Bloglet, the gentleman's mock turtle soup -- Moss made it sweeter than myrrh ash and dhoup
Without a word of warning or explanation, my mother has apparently decided to speak to me in nothing but Norwegian from here on out. She's been doing it since about 10:00 last night. I'm kinda digging it, actually.
_
respond?
(14)
11:15:38 AM,Wednesday 19 May 2004
My nephew is never more adorable than when intoning Sondheim. Awwwww!
_
respond?
11:42:09 AM,Tuesday 18 May 2004
{Half-pint imitation and fiercely proud of it}
_
respond?
(3)
11:02:36 AM,Tuesday 18 May 2004
Current mood: Unformed
Current music: Leonard Cohen -- Waiting for the Miracle to Come
_
respond?
08:51:43 AM,Tuesday 18 May 2004
Top Ten Sexiest Accents
1. Welsh
2. Russian
3. Hindi
4. Irish
5. Romany
6. Italian
7. Yiddish
8. Castillian
9. Arabic
10. West Country (English)
_
respond?
(33)
08:33:34 AM,Tuesday 18 May 2004
Link to a nicely odd hypertext version of Mary Shelley's The Last Man.
_
respond?
06:49:44 AM,Tuesday 18 May 2004
More flashbacks. The Bath of God.
_
respond?
05:26:10 PM,Monday 17 May 2004
Got called "Buddy" today by the grocery boy. That's me. Buddy. Buddy on the Night Shift. At your service.
_
respond?
(6)
05:06:53 PM,Monday 17 May 2004
Bumf.
_
respond?
(1)
04:33:15 PM,Monday 17 May 2004
I wanted to put it in a poem, but it just won't go, so I'll link to it instead. The potoroo.
_
respond?
02:02:28 PM,Monday 17 May 2004
O.o.C.Q.o.t.D: "No, it would not be better if they were blonde. I would look like a negative rhesus monkey or something."
_
respond?
(4)
11:32:55 AM,Monday 17 May 2004
Oof. The internet. I was trying to find an amusing picture for Syttende Mai (Norwegian Independence Day), but when I typed "17 Mai" into Google Image Search, I saw a horrifying picture of a little boy with some sort of terrible skin disease. I followed the link, of course, because that's what I do, and found out about Buruli ulcer, a mycobacterial infection related to tuberculosis and leprosy that's become increasingly prevalent in tropical countries over the last few decades. Half an hour, two PDFs, and an indescribably graphic Powerpoint presentation later, I'm fascinated. The disease, though disfiguring and debilitating, is, almost incomprehensibly, mostly painless. There's been little success in curing it with antibiotics, but encouraging, even amazing, results with poultices of clay and shea butter. And, most heartening (and unexpected) of all -- work is being done on the disease at the controversial Rocky Mountain Laboratory, right down the road in Hamilton. I'm so proud of them. They've been working tirelessly for years to get Biosafety Level Four containment, against all the fear and ignorance of the public -- holding endless meetings and handholding sessions, and showing extraordinary dedication and patience. And it looks as if they might finally be making progress. I could go into a rant about the short-sightedness and selfishness of the Not In My Backyard contingent, but instead I'll just rejoice in the courage of the scientists who devote themselves to this nightmarish but vital work. Happy 17th of May to them! And the same to any Norwegians you chance to meet.
_
respond?
(3)
10:50:44 AM,Monday 17 May 2004
Completely unqualified. Completely impractical. But, man, it would be fun.
_
respond?
10:06:58 AM,Monday 17 May 2004
Lim'nal, lim'nal; drown my hymnal.
_
respond?
09:15:44 AM,Monday 17 May 2004
Spoke too soon. "Today" ain't sufficient. How about every time I get the urge to blog a "whee!" or a "woo!" or an "aww!" or anything along that nauseating line, I swap it for actual content from days past? Like, this time, f'rinstance: Mark Twain and Sholem Aleichem.
_
respond?
09:04:46 AM,Monday 17 May 2004
Man, it's true. The happier the blogger, the boringer the blog. Oh well. The solution? Flashbacks! Today we give you... the Hallucigenia sparsa. OooOOOooOOoh.
_
respond?
(1)
08:38:05 AM,Monday 17 May 2004
Consumed.
_
respond?
08:19:49 AM,Monday 17 May 2004
A glorious rainy morning.
_
respond?
(4)
12:31:33 PM,Sunday 16 May 2004
More bliss, more glee; more glee, more bliss;
I wouldn't be but for all this.
_
respond?
(1)
02:00:42 AM,Sunday 16 May 2004