Twinkle, twinkle, little bat

The meaning of poetry, explored by Fry & Laurie, with quotations from "Derek Bowie".


Best line: "I can't pretend to be much of a judge of poetry - I'm an English teacher, not a homosexual."

Current Scent: Dragon's Milk

...Jareth is admiring his footwear.( This one has icon potential. )

David Bowie Makes Donation for Jena 6
DB: "There is clearly a separate and unequal judicial process going on in the town of Jena. A donation to the Jena 6 Legal Defense Fund is my small gesture indicating my belief that a wrongful charge and sentence should be prevented."
I caught a very detailed report on this case on the radio a couple of days ago. (Austrian off-mainstream radio station, I really don't know whether this has had much media coverage in Europe. - Pandagon has a piece on the conspicuous silence of the (white) "progressive blogosphere" on this matter.)
Nooses hanging from the "White Tree". Some prank.
Here's today's report on the Jena rally (Der Spiegel, German). Here is the fast-changing Wikipedia entry.


And now for something completely different: Unfortunately, the rumours of DB appearing alongside DT in Doctor Who have turned out to be untrue... Still, somebody at The Sun sure had fun with this nice little manip:


Question to self: Why don't you have a Bowie icon yet...?! Look at your username, will you?! Sooo many pics to choose from!
Note to self: GO. TO. BED.