Exponential Detritus

The question being, what to keep mentally focused on:

Jablko(the apple tree):

Knowledge,health and the fruits of one’s labor.

Kretalinia(meander):

Harmony,motion,water,waves,immortality,eternity.

myth of the day

detritus

If remnants are not enough, I shall give you tokens

the moon and sun in effigy

an orchard of an alphabet

vampire kisses

scent of sandalwood

a taste of peppermint and salt tears

Variation on Shrimp Diablo:

Hungry and sick and in need of protein and spiciness, I have become quite resourceful. Put some linguini on to boil. In another saucepan, sauteed about 3 oz of cooked frozen shrimp in a little bit of olive oil and greek seasoning (could substitute garlic) along with a packet of red crushed peppers (garden variety pizza delivery packet)and some bell pepper strips. One could also add olives or mushrooms if one were so inclined. To this, I added about two cups of plain marina sauce and then simmered the whole thing for about 10 minutes until everything was warm. Served over 8oz or so of linguini, it has a nice bite to it, makes roughly three to four generous servings. Me, I’m doling it out to myself for lunches over the next couple of days. Remember, kids, you can always get a bag of medium tail off shrimp at Trader Joe’s for $4.99 to keep in your freezer for your stir-frying enjoyment. And one could also do this with leftover cooked fish or chicken or pork cut into nice little strips. Or clams,for that matter…

Blodeuwedd is a flower maiden of Welsh myth, created for Llew Llaw Gyffes by Gwydion and Math from flowers and nine elements, because he was forbidden to take a human wife.

She fell in love with a hunter called Goronwy (Gronw), and set about creating a plan to kill Llew by trickery. She coaxed Llew into revealing the manner in which he could be killed; he explained that he could not be killed by day or night, indoors or out of doors, neither riding nor walking, or by any weapon that had been lawfully made. Pressed further he explained that there was a way around this. He could be killed by twilight, with one foot in a cauldron of water positioned by a riverbank, and one upon a billy goat, a form of Celtic triple death. She persuaded him to get into this strange position and her lover Goronwy, who has been hiding in some bushes leaped out and threw a spear made on an unlawful day at him. Llew was sorely wounded and changed into an eagle. He is later restored to human form by magical means, and Blodeuwedd is turned into a night owl for her sins, to wander the world of darkness shunned by other creatures in the daylight.

Some researchers believe Blodeuwedd to be the maiden aspect of the triple goddess.

Courtesy Pantheon of British Mythology at Mysterious Britain.

Queen Oonagh

When Queen Oonagh appears in the cards, she indicates the development of practical skills, finding solutions to practical problems, help, good advice, and friendship.

Bogeyman

When the grotesque bogeyman appears in your cards, he indicates unfounded fears and groundless anxiety. You have lost your sense of proportion and are worrying over nothing. Perhaps you are more than a little oversensitive at this time.

myth of the day

detritus

A friend describes Barbara Kingsolver’s Prodigal Summer as “Biology Porn.” I find this both amusing and apt and can’t come up up with much better in the way of a capsule review.

in other news, updates abound at Perlustrations as well as the myths and portents of the day, as always.

Why?Because I had a coupon. Was it any good? I really haven’t decided yet. It wasn’t neccessarily bad, but I suspect I may become ill in the immediate future. Basically, this was egg,bacon, and cheeze (intentionally spelled with a “z”) between two small,thick,fake syrupy pancakes. It was just weird is really what it was. Neither good nor bad, but simply weird. And I would suggest not having orange juice alongside it, as that could not possibly have helped things…alas, I am a tad queasy from wetness and grease.

Somebody at work from another shift had the game “Upwards,” a Scrabble derivant, which begged to be tried out. My initial verdict? A bit too simple for my tastes. It’s like switching from the New York Times crossword puzzle to the one in People magazine. But it was kind of fun. Maybe I’m just set in my ways, is all.

Neil Gaimanhas just turned 42, it seems.

A casual lunch outing with the girls ended up looking like a terrible, tragic knife fight as I returned covered in ketchup and chocolate ice cream stains from head to toe. The baby has discovered the concept of dipping foods into other foods at the same time as she’s discovered sharing. Thus, I was required to sample such wondrous concotions as carrot sticks dipped in ketchup and “sugar packet with ranch dressing.” Mmm…you just don’t know what you’re missing there. But the important thing is that we managed to get out of the house and have a passably good time for about the first time in a week. Slowly,slowly I am beginning to regain my sanity…