I’m back! Did you miss me? I had pretty decent internet access in China, but… my laptop decided to protest and committed ritual suicide by frying its hard drive. That happened the evening I got there, so I spent most of the meetings taking notes longhand in a notebook and checking mail on my blackberry, which meant no ficlets and very little surfing.
The picture above is from a three hundred year-old traditional Chinese dance called The Changing of the Masks. It’s basically a five minute magic trick, and it was amazing to watch. The dancer is constantly changing masks, and it was really hard to “catch” him doing it. I’m going to see if I can find a video of it online and share it, but it was fun to watch.
So, today, let’s think about the masks we wear and the traditions we practice that make those masks harder and harder to change.
In completely unrelated news, it’s THX 0477 birthday today. Don’t ask me how I know, it’s a trade secret. But, let’s all wish him a happy birthday! Happy birthday, THX!!
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