Mmm, pie.
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Off to zombie-shamble to bed...zzzz
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Can't go without posting #4, though...
( Under the Capitol building, there is a monorail system... )
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Here's the first one:
#1
In Dupont Circle, there are a few stone tables carved to look like chess boards. There are also several wooden benches lining the walkway that crisscrosses the circle, where the homeless sleep and rest. One of these is claimed by a man dressed in a threadbare pea coat and faded workpants. He has a long dark beard and carries a large pack on his back. His face is gaunt and his eyes are preternaturally sharp. He calls himself Ivan.
If you linger by the chess tables, he may engage you in conversation. You will be amazed to find Ivan knows certain things about you that no one else may know, or things that only those you hold most dear would realize. When you ask him how he knows these things, he will purse his lips and shrug. You will get no more out of him.
If he happens to challenge you to a chess match, be very careful. Ivan will be a cordial chess companion, and if you are able to beat him, you will have the most enjoyable day you will ever remember. However, if you lose the game, you will also lose something very dear to you: something you may not realize is gone until years have passed.- Mood:
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I also think a few of you on my flist would be interested...I'd love to see creepy stories (made up or local urban legends) about your city!
Hmm...
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:)
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Yes.
Birds on the Wires Inspire Notes of Song
“Birds on the Wires”, a beautiful video created by Jarbas Agnelli of São Paulo who saw a photo of birds on electric wires by Paul Pinto in a newspaper and decided to create a song based on the birds locations as musical notes.
Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.
This is so cool.
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Things to do with Books Other Than Read Them (SFW).
I love the shelves and the octopus!
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(not my picture)
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Here's mine: I wanted to be a Marine Biologist. Mostly because I loved everything in the ocean....sea life of all kinds, no matter how icky or weird, I found beautiful and fascinating. I won a prize on a snorkel trip in Hawaii because I could correctly pronounce the state fish (the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a, as it happens! Try saying that 5 times fast!) I stopped pursuing this as a career when I realized I didn't care much for biology. Alas.
The fish in question:
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Hilarious, but those of you that have taught ESL in particular will appreciate these :)
Also - I didn't put it on the Japanese filter, as I'm thinking of doing away with it. I don't post about Japan often enough to merit it.
