Journal

Metaphors On Monday

Metaphorical

My dad doesn’t get metaphors, I realise. Yesterday, he was watching a Taiwanese movie, and he attempted to describe it to me. It had some flashback mechanism (I didn’t watch it), and apparently at one point, the kid (who is a kid at the start of the show) lives to a happy old age of sixty-something and is confronted by his mother, who has not aged one bit.

He told me that he didn’t get it. At all. And he wasn’t going to try.

Oh well, you know, different strokes, different folks.

Muah Chee

There’s a new cat in the house.

We took her in on Friday because she did seem too friendly and wasn’t likely to survive very well outside. Her name is temporarily Muah Chee. We’re in fact looking for someone to adopt her, so do spread the word.

She’s less than a year old, I think, and we’ll be taking her to the vet on Wednesday. In the meantime, she’s a very quiet and placid tortoiseshell, and I’m sure she won’t be difficult to take care of.

Once again, do spread the word. Thanks.

Some Science

‘Junk’ DNA might prove useful after all. [via PhysOrg]

Also, scientists have discovered a fungus that naturally synthesises diesel from cellulose. [via Wired Science]

Harry Ransom Center

Images from the Harry Ransom Center, including Norman Mailer’s colourful plot document for Harlot’s Ghost. [via The Elegant Variation] Always interesting to see how differently writers work when compared with each other.

Pigeons

Someone get me this T-shirt. [via Topotaco]

Creepy Doll

Neil Gaiman performs Creepy Doll. [via YouTube]

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And Finally…

I was just trying to relax and read a photography article when, to my horror, I saw quantum physics. [via The Online Photographer] Can’t I take a break from the science for once, Mr. Heisenberg?

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