Sunday, June 3, 2007

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary ...

I feel like Edgar Allan Poe references are pretty much mandatory where ravens are involved.

And I've just received #10 e-mail asking what the word and symbols mean on the crow in my Sam Fleming-snapped profile picture. According to my friend Kuni, the crow's sign says "under construction," which makes A) sense, since it was taken outside a renovation project at Kumamoto Castle, and B) a much better kanji-tattoo than those I see most people sporting.

Thanks to everyone who's commented and sent e-mails so far. It's really nice to have RRX readers along for the trip.
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 3, 2007 at 4:12 PM

    Poe on a motorcycle blog rules

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  2. AnonymousJune 3, 2007 at 7:36 PM

    No doubt!

    Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
    Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
    `Wretch,' I cried, `thy God hath lent thee - by these angels he has sent thee
    Respite - respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!
    Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore!'
    Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

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  3. AnonymousJune 3, 2007 at 7:55 PM

    Wait a minute..... Lenore, Laurel and Allan, Allen....What's going on here?

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  4. LCAJune 4, 2007 at 6:38 AM

    I don't know, Adam, but Poe liked his women made ethereal via tuberculosis, so I'm not keen to sign up.

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  5. AnonymousJune 4, 2007 at 9:09 PM

    I think Adam up there copy and pasted that poem.

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