"The ides of March are come.""Aye, Caesar, but not gone." A day to remember the fine republican tradition of disposing of an excellent leader who knows how to serve the common good on the grounds that you need to preserve the procedures that no one really follows anyway.
Art
Friday Flotsam: Miracles, Art, Anime, Etc.
1. The big takeaway from my history classes this week was the story of St. Patrick engaging in a battle of the miracles against the druids of Ireland, including a memorable incident where the chief druid levitated with the aid of devils, whereupon St. Patrick prayed and sent the guy plumetting to his death. In … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Miracles, Art, Anime, Etc.
Friday Flotsam: Poe and the Flavors of Decades
1. I revisited Edgar Allan Poe's The Man of the Crowd this week. It's a very short read, and a fine, less-prominent example of the author's particular touch. Poe, so it seems to me, excels most at manifesting human darkness; the twisted nature of mankind taking form in his figures and incidents. In this case, … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Poe and the Flavors of Decades
Friday Flotsam: No History this Time
1. Had a break from schooling this week, tried to use it to get a clearer idea of how to proceed. Sort of worked; I still feel disorganized and like little is getting done, but I have a bit of a better idea of what I'm doing. 2. It occurs to me that the main … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: No History this Time
Happy 4th
Happy 4th of July, Everyone! By Alex Ross
Trying to Hide
Another quick DAZ creation. It's the same girl as before, only now she seems to have gotten into bit of trouble. In her defense, when has exploring an abandoned insane asylum in the middle of the night ever ended badly?
A Glamor Shot
Messing about in Daz the other day, I whipped this up. Just because.
Friday Flotsam: AI and Sentience, Goldfish, and More
1. I've never read Song of Ice and Fire or seen Game of Thrones, but I have to pay congratulations to George R.R. Martin: Well done, sir; you have become the new Duke Nukem: Forever. 2. Do people actually take what AI bots say seriously? I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but still; you do … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: AI and Sentience, Goldfish, and More
Tribute to Alan Young
I made this after actor-comedian Alan Young's death in 2016, paying tribute to his two most famous roles. (Was looking through my old DeviantArt profile in preparation for starting it up again)
Good Friday
No flotsam today.
Serpent's Den 