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centre_hold

When the Wheel has turned a Yule...

Jun 16, 2009 01:01

Unimaginably bothered by the prospect of the presence of a Wal-Mart in my community. Consider the places that make a place unique, the shape and frame and bones of a small town's life. (Genius locus, genie loco.) I count it a minor miracle that Belly Beans has thus far prevailed against the encroachment of Starbucks. And let me tell you, it was a ( Read more... )

driving off the cows of cooley, genius logos, i will arise and go now, consider the genii locii, lights in the chapel, kali yuga, hail the unconquered sun!

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talkingtolkien June 16 2009, 06:24:32 UTC

We have not covered the Táin. If you like, it could serve as your introductory material! Nadolig Llawen/Gledileg Jol/all the rest!

centre_hold June 16 2009, 15:21:34 UTC

Hooray! Joy is mine at the dawn of the day! (Well, middle of the night, but who's really keeping track?)

baronpontmercy June 16 2009, 07:09:56 UTC

That paper, the aneurysm-inducing one, sounds interesting. But in any case, amen to your declaration about the big box stores. Amen.

centre_hold June 16 2009, 15:25:57 UTC

It was a party to write, really. I mean, some folks go all batty over how Christian tradition is rooted in pagan practice and poke at Yule for prime examples, but when you look at it--for heaven's sake, go far enough back and it's all polytheistic. (And in the case of Catholicism, still is.)

fuschia_drowns June 16 2009, 08:18:27 UTC

The fact that the town seemed just fine with three coffee places - Ink Noir, Belly Beans, and yes, a Starbucks too, seems mostly based on the fact that college kids have crazy caffeine intake. I don't know why Ink Noir seems in jeopardy, I mean, both BB and IN get the fair share same amount of traffic. Goodness knows I consume java at all three.

But not to put too fine a point on it, Wal-Mart sucks.

As a side note, hello, I'm Minnie, and would it be entirely inappropriate of me to inquire as to whether you do yoga? I'm not taking it this semester but I'd like to keep it up, it's really the only exercise I bother with.

centre_hold June 16 2009, 15:19:02 UTC

Hi Minnie! No, not wholly inappropriate, nor inaccurate. (I mean, do I really exude the crunch that much? Don't answer, please.) I've done yoga since I was tiny, and it's one of those touchstones that help keep some calm about the place. I's be up for some non-class yoga parties, sure. Though it'd have to be mornings--what's your schedule like?

I'm surprised myself that Ink's the one having troubles, but then, there's a lot of aging hippies that frequently frequent Beans. (Though I'm going to attribute our relative success to my perfectly brewed chai lattes, of course.)

proof_rock June 16 2009, 23:25:59 UTC

You'll be getting an e-mail soon, Ava.

bravenewhuxley June 17 2009, 06:46:26 UTC

Ava! I've been wanting to check out Logos myself, but... I don't think I have any real material to share. What are the pre-reqs? It just sounds so interesting...

Can I go with you so I feel like less of a twit?

centre_hold June 17 2009, 13:02:47 UTC

Hell, at that, I don't, really. But Ron says that they're also into the old myths in general, so i'm making everyone read the Tain and then go pet horses. :)

Consider yourself along-tagged, yes. (And then we can be all cool and new, together. Minus any twit factor. Such a plan.)