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burgunder

The Clixbians: Atavistic Romantics; Romantic Atavistics

Mar 17, 2008 11:28

atavism n. recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity

romantic adj. marked by the imaginative or emotional appeal of what is heroic, adventurous, remote, mysterious, or idealized

Ever felt sane and sated hand-stitching something that could've been machine sewn ( Read more... )

daydreaming, the clixbians, you tell me, romantic

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burgunder March 20 2008, 21:12:43 UTC

I keep meaning to ask you.

How do you feel about Legos?

varn_ix March 19 2008, 09:21:32 UTC

I grind my own spices. Since coriander (cilantro) isn't to be found fresh anywhere, I need to grow that myself.

I play the wood flute, to the dismay of people who live with me.

I recently coded a fractal-drawing program on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k, in embedded BASIC, on real hardware. (It takes a day and a half to draw a detail from the Seahorse Valley!)

burgunder March 20 2008, 21:12:22 UTC

Heh, these are great answers.

What is Seahorse Valley?

varn_ix March 20 2008, 21:59:28 UTC

Seahorse Valley is the valley between the body and the butt of the Mandelbrot set. So named because of the spiral seahorse tails ( ... )