{"id":20954,"date":"2012-01-25T16:33:26","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T21:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=20954"},"modified":"2016-09-17T14:26:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T18:26:56","slug":"the-creative-possibilities-for-being-on-hold-via-christophe-neimann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2012\/01\/25\/the-creative-possibilities-for-being-on-hold-via-christophe-neimann\/","title":{"rendered":"the creative possibilities for being &#8216;on hold&#8217; via christophe neimann"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_20955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20955\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Christoph-Niemann-On-Hold.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20955\" title=\"Christoph Niemann On Hold\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Christoph-Niemann-On-Hold.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Christoph-Niemann-On-Hold.jpg 525w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Christoph-Niemann-On-Hold-87x100.jpg 87w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Christoph-Niemann-On-Hold-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">christophe niemann for the new york times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A revelation from last weekend&#8217;s New York Times&#8217; Magazine:<a href=\"http:\/\/niemann.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/01\/20\/on-hold\/?scp=1&amp;sq=On%20Hold%20Christoph%20Niemann&amp;st=cse\" target=\"_blank\"> the great Christophe Niemann doodle made while he was &#8216;on hold&#8217;<\/a> <em>forever<\/em><em>, <\/em>waiting for a person to pick up, listening to <a href=\"http:\/\/1stpiano.com\/clair-de-lune\/\" target=\"_blank\">Clair de Lune. Click to listen <\/a>while you follow the amazing path Niemann wandered and the many discoveries he made&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(Our strategy for being &#8220;on hold&#8221; is to wear an old-fashioned <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00007M1TZ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=theimprolife-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00007M1TZ\">telephone headset<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=theimprolife-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00007M1TZ\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0&#8211; an essential tool &#8211; so we can write, scan blogs, surf&#8230;as we follow one thing to another&#8230; draw&#8230;.and make cups of tea&#8230;cook. It&#8217;s not so much being &#8220;on hold&#8221; that we mind, it&#8217;s the irritating music that&#8217;s the problem. Take away the music, and it wouldn&#8217;t bother us much at all.)<\/p>\n<p>What do you do while you&#8217;re on hold?<\/p>\n<p>Related posts: <a title=\"christopher niemann\u2019s fab color-tiled bathrooms\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2011\/12\/14\/christopher-niemanns-fab-color-tiled-bathrooms\/\" target=\"_blank\">christopher niemann\u2019s fab color-tiled bathrooms<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"christophe niemann map: my (your) way\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2010\/03\/14\/christophe-niemann-map-my-your-way\/\" target=\"_blank\">christophe niemann map: my (your) way<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"doing \u2018nothing\u2019 can be doing a lot\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2011\/05\/18\/doing-nothing-can-be-doing-a-lot\/\" target=\"_blank\">doing \u2018nothing\u2019 can be doing a lot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A revelation from last weekend&#8217;s New York Times&#8217; Magazine: the great Christophe Niemann doodle made while he was &#8216;on hold&#8217; forever, waiting for a person to pick up, listening to Clair de Lune. 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