Saturday, June 28, 2008
From Dante's inferno:
The souls frozen in this circle of hell are immersed [in ice] so deeply that only half of their faces are visible. As they cry, their tears freeze and seal their eyes shut- they are denied even the comfort of tears. (Canto XXXIII)
[via wikipedia - of all things]
posted by Scout |
2:33 PM
to whom my death will be as stars on a dead field
large and unmeaningful
posted by Scout |
1:35 PM
dumb and dubmer
dumb and dubmer
he, he, geddit?
posted by Scout |
12:54 PM
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
from website 'indecent images':
Rossetti's life fell into an ongoing cycle of drugs and alcohol, and his household was an icon of domestic disorder. He had affairs with a number of his models. Among other things, his personal zoo is legendary, including owls, wombats, parrots and peacocks, among others.
The first of his wombats, named Top, was a frequent guest at his dinner table, where it habitually fell asleep in the centerpiece. Top is believed to have been the inspiration for the character of the dormouse in Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
In 1872 he tried unsuccessfully to end his own life.
posted by Scout |
3:53 PM
Monday, June 23, 2008
when we got back again she was still in the chair.
she was still in the chair when we'd put the things away, and unpacked the dishwasher, squinting perhaps without knowing it, in the downstairs dim.
she was still there when i went to the back door through the stink smoke and opened it a little.
in a few days she would still be there, her brittle back braced hunched she would still be in the chair.
she was still in the chair.
she was still in the chair.
she is still in the chair.
life, life, life.
the long of it so long.
the short of it so short.
the monotony so deadening.
the variability so disorienting.
the fear and want.
the apathy and willingness to lose.
fold, strive, collapse. lie still.
feel fat.
fade.
long. hate
yourself
the world
wonder if it matters
know it does not matter
if it matters.
posted by Scout |
5:33 PM
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