I can't see putting Earl Grey on the same plane as any other tea

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My poem "Hypnos and Thanatos" has been accepted by Mythic Delirium for their penultimate print issue. It's an insomnia poem. Some of it looks like this krater, which I have liked since high school. I saw it in person when I lived in New Haven, but apparently I'll have to go to Rome now if I want to again.

The Kickstarter for the electronic conversion of Mythic Delirium has reached full funding! You should still give them money if you haven't already—at $750 plus, time_shark will collect the first four issues in print. I want to see this happen. I am very fond of paper.

Last night went to hell after about midnight: food poisoning and baby spiders (unrelated) were involved. Today, though, I had a productive day of non-writing work, made a very large ham sandwich with sheep's milk cheese for dinner, and walked down to Davis in the evening for the latest coconut flavor from J.P. Licks and dinner conversation with derspatchel. Our Brattle memberships have come in, T-shirts included. It was low-key and pleasant and tomorrow I have a voice lesson and get to see rushthatspeaks.

So, really, aside from the fact that my throat is still killing me, this week is earning its keep.

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[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Mmm, coconut ice cream.

Congratulations on the poem! Hermes on that Krater looks like a guy camped out at Woodstock or Glastonbury, and indeed, Sarpedon could be stoned rather than dead, if it weren't for all those streaming wounds.

[sovay]

Mmm, coconut ice cream.

This month is pineapple, which I find intrinsically less interesting than orange or lime because it's a more common combination, but it's still sound enough that I've ordered it two or three times now. I'm dreading the month they decide to go for coconut cappuccino or something, but maybe they'll surprise me and have the sense to avert.

Hermes on that Krater looks like a guy camped out at Woodstock or Glastonbury, and indeed, Sarpedon could be stoned rather than dead, if it weren't for all those streaming wounds.

Trojan War as folk-rock concert, thank you.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

That seems like it might be surprisingly doable--I mean, even with my cheesecloth memory, I can call up enough images of the Trojan war (well, two: Sulky Achilles and Body of Hector) that I can sort of start to imagine it. Sulky Achilles, not wanting to do an encore. As for poor Hector, hmmm.

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Sulky Achilles, not wanting to do an encore. As for poor Hector, hmmm.

Prrrrt.

[fidelioscabinet.livejournal.com]

I should be more positive about spiders; they are useful. But once bitten twice shy, as they say. Maybe if I were a better housekeeper I wouldn't be so worried about brown recluses in every corner.

I have managed to post (http://fidelioscabinet.livejournal.com/270223.html) in some detail about Weigl's Winterreise; whether I did it justice is another matter. It's pretty much Romanticism, straight up, no chaser, although I found an odd ambiguity in it, which may just be me. Or maybe not.

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Maybe if I were a better housekeeper I wouldn't be so worried about brown recluses in every corner.

I find spiders very useful and even attractive so long as they are not swarming my ceiling and walls.

It's pretty much Romanticism, straight up, no chaser, although I found an odd ambiguity in it, which may just be me. Or maybe not.

It does kind of sound like the most Romantic thing ever. It doesn't stop being Romantic if you queer it; it just turns into Tanith Lee.

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

"Leagros is handsome."

Congratulations on the poem.

Nine

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"Leagros is handsome."

I would translate "Leagros is beautiful": ΛΕΑΓΡΟΣ ΚΑΛΟΣ.

Congratulations on the poem.

Thank you.

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the acceptance!

I'm sorry about last night going to hell, but I'm glad today was productive.

I hope the week continues to earn its keep.

[sovay]

Congratulations on the acceptance!

Thank you!