Friday, September 11, 2009

moving on


Reading through my journal of the past months, nothing of much substance is to be found, just lists of things to do, and things done, notes about how tired I am, etc,... There are a few passing comments about wanting to see Philomena's dreams. The blog began as an effort to write alongside the dissertation, and now that that's past, I feel the paucity of new material. Or the overwhelming nature of white space. So, squiggle. I mean, that's one answer. I've been thinking of organizing some thinking on mobility and childhood aggression around the figure of the squiggle, D.W. Winnicott's game for the analysis of children. It's in line with blind contours, at any rate. This is just to mark the end. And, just now, the beginning of the wiggle: meaning, Philomena started crawling today.

2 comments:

Elsa said...

Congratulations for finishing the dissertation! and also for Philomena's first crawling experiences. I am sure the moment you finish writing must feel like a big relieve but it's probably a bit scary at the same time. I hope you'll enjoy Philomena even more with this behind you.
Elsa

Erin Trapp said...

thanks...