Lascaux

My professor of Shakespeare reminds me of my childhood doctor, except that he lectures loudly and uses bad language.

I learned about the Lascaux Cave today. It is now closed to the public, but I would love go inside.

There is a small replica of Lascaux in the basement of my college's museum of anthropology. It was built by students in the 50s, but they had to shut it down about ten years ago because of how dangerous it was. The ceilings are only about 5' high, it's dark and moldy, and the floor is uneven. We got to go inside, and it seemed very small and silly, but I like the idea of a class trying to replicate something like Lascaux on campus.

Christmas!

A flip video camera, a couple of jumpsuits, a card game, a hand-knitted neck warmer.

We filmed our "Thulson Christmas Minute," and traced some geese. We leave on the train tonight.

Here is our puppy:

At home (in six days!) I will spend time with young ones and old ones.
Here it is cold. If I were homeless, I would instead have this sleeping bag.

I'm missing the ability to crochet, a Marlene Reidel poster, and sandals

Slow day

"Moonlight is sculpture." —Nathaniel Hawthorne

I work in my college's library, and sometimes when there's not much to do I slip into the stacks and read Mary Oliver poems or chapters of Jane Austen. Today I loved Mary's poem. The spirit "needs/ the metaphor of the body."

We have a lot of snow here, and everywhere looks different now. There's white, and ice, and broken tree branches. Lace is pretty in the snow.
In just a few more days I will be flying home to Denver for the holidays.

Snow

Sitting in a dark room, looking out at the snow falling.


Via my mom:
"...for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs." -George Eliot, Middlemarch

Tie-Dye

Shabd's clothes are so expensive but so remarkable. I would enjoy a sky-skirt.

I love you whale sweater