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In my dream last night I was playing experimental ceramic instruments of different shapes and contortions. Some of them looked like rolling waves or seashell spirals and crevices that acted as special areas a hand could be cupped to make a bass sound.

Other specific areas of the ceramic instruments had a special ‘glazing’ to change the sound if you were to slap it with your fingers. There even seemed to be a water element to the instrument, so that by keeping it moist there would be a more pronounced sound when you struck it.

These bright red pieces of pottery were being made predominantly by members of the Seattle Phonographers Union – a local troupe of musicians who are known for using unmodified field recordings. In the dream, Amber and I were learning from their experimentations and building our own variations, playing more of a rhythm section in their ceramic orchestra.

Again in the dream, I was talking to one of the designers, Chris DeLaurenti, and he was telling me that they had a recipe for making the clay ’sour’. He said that it was a very key component to their construction, and used the words “Sour S–”. Unfortunately, the second word I haven’t been able to remember … I keep wanting to say ‘Saline’ but not sure if that is right? Silica is apparently a key ingredient in clay, so perhaps that was it? Wish I knew exactly what the secret recipe was…

Anyway, I’ve looked up some ways to create your own clay, and this site on ‘Reproducing Southwestern Pottery’ mentions souring:

“This is a part of the hydration process that begins almost immediately after the clay, temper and water are mixed, where bacteria form in the clay and spread throughout the paste. This makes the paste more malleable and cohesive. These germs are removed completely by the firing process.”

It makes sense in hindsight that one might do a sort of ‘curing’ or ’souring’ process when making clay, but it’s certainly not something I can ever remember consciously thinking about. I’m finding it quite strange that my unconscious just happened to bring this up.

I had a dream last night that I was in Highschool English class & totally bombed a test. Even though the test was a group one, I got a little frantic and only really answered one of the questions. Spent most of the time arguing with my team mates about how to spell that one answer, which I remember now being ‘Amerigot’. Other people in my group said that was not quite right and that the spelling & the meaning had something to do with the Tarot.

Not sure where I got Amerigot, but I did a google searching this morning and found this:

Notice the text at the bottom that says “Detail of a miniature of the execution of Amerigot (Aymerigot) Marchel.” Looks like it can be spelled many ways…

What did Amerigot Marcel do to the people of Bruges to be publicly executed in the main town square? THROUGHOUT the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) the English made use of routiers, bands of mercenaries who roamed throughout rural France.

These were usually former soldiers who were surprisingly well organized an dwell trained. Most hailed from the province of Gascony in south-west France(though others came from Spain, Germany and England) which had been under English control since 1154 and was a major battleground during the War.

They gained a fearsome reputation: pillaging, raping and looting everything they came across.

Amerigot Marcel (who also appears as Aymerigot Marcel, Amerygott Marcel and Merigot Marches in the literature) was a former French captain born in Limousinin about 1360.

Limousin was particularly volatile during the conflict being on the border ofFrench and English dominions, and Marcel eventually left service to became a routier.

He was, for a time, the most feared man in southern France, taking to plundering and occupying many castles in the Auvergne region including Ventadour, Cassuriel and Mercoeur.

In spite of his elaborate appeal, Merigot was decapitated, hanged (somehow in that order), drawn and quartered in Paris on Wednesday, July 12, 1391, having refused the blessings of the priest.

- The Daily Mail

My good friend JK recently brought to my attention the story of Edward Lighthart:

“Lighthart, whom hospital officials had called “Jon Doe,” wandered out of Discovery Park wearing pressed khakis and had $600 tucked in his sock. He said he didn’t know who he was or when he was born.

- Seattle Times :

Read the article, there are a lot of strange details.

On a completely different subject, JK has also been asking me what I think is ‘going on’ with all the cougar sightings in Seattle lately. I hadn’t really thought much of it, but then today he messaged me and starting drawing some lines between things.

What do you think about this alleged cougar in discovery park?
[6:52 JK]
That’s where lighthart just woke up and doesn’t remember anything
[6:53 JK]
Maybe there’s a mystery in here somewhere
[6:53 JK]
Cos how could the cougar had gotten there?
[6:53 JK]
Cross ballard bridge?
[6:54 JK]
Navigate the locks?
[6:54 JK]
Get there through downtown?
[6:54 JK]
Maybe lighthart was doing something or was the victim of something and they need an excuse to close it down?
[7:23 JK]
Why don’t they just get it over with and thermally image the place?
[7:24 JK]
Oh of course
[7:24 JK]
Seems very xfilesy
[7:24 JK]
There would be a cougar shaped return no?
[7:25 JK]
In a tree or whatever
[7:25 JK]
They would do that if a rapist had run into the park to hide
[7:25 JK]
For example
[7:26 JK]
But the Lighthart twist is what gets me
[7:27 JK]
Some impeccably dressed and groomed guy wakes up there a couple weeks ago and doesn’t know a thing
[7:27 JK]
Makes national news
[7:27 JK]
Owns consulting companies in europe
[7:28 JK]
Did he cross the ballard bridge to get there too?
[7:28 JK]
Is there any reportage about flights he took?
[7:28 JK]
No, there isnt
[7:29 JK]
How did he get there?
[7:29 JK]
Lighthart
[7:29 JK]
Kinda looked like the lion in the wizard of oz
[7:30 JK]
Money stuffed in his shoe
[7:30 JK]
Very weird