exoskeletons.

[glockdown]

Ragged, soft-shelled crabs dig themselves up from sand the colour of crunchy peanut butter. They climb onto the beach and meet the ocean if they are lucky; otherwise they make a tasty buffet for a wheeling petrel or a discerning fisherboy. Emerging from their warm, subterranean homes, I wonder if they were lonely, if they fear a world that is too

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[theprerogative]

Tell me you had your dinner already.

[glockdown]

Oh, I did. Don't worry; no actual lobsters were harmed in the production of this post. XD Have you though?

[theprerogative]

No. But it's gonna be hard to now LOL

[glockdown]

I'm sorry. But maybe when you see it you'll be appetised? And failing that, vegetables are pretty safe, I mean. /frets

[picnicbird]

Did you hear of the 140 year old lobster who was freed from a restaurant back to the ocean?

This is lovely. It reminds me of... (I just saw it, I can hardly remember the name) -- I think it was Tao Lin, 'Poem Written by a Bear.' Like that. Except I like this much more.

[glockdown]

I did! I can't help but be worried that it won't be able to look after itself after being captive for so long but I'm glad that concerned citizens can still make a difference.

Thank you. I'll have to look it up now. :) Keep safe on that plane trip and I want you to know that if you ever made a movie I'd be first in line to see it. :P

ETA: I've actually read that poem! I really should pay more attention to titles.

[picnicbird]

I was thinking about that, too -- but then again, 140 is really old so I'm sure he has wisdom and many past experiences that'll help him get by. :D

Thanks! And... XDD I want a video camera so much -- NOT LIKE I'D SHOOT STUPID FANFIC-MOVIES but there's something about images and footage. ♥

You should get published one day.

[glockdown]

It is, isn't it? I think maybe he should be glad he wasn't born a turtle; they'd have tourists riding his shell in Taronga Zoo. XD I hope you're right.

With the way you travel, I'm sure the scenery and people would be breathtaking. And hey, they shot Brokeback Mountain; it's an inspiration for stupid fanfic-movies everywhere. /shot Not to mention there's no way your Sweden/Denmark would be stupid.

God knows it's something I've dreamed about but I don't know if I have what it takes. I could say the same (and more) of you.

[bygone]

ANDY. WHAT. I LOVE ALL YOUR LAYOUTS OMG YOU'RE MAKING ME FEEL LIKE CHANGING MINE AGAIN SERIOUSLY. DID YOU CODE/MAKE THIS?! It's amazing! ;o

And I just.. won't eat seafood for awhile now, rofl even if it's the only thing I do eat ;;

This is gorgeous though, as always <3

[glockdown]

Yeah, I got infected by all the people renovating for the new year. XD I'm sort of compulsive when it comes to things I look at for extended periods of time, like my desktop. I think yours is already quite lovely but thanks very much!

Me too; I'm an avid devourer of fish. It's just that lobster for some reason gets me every time.

♥