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[moosefluff]

• Does everyone know that Stardust is being made into a movie?  Now you can watch the trailer.
• A friend sent me a link to this article about Rostropovich, written by Steven Isserlis.  Be sure to read the penultimate paragraph.  It is awesome.
• Right now, I have a piece of a book display in my room that says "DOG" in big letters and a little motor in the

Comments

[fuzzycoatimundi]

Though not all the world and us are made from exploding stars.

Sadly, most people haven't read any Tolkien outside of....

I don't understand your reasoning on the Easter rabbit.

[fuzzycoatimundi]

First, that's a faulty syllogism.

Secondly, stating that "rabbits are crepuscular" had nothing to do with your argument.

Thirdly, the Easter Bunny does indeed exist in our world--simply not in a physical form. Otherwise, you could indeed refer to it as an Easter Moose, and no one would be the wiser.

Slava the teacher

[letobelgarion]

I shared this article with my friend Nick. He had a good laugh on the image of Slava chasing after her daughter brandishing a cello (hopefully not a Strad). Change the cello for a violin (definitely not a Strad) and you have his father.

I hope he comes back to Vancouver. I've seen him twice and would love to see him again.