Excellent. I intend to harass Mia (she's in London now) until she submits to my will and goes and does the slide so I can live through her vicariously.
I know they look seriously permanent, but these slides are only a temporary installation, so I don't know if they'll still be around when you visit in the summer. I'm constantly astounded with how huge and immobile looking some of the "temporary" stuff is that they put up in Turbine Hall. When I visited a few years ago, Louise Bourgeois had put up these massive 2-storey high cast iron spiders, but somehow they got those suckers out of there and put these up instead. They apparently had a sculpture that resembled a big, burning ball of gas not unlike the sun in there for a while last year. Those crazy Brits and their modern art.
St. Patty's is still up in the air. I'm supposed to be getting together with Darcy G. for some wild chemistry party, but he's so buried in writing some big-ass paper on nanotech that I haven't heard from him in a week, so I don't know if we're still on for the 17th or not. If you make a full day of it, I might at least join you for beer over brunch or something. Pretty sure Mr. Gentleman's soiree is an evening activity.
St. Paddy's DaylamagnifiqueMarch 14 2007, 12:06:37 UTC
Also, my roomies are Irish - from Belfast - and we're going to Greenwich to a great pub for St. Paddy's day. Basically we're going there for lunch and we're staying ALL DAY. How awesome is that going to be? How drunk am I going to be?
I am going to go back to the Tate Modern (prolly next week) so I will check how long that installation is going to be there. I cannot believe I forgot to tell you I went down it! I met my friend Heather there and I wouldn't let her leave until I tried the slide. SO. FUN.
I know they look seriously permanent, but these slides are only a temporary installation, so I don't know if they'll still be around when you visit in the summer. I'm constantly astounded with how huge and immobile looking some of the "temporary" stuff is that they put up in Turbine Hall. When I visited a few years ago, Louise Bourgeois had put up these massive 2-storey high cast iron spiders, but somehow they got those suckers out of there and put these up instead. They apparently had a sculpture that resembled a big, burning ball of gas not unlike the sun in there for a while last year. Those crazy Brits and their modern art.
St. Patty's is still up in the air. I'm supposed to be getting together with Darcy G. for some wild chemistry party, but he's so buried in writing some big-ass paper on nanotech that I haven't heard from him in a week, so I don't know if we're still on for the 17th or not. If you make a full day of it, I might at least join you for beer over brunch or something. Pretty sure Mr. Gentleman's soiree is an evening activity.
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I am going to go back to the Tate Modern (prolly next week) so I will check how long that installation is going to be there. I cannot believe I forgot to tell you I went down it! I met my friend Heather there and I wouldn't let her leave until I tried the slide. SO. FUN.
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