)

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