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"[...]a vessel cleaving the dungeon of the waves[...]"
You're Love in the Time of Cholera!
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Like Odysseus in a work of Homer, you demonstrate undying loyalty by
sleeping with as many people as you possibly can. But in your heart you never give
consent! This creates a strange quandary of what love really means to you. On the
one hand, you've loved the same person your whole life, but on the other, your actions
barely speak to this fact. Whatever you do, stick to bottled water. The other stuff
could get you killed.
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
Never miss a word
You're Infinite Jest!
by David Foster Wallace
While you1 consider yourself2 to be clever,
there are those3 who think you're just full of yourself or, perhaps worse,
playing a joke4 on everyone around you, and yet you are pretty sure that
you really are that brilliant after all, since people would hardly take the time to
get to know you5 if they didn't care very deeply about what you had to
say to them, to wit, about their lives, their hopes, their dreams, their fears, their
drug habits, and of course what videos6 they prefer to watch, since,
after all, your impressive vocabulary and tendency to go on and on7 makes
you seem superior, able to educate them, and really drive a sense of something
ineffable into their measly little skulls while you are not above making a cheap
gag or really going after anyone or anything or telling them about incredible
futures involving tennis, geopolitics, and
1Meaning you personally, not someone like you or your own
personal daddy, for example.
2As well as you can see yourself, which, frankly, may not be that well.
3Though we wouldn't deign to be so peripatetic as to name them here, mind.
4Jokes, though not common in Victorian England, were known to originate
sometime in ancient history, perhaps as early as the time of Babylon, or even before.
It is thought that the history of the joke plays an integral role in the mindset of
the characters depicted here, though you may disagree at this point, in which case I
am facing quite the dilemma in relaying this narrative, no?
5It is rather time consuming, after all.
6Ha!
7and on and on and on...
Take the Book Quiz II
at the Blue Pyramid.
You're The Metamorphosis!
by Franz Kafka
Though you think you're in the midst of a dream, the fact of the
matter is that your life has become a nightmare. The nightmare at first seems
horrific to you, but you are slowly able to adjust to the facts of the matter
and settle down and make do with what you've been given. There are those that
would say you're pointless and absurd, but you're really just trying to
demonstrate that people can (and do) adapt to anything, no matter how absurd
it is. Not that this will really inspire them to change, because they probably
don't understand.
Take the Book Quiz II
at the Blue Pyramid.
About Me
- Σφιγξ
- possesses wholly unmerited academic pretensions; examines love as an entomologist; collects haunted dollshouses; notes the lunar phase as regularly as the temperature; peruses field guides; reads like a serial magazine subscriptionist; functions through coffee and "mood" music; draws to the very corners of the page; takes notes on unlined paper; reads poetry as prayer; observes textual authority with the incredulity of fiction; suppresses the smart-ass answer(s); adapts as well as anyone beseiged by her own bibelots; she is a sensation seeker in spite of all of this.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/freudl1.shtml
I posted this picture to think about its conception. Rather than what would amount to kvetching on the computer on a rainy afternoon...
Love and Anger
it lay buried here
it lay deep inside me
it's so deep I don't think that I can speak about it
it could take me all my life
but it would only take a moment to
tell you what I'm feeling
but I don't know if I'm ready yet
you come waltzing into this room
like you're walking into my arms
what would I do without you?
CHORUS
take away the love and the anger
and the little piece of hope holding us together
looking for a moment that'll never happen
living in the gap between past and future
take away the stone and the timber
and a little piece of rope won't hold it together
if you can't tell your sister
if you can't tell a priest
cause it's so deep you don't think
that you can speak about it to anyone
can you tell it to your heart?
can you find it in your heart
to let go of these feelings
like a bell to a southerly wind
we could be like two strings beating
speaking in sympathy
what would we do without you?
two strings speak in sympathy
(what would we do without you?)
CHORUS
you might not think so now
but just you wait and see
(someone will come to help you
"This is excellent for re-connecting when you've been away from each other (for example, at work), or when you've noticed you aren't connecting with each other's heart (for example, you've been arguing). It is also excellent for when you first wake up in the morning. After only a few minutes, your chakras will be connected and open.
It is very important to connect, without being sexual, at least twice a day for at least a few minutes, to keep your relationship healthy and intimate.
[...]
Lie on your left side, comfortably on the bed or a cushion, using pillows for your head if you prefer. Have your partner (the one receiving the nurturing) lie in front of you, also on their left, your bodies touching in the 'spooning' position, your arms enveloping them. Your arm will fit easily under their neck.
[...]
Breathe together, you matching their breath. Quiet your mind, by noticing your breathing, inhaling and exhaling together. Send your heart energy into their back, and circulate it from their heart, into your hand, back to your heart, on each breath. As your energies connect, gradually lead your partner into slower, more full breaths. Eventually, hold the breath in a few seconds after inhaling, and hold it out a few seconds after exhaling."
"The cusp of the 4th house, the angle known as the Imum Coeli, or IC, is where our soul enters into our physical body. The 4th house is our connection to our past, our roots, and the emotional support and nurturance of the universe. Our family [...]" from
Kenneth Burke's The Complete Node Book
http://books.google.com/books?id=Ecm_Q__m66wC&pg=PA399&dq=Jean+Genet+%C2%AB+un+cordon+ombilical+[qui]+replonge+%C3%A0+l%27int%C3%A9rieur+d%27un+ventre%C2%BB&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5nGoU-_QNM6wyASSkIDwDw&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Jean%20Genet%20%C2%AB%20un%20cordon%20ombilical%20[qui]%20replonge%20%C3%A0%20l%27int%C3%A9rieur%20d%27un%20ventre%C2%BB&f=false
http://www.astro.com/cgi/chart.cgi?cid=ihifileHLbElt-u1175647630;gm=a1;nhor=2;nho2=4;btyp=2;mth=gw;sday=23;smon=6;syr=2014;hsy=-1;zod=;orbp=;rs=0;ano=1;add=19;add=20;add=22;node=-Yn;snode=-Ys;aspc=1;aspn=1;ast=&lang=e&stx2=s=outs=24
Vertex in Cancer
You are expected to deal with the public or in the public interest, handle the emotional factors in situations, and learn to deal with women or public figures. People also anticipate your ability to spot trends and accept a background or parental role, and to acknowledge the emotional side of your nature.
Doing these things may help you to develop your nurturing qualities and to recognize your own dependency needs as legitimate concerns in your life. You may also discover a capacity to play the parent role to the world.
Not accomplishing these things may put you at the mercy of other people’s emotions. Situations become distorted and conflicts develop with people who feel you have let them down. You may also give in to the temptation to suppress your emotions.
Natal Vertex Conjunct Moon
A woman or women in your life may be the catalyst for finding the emotional life you want. Sometimes this occurs within the family. You are seen as a nurturer to others as well as yourself. You are expected to be the heart of your family, helping others to find their lives worthwhile.
Natal Anti-vertex, the point opposite the Vertex, describes the conditions which are brought by others, Conjunct Jupiter
Much is expected of you since you have the potential for outstanding achievements. You may have been born into a privileged family or one that values education highly. The fields of law, publishing, or higher education may attract you. You are tolerant of foreigners or those of a different background.
http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/collection/artwork/22876
http://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/2014/07/22/passerelle_mont_saint_michel.html
It is iimpossible to write ancient history because we lack source materials, and impossible to write modern history because we have far too many.
Charles Peguy (1873-1914)
http://books.google.com/books?id=vW2pVxIrwEoC&pg=PA360&dq=tarot+moon+yods&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rV_aU4KXNs_poATJiYDQAw&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=tarot%20moon%20yods&f=false
Secondo decano del Cancro.
http://www.engramma.it/eOS2/index.php?id_articolo=1249
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/42484/title/T-Cells-of-the-Skin/
http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/7/279/279ra39
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fish-skin-bandages-helps-heal-wounds/
https://www.pinterest.com/petitegeraldine/brian-wildsmith/
http://theartofchildrenspicturebooks.blogspot.com/2011/02/fishes-fishes-by-brian-wildsmith-oxford.html
http://www.ledevoir.com/art-de-vivre/voyage/435176/une-maree-du-siecle-transforme-le-mont-saint-michel-en-ile
http://www.lefigaro.fr/sciences/2015/03/18/01008-20150318ARTFIG00024-rendez-vous-samedi-pour-la-maree-du-siecle.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMqZR3pqMjg
I will put Exercise 89 here.
https://1drv.ms/i/s!AsA4BY25Ql_1mXtvbqLWp-TJDih9
You, in the dedans.
https://www.vlba.nrao.edu/sites/maunakea.shtml
I have a few more days before I can address the current subject matter, with permafrost in the tropics on Maunakea.
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