cons of glasses:
•ears hurt
•smudge on vision
•hot drink makes fogged up
•rain splat on glass
•"just clean them"
•squares on nose when u take them off
•see the edge of the lens
•adjust adjust adjust
•fingerprint
•take them off and world is fuzz
•"wow you are so blind!!“
•forget them weird placespros:
•see things
•????
- The ship should be treated with kindness.
- Not all waters are good.
- Don’t look deeper than you absolutely have to.
- A sudden shallow means something is beneath you.
- Never sail alone at night.
- There are things best left unseen.
- Whales are wise. Do not anger them.
- You are very, very small.
- There may be eyes in the fog. Don’t make contact.
- Some ships sail under no flag. They are not real. Not anymore.
- Occasionally, you will get a distress transmission from the Atlantic. Don’t answer it.
- The sound of motors in the fog is never, ever, a good sign.
- Some lighthouses move. Don’t depend on them.
- Make as little sound as possible whenever your chest feels strange.
- It is entirely possible to lose time at sea. Do not worry. You will remember eventually.
- If the water goes murky, leave the top deck.
- There may be blood in the water. Don’t look.
- If you startle at nothing, it was not nothing.
- There are some kinds of fog your lights won’t shine through. When you encounter it, take a different route.
- Some fjords are not for human travel.
- The singing is most likely not sirens. Pray that is is not.
- Never dive and expect nothing strange to happen.
- If something feels off, check your ropes.
- If someone shouts to you in the dark, do not reply.
- Sometimes curious things knock on the hull. They will usually leave.
- Nothing is ever entirely as it seems.
- Moonlight on the ocean has a hypnotic effect. Don’t stare.
- There will always be something watching from the coast.
- When the sky turns strange colours, close your eyes. It is best not to see.
- If your compass does not work, let yourself drift on the current. Something wants you gone.
Betty Tompkins “Titties" acrylic on canvas; 4 x 5 x 1.5 inches; 2015
by Christopher Smith (@mechrissmith on Instagram)