pictures of me by Rebekah

Here are some pictures Rebekah took of me and some other things yesterday.

Lemmings

As I was facing the rush hour in to work this morning, this song came on the radio ("Synchronicity II" sung by Sting):

Another working day has ended
Only the rush hour hell to face
Packed like Lemmings into shiny metal boxes
Contestants in a suicidal race

What a fine subject, Lemmings. JJ says that they follow each other around so closely that one will follow another right off a cliff. It is said that they control their own overpopulation by killing themselves in this manner. This may be a myth, but I don't care.JJ also says there is a really cool game called Lemmings. I will take his word for it that it is cool.

*addendum: Rebekah pointed out that Lemmings are in another song we like, and that we find poignant: "I Like Giants" by Kimya Dawson

When I saw Geneviève I really liked it when she said

What she said about the giant and the Lemmings on the cliff

She said 'I like giants

Especially girl giants

Cause all girls feel too big sometimes

Regardless of their size'...

So I talked to Geneviève and almost cried when she said

That the giant on the cliff wished that she was dead

And the Lemmings on the cliff wished that they were dead

So the giant told the Lemmings why they ought to live instead