Project 365

Vie’s immaculate collection of Emily Strange bags.

We had to keep the lights down that day so I unscrewed the top bulb of our corner lamp to keep the room as dim as possible.

From Wikipedia:

Nyepi is a Balinese “Day of Silence” that falls on Bali’s Lunar New Year (in 2010, it’s on March 16). It is a day of silence, fasting, and meditation.

Observed from 6 a.m. until 6 a.m. the next morning, Nyepi is a day reserved for self-reflection and as such, anything that might interfere with that purpose is restricted. The main restrictions are: no lighting fires (and lights must be kept low); no working; no entertainment or pleasure; no traveling; and for some, no talking or eating at all. The effect of these prohibitions is that Bali’s usually bustling streets and roads are empty, there is little or no noise from TVs and radios, and few signs of activity are seen even inside homes. The only people to be seen outdoors are the Pecalang, traditional security men who patrol the streets to ensure the prohibitions are being followed.

On the day after Nyepi, known as Ngembak Geni, social activity picks up again quickly, as families and friends gather to ask forgiveness from one another, and to perform certain religious rituals together.

This is the little black terminal with which I run my small empire. The stickers are used as disguise so common people would mistake it for a mere laptop.