2003.01.16
Aeromouse!
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“‘A person may choose what he cannot see,’ he said, as if explaining something very obvious to a very foolish individual. ‘A person may mention a bird’s name even if the creature is not present and correct: crow, quail, hummingbird, bulbul, mynah, parrot, kite. A person may even select a flying creature of his own invention, for example winged horse, flying turtle, airborne whale, space serpent, aeromouse. To give a thing a name, a label, a handle; to rescue it from anonymity, to pluck it out of the Place of Namelessness, in short to identify it — well, that’s a way of bringing the said thing into being.’”
—Salman Rushdie
(from Haroun and the Sea of Stories)
(from Haroun and the Sea of Stories)
Tonight, in addition to work and yummy Thai food, DDR Max (very fun!), a hot bath at last (divine!), and some frightening links:
- More than you ever wanted (or needed) to know about how maraschino cherries are made. That certainly puts a damper on my desire to practice knot-tying.
- via Daintily Dirty, a frightening assortment of prayer panties.
Aeromouse!