{"id":7036,"date":"2025-01-19T18:53:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T23:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=7036"},"modified":"2025-01-22T16:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T21:38:06","slug":"im-okay-youre-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2025\/01\/19\/im-okay-youre-okay\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m Okay, You’re Okay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Vasilisa in the Forest”<\/a> by Ivan Bilibin<\/a>. downloaded from Wikimedia Commons on 1.19.25 CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
“Everybody’s Crazy ’bout the Doggone Blues, but I’m Happy”<\/a> by Josef Pasternack<\/a>, Marion Harris<\/a>, Turner Layton<\/a>, and Henry Creamer<\/a>. downloaded from the Library of Congress on 1.19.25
CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I chose the song first, picking “Everybody’s Crazy ’bout the Doggone Blues, but I’m Happy” because 1) it’s a fun tune and 2) it’s relatable in a if-I-keep-saying-it-to-myself-then-it-will-come-true kind of way. This weekend my brother came to visit me. It’s always nice to see him but I was already feeling overwhelmed by other responsibilities let alone having play host. This happens to all of us; the to-do’s pile up and seem to surpass the amount of time we have. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of the things we have to do<\/em> and lose sight of the many wonderful things we get<\/strong> to do<\/em>. I told myself, “You’re okay. It’ll get done.” I put my to-do list aside and had a great time with my brother. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images of garbage fires, giant stacks of paper, and tiny animals pushing things uphill all came to my mind. Then, I found this print of Vasilisa in the Forest; one of Bilibin’s prints illustrating the Russian folktale, “Vasilisa the Beautiful”<\/a>. The TLDR is that Vasilisa is sent into the woods to get light from Baba Yaga; overcoming impossible tasks along the way. It’s fun to imagine her singing this song; swaying her hips to this early American ragtime tune as she and her doll outwit the infamous witch, Baba Yaga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meaning of the two combined is enhanced. I believe this new creation maintains its status as CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL<\/a> because both the image and the audio are public domain. The image was created around 1900 and the song was recorded in 1917. Regarding the spelling of “Visilisa”, there were many spelling inconsistencies between sources. I made the choice to use this spelling because it seemed most common. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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