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Seven Colours in Three Movements
"They might not be as deeply entrenched or imbued with meaning and mythological significance as the sun or the moon, the river or the forest but rainbows (Fig.1) still feature quite prominently in our Western cultural conciousness - from the elusive 'pot of gold at the end of the rainbow' to the 80s TV kids program of the same name - probably ( Read more... ) -
No Swimming: Strong Currents
"The Count and his sister are swept away by an avalanche in the Alps and, while clinging to a tree, are torn to shreds by eagles."
- Graham Robb, Strangers: Homosexuality in the Nineteenth CenturyAnd so end the two sibling's licentious lives. Melodrama. I love it ( Read more... ) -
You Can Be As Loud As The Hell You Want (When You're Making Love)
Has anyone ever used a chat-up line on you and not done it ironically? As in, they said it with a straight face whilst looking you in the eye. Go on, rack your brains ( Read more... ) -
You Are Cowboy
Yesterday I walked up the Long Mynd near Church Stretton with my family and two family friends, Ian & June. My legs are feeling a little sore today, but it was worth the discomfort and effort: there are some fantastic views of the surrounding towns and fields, and on a clear day you can see as far as the Wrekin. Ian told us that these hills ( ( Read more... ) -
Elizabeth Bishop - Complete Poems
NOTES:
I think what distinguishes Elizabeth Bishop for me from the myriad accomplished writers of the 20th century is her ability to create a sympathetic persona in her poems: one that can be coy, effusive, comtemplatative or wry (in isolation or combination).
She fosters a rapport with the reader through simple rhetorical touches: questions; ( Read more... ) -
"We Are All Going to the Hot Well"
I have come back home to T******: to socialise with friends and family, stockpile on food and revise for my exams. I've been taking lots of notes on Shakespeare's problem and history plays, and eighteenth century novels - including but not limited to Tobias Smollett's, Humphry ClinkerIts a travel narrative, following Matt Bramble and his party of ( Read more... ) -
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Venezuela
La Guira & Caracas
We didn’t feel much like disembarking when we first caught sight of the port, La Guira; makeshift homes clung precariously to the sides of the steep hills; the grimy, weather beaten high-rises looked washed-out and lifeless in comparison to the lush vegetation that surrounded them; the ruins of a recent landslide were ( Read more... ) -
"No Poetry in the Kitchen"
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Comico-Pedant
Almost a whole week with no LJ posting? Shame on me.
I tagged along to Sam's Beetle club, Rubber Dubbers last night and ended up chatting to a new mother and daughter duo, Karen and Chris who arrived about a third of the way into the evening. When we went outside to have a look at Karen's Beetle, I happened to mention that I thought it was an ( Read more... ) -
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The Testimonies of George Galaxy (Continued)
George, what are your thoughts on sport? Leisure pursuit of the brutally malajusted, or graceful repose of the Gods?
Gods? I'm not even an aethiest, let alone a polyethiest. But then, sport comes in so many variegated forms that its not inconcievable that each one has an individual God as its emblem. I ( Read more... )