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January 30, 2008
by the none
so, if you are one of those people who just isn't all that aware, NOVA pretty much rawks the haus!
last night i learned all about the parthenon***. i had an ancient greece class at umass, but i lost alot of the factoid tidbits the professor presented, in great part due to the abbreviated nature of a wintersession class timeslot. BEWARE ALL YE WHO TAKE A WINTERSESSION CLASS!!!
the main factoid tidbits that NOVA wanted to relate last night had to do with the architectural design much more than the actual fabrication. not that they didn't discuss initial construction, but, coming from the perspective of restoration, they were much more caught up in the complete and utter lack
of right angles. HUGE blocks of marble, that were put together in such a way as to camouflage the cracks of space between them, in some instances not more than a human hair apart, surely would indicate a consciousness of right angles, wouldn't they?
i appreciated the discussions of optical illusion, the history of the building itself (along with it's looting: apparently the brits still have the freizes that ran along the outside), how they're doing the restoration, how it was initially constructed, how all the masons were able to work together with a common system of measurement, all of which you could probably read about yourself at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/
for me, two things were in my mind.
1)the whole concept of the golden mean, which is some kind of ultimate ratio in nature, and which was used extensively in the design of the parthenon. i like the idea of integrating nature into structure via mathematics, mostly because mathematics at large remain a huge mystery to me.
2)when the parthenon was initially conceived, it was under the athenian schtick of general consent, which was important, since so many tax dollars were necessary for it's construction. i wondered if the same conscent was given for it's current restoration, since just one block of marble for just one column's capital was about 1 million US dollars.....dude, that's math i can do!
***when i see parthenon written, it translates in my mind to by the none, which is kinda funny, if you think about it. i mean it was construction by the many men who are nameless, so in a way, it IS kinda by the none....
Posted by Meagen at 02:46 PM | Comments (1)
January 28, 2008
in which i come to the conclusion of why i like PUSHING DAISIES so much
i had an epiphany this weekend.
in so many ways, pushing daisies
is an american version of amelie
the omniscient narrator, the vivid colors of the cinematography, the importance of minute subjective factoids, the quirky love, the witty banter, the great wardrobe for both male and female characters, the fairy-tales-can-come-true implications, great supporting characters who may sometimes overshadow the main characters, a projected sense of vindication, the music, the flashbacks, the comedy.....
also:
i made tessy a new sweater, with a yellow swiss dot grosgrain bow.....i'm thinking about adding a chickadee applique on the back, just to push it to anthropologie limits....
Posted by Meagen at 02:49 PM | Comments (1)
January 24, 2008
sno removle
i heard it was going on around town,...
but i didn't know if-n-when it would happen for our street.
as you can see, they got us pretty good.....
Posted by Meagen at 02:48 PM | Comments (2)
January 23, 2008
i shoulda known...
when i got up this morning, and saw the moon shining so brilliantly through the trees
i shoulda known the day was gonna be stellar!!!!
i might even go so far as to say everything looked stunning!
and you know who else looked stunning?
tessy in her tutu sweater!!!
Posted by Meagen at 02:26 PM | Comments (1)
January 19, 2008
well, whattya know?
it's damon's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAMON!
Posted by Meagen at 09:17 AM | Comments (0)
January 14, 2008
i love a snowstorm that doesn't wipe out the power!!!!
7:AM
what a difference only one hour can make!!!!
in terms of light, at this time of year, i mean, of course...
as you can see, 10 inches of snow makes all the difference to the tessinator....out on patrol....
Posted by Meagen at 12:22 PM | Comments (2)
January 01, 2008
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS, 2008!!!
tessy says you should relax.....
"2008, it's gonna be great!!!"
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