Attention Inventory: Amber oil, London lunching, bedtime opera

Nothing succeeds without taking stock

Attention Inventory is a way to keep track of current curiosities, fresh experiences, the you du jour—a collection of recent recollections, recounted through the senses.

Here’s my list of the month as a template for interpreting on your own. I’m writing my list from the train from Amsterdam to Belgium, and my line items are unsurprisingly in conversation with the journey at hand, including:

• Comforting travel rituals in the form of (1) a perfume oil I insist on bulk buying from the health food store….

• …and (2) soundtracks to bookend days.

• Perfect lunches, notable snacks, 3 beverages, 1 dinner…in London & Amsterdam.

• A new book for fans of text-based art (i.e. Jenny Holzer, Roni Horn, Sophie Calle…)