"superman"

Anybody know the Kinks' song "Superman"? It's about this weakling kid who wants to be Superman.

"Superman, Superman wish I could fly like superman

Superman, Superman I want to be like superman

I want to be like superman

Superman, Superman wish I could fly like superman"

I think that deep down, everybody kind of wants to be a hero. I know I do, at least! I want to be impervious to all harm and capable of pressing on no matter what. I want to be the tough guy.

I guess, like the song says, flying is kind of the ultimate symbol of a superhero. Forget the cape - any fool can wear a cape. But flying? That's angelic. That's godly.

So I think for the self-portrait project, I want to do something to do with that. Obviously, I can't actually fly. But with magical cameras, anyone can be suspended permanently in the air!

Recently, I was in Germany and ended up spending half an hour throwing myself off a small wall near the Palace at Linderhof.

Flying represents freedom, which is a big concept right about now. Personally, as a student coming from a pretty Puritanical high school district and living with her family into a big ol' university campus like ASU, "freedom" is a pretty important concept.

So, that's what I think I'll be focusing on with this self-portrait (uncreated as of yet...the images above are just examples of "flying"): the dream of freedom.