Friday, October 18, 2013

i just gotta say

that my ultimate favorite kinds of fairy tales are the ones of lost islands and the maps that accompany them.

this one, which includes greenland and iceland and norway, also includes several other masses (“Frisland” and “Estotiland”) that Nicolo Zeno (creator of the map) claimed his ancestors had found and said they were part of the new world. 1558, but he said the map originated in 1400.



This one is my true favorite, hy-Brasil, which has appeared in many maps over time. it was said in Irish lore to be clouded in mist except one day every seven years when it would be clear to see but still unable to be reached. in 1694 John Nisbet claimed he stumbled across it and reported that the island was populated by black rabbits and one lone magician that lived in a stone castle on a hill that had cast a spell to keep the island from being found. imagine that. nowwwwww, there is a bank in the ocean near where it is on the map. which is so real and so perfect.

St. Brendan's shown as being west of the canaries, a group of monks said they held mass there which lasted for fifteen days but it was reported that they had actually been gone a year. described as a paradise where the sun doesn't set and fruit and flora were rich. appeared all throughout maps during Columbus's time and sights of it were recorded up until the 1770's.


there is also atlantis -- which is incredible too and probably even real also -- and others too but these are my favorites. things were just so beautiful and mystical and dreamy at a point. my favorite fairy tales.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Today



I made the mistake of pretending I cut my hair and now people believe me and I feel obligated to do it. I just started playing around after spending two days watching fragments of Amelie at a time. I'm still only half way through the movie and I think the haircut will become actuality by the time the film is finished













Edit:
I finished the movie

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

erie


this morning aaron left after we enjoyed greasy breakfast sandwhiches of sorts,
i spent six hours in class as he drove seven hours home.
this weekend we spent laying side by side, with him taking up most of the bed but never admitting it.
we drove to a beach on lake erie and there was a hill to watch the ripples in the water from. the surface was BIG and looked like a satin sheet. the blues and greys were perfect, and we ate green tea mochi icecream we drove thirty minutes to trader joes for.






i have so much homework my head is spinning.