This vacation, among other decisions, I tried to decide whether I liked the Man Stabile (also called L’homme) Statue at one end of Parc Jean Drapeau (slash Isle St. Helene) as much as I thought I did.
I used a simple formula.
- I looked at it. (with Barry, Lee, Ben, and Jay).
- I remembered another statue I also liked in Montreal, in fact on the same isle, at La Ronde (that has now been turned into a water fountain).
- I went to La Ronde. Paid. (not just to see the statue, to ride the Roller Coasters too… again with Barry, Lee, Ben, and Jay). I looked at the newly remembered statue/waterfountain. I begin to compare. I begin to wonder if the two are even worth comparing. I begin to see the two as awfully similar.
- I then asked myself which do I like better.
I couldn’t decide.
Quelle-suprise (sp?)! Now…
Does that mean:
a) I don’t like the original favourite stabile/statue, L’homme (slash Man) as much as I thought I did.
b) I now have TWO favourite statues.
c) I do like it [the original] as much as I thought I did.
d) That I really have to decide.
I’m not sure there’s a real answer in there. BUT it’s been an awesome vacation. I’m sure I’ll type more soon.
Now. For a quick recap of the best of my gigantic teacher’s holiday vacation extraordinaire [time off]:
Calgary (quick), Edmonton (quick), Nick and Dan’s cabin (quick), Calgary (long), and Ben’s Return.
…wonder if I’ll ever figure out how I feel about Alexander Calder’s Man Stabile.
…or Divers/cite. …or Francofolies. …or Just pour Rire. …or Just for Laughs.
…or Montreal.
…or any of it really.
Yet again; Montreal doesn’t disappoint.