Also, Ms Nyong'o is beautiful enough to launch all of the ships, thus making her ill-suited to portray someone of such relatively moderate beauty as Helen.
I don't make the rules. I just enforce the rules which others try to claim as true to their absurdly logical conclusion.
Thus, to be historically accurate, only a woman born from the egg of a swan is allowed to portray a woman who was so beautiful that her abduction launched a thousand ships.
The Internet is upset at the possibility of Lupita Nyong’o playing Helen of Troy as not being historically accurate. Helen was the offspring when Zeus (in the form of a swan) mated with Leda, the wife of the Spartan King, Tyndareus. Leda produced an egg, from which Helen emerged.
“‘Tis true that we are in great danger;
The greater therefore should our courage be.”
—King Henry V
Henry V, Act IV, Scene 1
The last thing they want is for it to make sense. We aren’t afraid if it makes sense.
Santa Shakespeare would like to say to you:
"Ho, ho, ho!"
--Antony, "Antony & Cleopatra," Act IV, Scene 2
"Ho, ho, ho!"
--Puck, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Act III, Scene 2
May this day be gentle for all of you.
Pirates have parrots on their shoulder. I have Jayne.
I appreciate you doing what you can to keep people like me safe.
Love is strength.
Hate is weakness.
Hate takes effort.
Love is effortless.
Actual footage of the "escalator incident."
Cats have their own agenda. That’s why I like sharing spaces with them.
A new companion?
“The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart:
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!”
—Antonio
The Merchant of Venice, Act I, Scene 3
Oh look, it’s a text chain between the two halves of my brain as my fatigue starts to act up.
As a director of high school theatre, this is one of my favorite plays. It is accessible to students and their family & friends who come to see them perform. It was a treat to see my kids capture the story and make it their own.
Project Hail Mary book: 5 stars
Project Hail Mary audiobook: 72 stars
I use something similar from Adagio Tea. It works great!
One of the things I never got around to doing. Let’s see what retirement brings in a couple of years.
This is an epic tragedy of Shakespearean proportion.
Same with me. It sure would be nice if understanding helped push back against fatigue.
I always appreciate how well you explain chronic health issues. Thank you.
All is good, return in seven years.
There is nothing quite so humbling as drinking colonoscopy prep at 3:00 a.m. It going to be a magic day!
Oncology checkup (6.2 years since diagnosis, 5.6 years since start of treatment, 5.2 years since end of treatment): white count low (which is normal) but lower than usual, hemoglobin excellent, platelets low (which is normal) and steady, lymphocytes low (which is normal) and steady. All is good!
“That, on mine honour, here I do protest.”
—Marcus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus, Act I, Scene 1
Reminder friends,
“Thou art as wise as thou art beautiful.”
—Titania
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene 1
Senator Ernst is auditioning for the role of Ebenezer Scrooge.
I have been a cancer survivor for 2,238 days. Thank you ohyouresotough for the art work for National Cancer Survivors Day. #leukemia #chroniclymphocyticleukemia
Today is day 4 of my summer recovery period and I have yet to take more than one nap on the same day. I don’t even know who I am anymore.