Today I had some very random things that reminded me of my past life.
Things like the smell of my old favourite perfume, a film which very randomly inspired a memory of some friend that I had in my past life, a certain recipe which my mum used to make (prawns & mango sauce), some song lyrics & my old favourite book, which I’ve already mentioned but I’m rediscovering it now.
I find that this brain injury is a great opportunity to find new genres. I’m starting from the beginning again. I’m kind of a blank slate. That means I have a world of opportunities to find my new passion. In lockdown, the layman has nothing better to do, so I guess it’s as good as any to relearn everything, to start again. When I say “a blank slate” I mean I am being able to find my old passions, again & even create new ones. It’s my mission to get back the “original Leuty” so i’m in an adults body but have an infants brain. It’s very fornicate that the “original Leuty” is very experimental, & it’s good that the original Leuty has no shame, so I can find out all the embarrassing things I did in my past life.
I’m changing the way I title my blog posts because I think purring the date first makes their order screwed up. Now watch
I know you won’t watch it but you should, it really does give me hope.
There are a lot of things I have noticed that the new Leuty likes which I imagine the old Leuty liked I kind of think that is what the “original” Leuty like. Things that are quite multisensory like certain perfumes, food, music, films & programs. There are things that I know that the “old Leuty” liked which I expect the “original Leuty” will too. Just trying to submerge myself in these things.
So in attempt to advertise & I hope you’ll try them too, here’s a multisensory experience of what I’m trying to immerse myself in, attempting to get the original Leuty back.
I really like interesting perfumes, an example which comes to mind for something quite avant- guard is gengermbre by
Diptyque, & acqua di parma. But the original Leuty skills like Prada Amber Eau de Parfum. An additional note, the sense no of smell is directly linked to your memory. This part of the brain is called olfactory senses, your nose is just below your brain.
Right now I really like seafood, particularly shellfish. I’ve always had a penchant for coffee, I’m addicted to my Nespresso machine.
I currently like a bunch of genres music wise. I tend to stay away from rap & hiphop, for no particular reason I do like the planets suit by Gustav Holst & the strokes, born ruffians & kygo. So a big range, you should check them out & see if we’d get along.
For films I have kept a lot of my old DVDs, CDs & books so I guess I can re-discover them. I’ve already mentioned that I fall in love with certain films, books & music. I hate to jump on the bandwagon but I find myself paying a lot of attention to Netflix right now.
I have always wanted the Simpson’s on channel 4 at 6pm, & that I have taken from childhood as a routine. More recently I’ve lived things that seem to reach me, things like QI, documentaries, David Attenborough, Louis Thorough , the list goes on & on.
I learnt something new which I think you’ll like; The Greek world for trauma means wound. I really do love the etymology of words, & this one seems so fitting.
Synesthesia is when you replace one sense with another one. A great example is smelling colours or hearing perfume, more than just the sound of the scoosh though. It’s very difficult to get your head around, but I watched a great episode which will help demonstrate my point, it does take some effort on your part but it’s worth it. I’ll give you the series, you just have to find the episode. You will like this series;
https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81139212?s=i&trkid=13747225&vlang=en&clip=81456294
The series is called Human, the world within. It is on Netflix! The episode I was inspired by & would recommend is season 1 episode 5.
Among other things, it really does make you think “what’s an ability, & what is a disability?”
It talks about this girl who’s passion is music, but she’s deaf. So she literally feels that music. She perceives the rhythm through the vibrations created by the sound.
The word i a mix ,”Syn esthesia” is from Greek words: “synth” , meaning “together” and “ethesia” “perception” meaning perception.
I was listening to this download I have which is old episodes of radio 4 programs. This one in particular was an episode of “workaholics” which I imagine the old (& the current) Leuty likes. It does explore etymology amongst other things.
They do a round on phobias, where it is said that phobias come from the Greek word where “phobos“ which means“fear”.
“Arigata mayooahtoo” is a Japanese word which means when someone offers to do you a favour & you decline because you think it’d make you worse off, they do it anyway & it goes wrong, but because of social convention you have to behave as if you’re grateful.
Natalie Hames comments that apppolocyntosis was formed by Senicca & it means the act of turning into a pumpkin. The Romans, for political reasons had to believe that when an emperor dies he turned into a god, this was called apotheosis.
Seneca mocks Claudius (thinking he was terrible), & says he goes through “appolocyntosis” which is the act of turning into a pumpkin.
I was watching this thing (which is on Netflix, hurray) called “Human, the world within”. It’ll inspire a lot of future blog posts, it really does tech you a lot. I guess I have a thirst for knowledge, that is maybe why it interests me so.
In this particular episode it talks about the relationship between the heart & the brain.
There is a syndrome cardo subo cardiomyopathy otherwise known as death from a broken heart. The cardo subo is an ornament found in Japan. This pot is known to be famous for its shape; it has a thin neck & a thick mid-section. When you go through a lot of stress, like death of a loved one, your heart reacts & the heart’s shape turns into the shape of a cardo subo.
I just wanted the biopic about Freddie Mercury & my god, was it good. A real feel good movie. It really did tell the story about Freddie’s life & how he operates.
I watched this with my career & almost every song we sang along to.
I don’t know where my passion for queen came from but I watched it on Amazon Prime, & everyone seems to be addicted to streaming programs so this will probably up queens popularity.
I have a lot of external memory aids which I don’t credit at all, which I really should. Especially for other people who are in the situation I’m in who can learn from me.
Anyone who’s had a TBI becomes obsessed with recording (this blog is my way of recording).
I have diary, sometimes a dream diary. Which reminds me of certain daily activities.
Sometimes I just find it in my brain somewhere. I’m just going through the process of relearning everything I once knew.
I find that when I try hard, I can actually remember. So if I learnt it before, it’s in there somewhere.
What I learnt is that us, as humans, have very fastidious organs. You either “use it or loose it”.