tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post112655969758612524..comments2023-10-22T04:53:10.706-07:00Comments on LIVING THE WRITER'S LIFE: DREAMS AND DIVINATIONSWynn Bextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08606284153866696343noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-1126852031210930862005-09-15T23:27:00.000-07:002005-09-15T23:27:00.000-07:00We used to go there quite a lot to buy polo ponies...We used to go there quite a lot to buy polo ponies, and would stay for months at a time. It's a wonderful country - but full of paradox. It has so much going for it - but its rife with corruption. The people are both disparaging about themselves and proud. <BR/>Probably the best example of the Argentine mentality comes from a joke: <BR/>When the US invaded Iraq, two Argentines in a bar mused that it might be a good idea to have the US invade Argentina - after all - it would send in lots of money to rebuild. <BR/>"We could attack the US and they would send their troops. Then send in the money."<BR/>The other Argentine shook his head. "Yes, he said, "But what if we win?"Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-1126824333289747532005-09-15T15:45:00.000-07:002005-09-15T15:45:00.000-07:00Hi Sam, were you from Argentina or live there? My ...Hi Sam, were you from Argentina or live there? My very best friend Roberto, the artist (sadly now deceased) was from Buenos Aires. My Chilean friend (the one who's ill) also spent some time there after escaping from the military regime in Chile, before coming to Canada as a refugee. I have always wanted to visit Buenos Aires because of these connections.Wynn Bextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606284153866696343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-1126803697591553612005-09-15T10:01:00.000-07:002005-09-15T10:01:00.000-07:00Dreams are interesting tools to use for the author...Dreams are interesting tools to use for the author. In Argentina, they are used mainly for playing the lottery. There is a dream book, and every object in a dream (or action) is related to a number. You play the numbers of your dreams. I remember going into the kitchen every morning and being quizzed by the cook and her helpers all about my dreams!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-1126645111371648192005-09-13T13:58:00.000-07:002005-09-13T13:58:00.000-07:00Hi Alex, yes I think the dream is a useful tool if...Hi Alex, yes I think the dream is a useful tool if used in the right way. I am thinking to post a few of the dream sequences I've used in "Shadow". And yesterday when I was writing out a dream for the novel I realized that I had made the mistake of foreshadowing too much of the plot in it so now I can make the necessary corrections.Wynn Bextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606284153866696343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-1126638403234212992005-09-13T12:06:00.000-07:002005-09-13T12:06:00.000-07:00Thanks for this Wynn! I was intrigued because I ha...Thanks for this Wynn! I was intrigued because I have used a dream in one of my stories. As I read your piece, I was dismayed, thinking I may have mis-used the dream. But actually you've reassured me; the character's dream is recounted simply, and she is under constant pressure; the dream expresses repressed emotions, the depth of which isn't really shown until then.<BR/><BR/>As for my own dreams, I rarely remember them :-)Alex Bordessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360540101147770320noreply@blogger.com