Archive for September, 2007
this is the consequence
of social awkwardness combined with too many hours of work and class.
on lesbians
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes So it seems that Henry’s sister has never been the same since the war, because she never had on a man’s collar and a necktie until she drove an ambulants in the war and now they cannot get her to take them off. Because ever since the armistice Henry’s sister seems to […]
on smart people
But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes And meeting all of those famous people that New York is practically full of, gave Henry new thoughts, and opened up things. Because after Henry held a conversation with them, he was quite surprised to find out that he was just as full of brains as they were. But that is […]
More powerful than God or religion
I think stories are incredibly important, especially the ones we tell about our lives and our collective past. They make absolutely horrible experiences bearable and often meaningful. Pain without a purpose is terrifying. The Royal de Luxe tells stories to cities with giants. It is storytelling on a very grand scale. Each time Royal de […]
How to get a diamond tiara
But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes I mean I think a diamond tiara is delightful because it is a place where I really never thought of wearing diamonds before, and I thought i had almost one of everything until I saw a diamond tiara. The English lady who is called Mrs. Weeks said it was in her […]
Railway creeper
This is a picture Whitney sent me a few months ago. Thanks to Slice of the day, I can now identify this plant as Ipomoea cairica. The Railway Creeper or Cairo morning glory (Ipomoea cairica) is a vine native to tropical Africa and Asia. This morning glory vine is beautiful, climbing on to whatever it […]
botanical poetry
I’ve been pretty busy lately, so I thought you’d enjoy some botanical poetry: Finding the Way in Phenotypic Space: The Origin and Maintenance of Constraints on Organismal Form is the title of a recent paper. Beautiful sounding, no? Maybe when I’m not busy I’ll post about what the paper says, rather than how it says […]