The last post of May. It’s going to be brief. Very brief. Frankly I don’t have time to post, make art, go to the post office, bake and frost cupcakes, shower, wash dishes, take naps, counsel Wyatt Earp on the virtues of kindness, or ANYTHING. Because I have to read my Special Anniversary Edition of STephen W. Hawking’s THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING: The Origin and Fate of the Universe plus A BRIEFER HISTORY OF TIME which arrived today from the good old Los Angeles Public Library and which does not look at all brief but which is essential that I read so that I can understand Everything. Because in case you didn’t know it is my personal mission in life to find out the origin and fate of every single thing. And I musn’t leave anything out. And I have to start NOW.
Oh. And I also got Carl Sagan’s COSMOS. Because when you’re trying to unlock the secrets of the universe I’m pretty sure a book like COSMOS will help. Also I think that several mysteries of the 8-year old mind will be revealed at the conclusion of tomorrow’s dance festival. My class is performing a Barn Dance. Jose hates very very much to Barn Dance, thus most of my photos of the event will feature his facial expressions and footwork. Imagine if you will my little band of airplane making boys around a big circle doing a Barn Dance with the downtown skyline looming large in the background. Go ahead. Just do it.
Please break down and explain to me the Theory of Everything…I’m too afraid to try it after my wrestling match with Cosmos (billions and billions of stars…) I slogged thru Cosmos, but believe I retained nothing…And when I used to see Sagan on talk shows and such, I retained nothing from that either, because I was too fascinated with Carl and his leisure suits and diction and hairdo to pay attention to what he was saying…
Cosmos is a book that stays with you forever, anything by Bill Bryson is totally worth reading and re-reading, and every time computer generated messages are on our answering machine my son says ‘Stephen Hawking called’ 🙂
M.A., have you read A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson? Did I hallucinate that you mentioned it before? Just in case you didn’t, his earlier book A Walk in the Woods had me peeing in my pants with laughter. I have A Short History but have not finished it. Not as hilarious as A Walk in the Woods but a great writer for such a weighty topic. Definately more difficult to put down than Sagan or Hawking. Not to dis good ole Steven Hawking…I did attempt his book once but just couldn’t keep it going. But then you sound a lot more motivated than I was! 😉
Isn’t “Cosmos” a book on mixed drinks?
yum! just wanted to tell you how much i love all the links you post.
oh and that i want to make journal pages like yours when i’m a growedup. 😀
trying not to smile but I am giggling a bit, is barn dancing a June 1st ritual in LA. Perhaps Wyatt needs an intervention.
Great page, I am loving your stencil work and all the layers.