New calendar at work

From new ABA calendar

Smiling professional faces

Look down on my work.

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Thought it was a window.
Turns out - just a mirror.

Another wood-framed mirror
nailed solid to the wall.

So I’ll just make it pretty –
I’ll add some paper flowers.

Then leave the table lamp on,
Pretend it’s the sun.

Have you ever gone a full day without uttering a word?

Have you ever gone a full day without saying a single word, exchanging an idea, a simple "hello"/"excuse me"/"bless you"/"fuck off?"

Silent not as some sort of protest against the treatment of meercats in Mongolia or in memory of a lost friend. 

Just because there was no one to talk to. 

Not one soul to acknowledge your existence, to witness this tiny segment of your life.

Me neither.

Image by Dionisio Blanco

lovely shades of grey

“Black and white” moral judgment doesn’t, can't apply to people.  It may apply to specific acts/events, but even then it’s likely just more stark shades of lighter or darker grey. 

My sister lives in screaming blacks with an occasional splash of blinding white that dulls with every additional recollection.  I, on the other hand, rarely get off the fence.  I like it here – it takes less guts, and people view you as an impartial party, an objective observer. 
My husband is continuously puzzled by my views on life, the Universe and everything. 
He doesn’t know they are,
for the most part,
random,
arbitrary.

mind-blown

Google art project is why I don't care how big a corporate dicks they may or may not be. 

I've traveled thousands of miles to see some of these pieces in the museums where they live and have then found their images online lacking - in color, detail, resolution. 

This project is the holy grail of visual art heritage, and bringing it to all the people who can't afford international travel is a saintly deed in my book.

Another site I've been glued to is classic art paintings.  44 000 images.  'nuff said.  The quality is not as tear-inducingly stunning as with Google art project but I love it anyway.