In Norse Mythology the World Tree, Yggdrasil, is the center of the nine worlds

I am adventuring in a far away land, and my heart is no longer here nor there, materially in one place, spiritually in another - It now finds its home in cyberspace, inextricably bound to the World Tree, whereby it may remain connected to every world in which I have ever lived. Let our minds leave our private worlds, let our thoughts, ideas and experiences course freely through the roots and branches of Yggdrasil where they may be shared and united.


"An Ash I know, Yggdrasil its name,With water white
is the great tree wet; Thence come the dews
that fall in the dales, Green by Urth's well does it ever grow.
Thence come the maidens
mighty in wisdom, Three from the dwelling
down 'neath the tree; Urth is one named,
Verthandi the next,--On the wood they scored,--
and Skuld the third. Laws they made there, and life allotted
To the sons of men, and set their fates."

- From the "Voluspo" in the Edda of Snorri Sturleson

Friday, May 9, 2008

the visitation

a sideways discussion of progeny over a cup of Smithsonian coffee.

video


Customer: three large coffees, please.


Barista: that'll be $12.86


Cust: What? (in a British accent...so, more like "Whasz?")


Barista: $12.86


Cust: but (busz), it's just coffee.


Bar: yes butchoosee, this isn't just ANY coffee. THIS is SMITHSONIAN coffee. You see, it's got this unique recycled paper (pay-puh) coffee sleeve that says "SMITHSONIAN COFFEE".


Cust: but (busz), it's exactly the same coffee as the stuff i'd make (mike) at home (ome).


Bar: no, no. It's not. It's SMITHSONIAN COFFEE.


Cust: Look here (look-eah), all you've done is taken (tiken) regular coffee and slapped this sleeve on it that says "SMITHSONIAN COFFEE" and tripled the price!


Bar:I don't think you understand, THIS is SMITHSONIAN COFFEE.


Cust: It's exactly the same coffee!


Bar: but (busz) what (whasz) about the sleeve?


Cust: dont want the sleeve!

Cust2: JUST BUY THE DAMN COFFEE!

dialogue courtesy of British tv show Man Stroke Woman

Posted by anna at 11:56 PM

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