We are speaking the same language, I think.

[cosmic_celery]

Went down to Balboa Park last week with my mom to the Timken Gallery. Basically, it's a smaller, privately funded museum, and it's free, but I don't think they've changed out a single painting since I first visited it. So, it's kind of nice and familiar. They've got paintings by some of the Dutch masters that I really enjoy looking at. One of them is this haughty looking young captain by Rubens...I really like it for some odd reason:



It's in situations like visiting a museum, that the difference between my Mom and I is more apparent than anywhere else. Looking at another painting:

Me: I really like the use of negative space...combined with his contained posture, it really makes him look small.
Mom: I like his flippy hair. And his sad eyes.
Me: ...Yeah. He looks sad.

Yes, I like talking about the more intellectual aspects of things. Damn, I just need to find someone other than my mom to bring it up with. Tonight I asked what moved her, as a person, and she started talking about orderliness. No mom, I didn't mean to ask what you appreciate.

ETA: Coincidence that this post comes right after the "Haughty Intellectual" result in the Personality Default Test? Probably.

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[bonamoz.livejournal.com]

One of my favourite places to be is the Andy Warhol museum, here in town. I love going there. But I prefer to go alone, because I can't have intelligent art discussions with anyone I know. Everyone is usually just like... lolsoupcans. I don't even bother suggesting museums for a 'fun thing to do' anymore.

Sigh.