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Maybe they'd have to hold each other when it rose, all organe and full and close. Maybe that's where our romantic notions about the moon first came from. Two people holding each other to keep their hearts from breaking, because everybody they knew was dying in the cold rocks and dust piles a quarter million miles away...
The Brothers K
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tirsdag, juli 13, 2004
Mmmmm cherries. I'm so glad that even though I'm abroad, I'm not missing the cherry season :) They're a different kind of cherry, though - not nearly as deep blood red as they are in the US, and not as juicy. They don't stain your fingers, but they're still damn sweet. They're nearly cheaper here than they are in the US, too - I think. I haven't quite figured out what the deal is with kilos vs lbs and stuff. Ah well, conversion is irrelevant. I can eat mounds of cherries!! :)
Last night, as I was trying to drift off to sleep (it took me a while b/c I'd just eaten a pint of marbled ice cream, mmmmm), I heard the wierdest noise in the world. It sounded sort of like a child crying in pain, but it was also kind of gargled - as if a child was being strangled while crying out. Kind of creeped me out, and I wondered if I should do anything. I decided not, and tried to listen more closely, to hear of there were any other telltale sounds of a ruckus or something. Then I realized what it was. Earlier in the evening, as I had eaten dinner, I had watched a couple of stray cats frolicking in the green patch near my building. Clearly, this noise was a cat yowling. I had a good laugh over that one, and was sad that I'd been away from kitties so long as to not remember what theirr yowls sound like. I'm tempted to go pet those cats, but I'm afraid that they'll be way too feral and might bite. I definitely don't want to have to figure out the hospital or veterinary system here, so I guess I'll just have to smile from afar. Ah well.
Feudal Japan had all kinds of fascinating cultural habits. One of them was that honor and duty transcended pretty much everything else. So, even something as common as arranging for a courtesan was done through a third party -- that is, third parties on behalf of both the client and the courtesan. This allowed both to save face if the request was denied, as well as allowing the client to avoid speaking about embarassingly crass things such as money and cost. Quite a good idea imho, actually.
And with that excellent transition, I have the honor of acting as the go-between for a good friend of mine. Typically I would go to the local tea house to request such services, but alas, there is not only a lack of tea houses, but also a lack of tea houses filled with men. For she desires the company of a gentleman, to keep her entertained and to bring her pleasure and happiness throughout the night. The gentleman should be quite talented and practiced in the fine art of wooing. The possibility of a continued investment as consort exists, but the primary reason is a moment's passing whim. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you are interested in pursuing this opportunity! Do not be concerned about more detailed characteristics of the client; my own good word should be insurance enough.
Incidentally, an equally good friend and I intend to solve the problem voiced above, regarding the lack of tea houses for women. The problem is twofold. First, why is it so difficult to meet interesting and quality men these days? Note that I didn't even require him to be handsome! Second, once said man is found, why is he reluctant to have either a casual relationship or a serious one? It's as though he were terrified of women. Sigh. There are several of us who are now of this opinion, and we will attempt to have a dating revolution! We want to abolish this term "sketchy," so that it will be OK!! for boys to ask out the girl they sit next to in IHUM lecture, it will be ok to approach her at the CoHo or the Claw or any other place in the universe, and it will be ok for her to do so as well. The key tenet of those leading the revolution is there will be no expectations, and there will be rules of dating which do require the man to actually act like a man, and open the damn door and pay for the movie tickets. Men are paralyzed by the lack of certainty in dating etiquette these days, and we aim to resurrect the old days where it was ok to being seeing several people at once and "going steady" happened after a long time of casual dating. Blech, you have managed to get me onto a real rant here! :) I think I'll save this one for another time when I've thought out my protests more clearly and constructively, and am ready to announce the business plan under development with Kat. :)
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