Dance in the Full Moon

Dance in the Full Moon

O, the Frailty of Memory

Monday, February 7, 2011

2.7

He threw his head back and laughed. It wasn't a shy laugh or a polite one. It was loud and full and merry, like the sound of elephants trumpeting or crowds cheering or a single cookie falling onto a plate.

12 comments:

  1. burnhamFebruary 7, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Tom Bombadil!

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  2. anelles47February 7, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    Your similes are just excellent.

    This is brilliant.

    Thanks.

    Santa?

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  3. AshleeFebruary 8, 2011 at 5:27 AM

    I like your similes as well.

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  4. Robby Van ArsdaleFebruary 8, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    I like the idea of a single cookie being the most happy thing in the whole world. I mean, it's like "Ode on a Grecian Urn" and if I could take that back I would. BUUUUUT it is very much like, because it's the anticipation of getting to eat that cookie which is so sweet. I mean, if someone pours 40 cookies out for you, that's awesome too, but each cookie isn't an experience. It's just like if you're jumping in the ocean, you don't appreciate it nearly as much as if you stomp purposefully in a puddle on a rainy day.

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  5. Robby Van ArsdaleFebruary 8, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    Oh, P.S. totally Tom Bombadil.

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  6. AshleeFebruary 8, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    But jumping into the ocean is just as awesome as stomping purposefully in a puddle on a rainy day. Two completely different experiences, but both awesome.

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  7. Robby Van ArsdaleFebruary 8, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    I suppose it's not the best example. Perhaps more like being the Dog Whisperer vs. having one really good dog.

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  8. anelles47February 8, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    SPOTS OF TIME. SO CHINESE. HALUSKA WOULD BE PROUD (EXCEPT HE ALREADY IS.)

    This reminds me so very, very, very much of CS Lewis.

    I like it when there are one or two or three leaves to crunch on my way to class. Crunch crunch crunch. Thrilling.

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  9. Robby Van ArsdaleFebruary 8, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Haluska is proud of lots of people. Sometimes I think it cheapens it, and then I realize no. No, I still hope Haluska thinks I'm intelligent, despite my unintelligence.

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  10. anelles47February 8, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    ROBBY YOU ARE INTELLIGENT DON'T EVEN GO THERE.

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  11. AshleeFebruary 9, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    It is a good example. I wasn't saying it was a bad example. I like your similes.

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  12. anelles47October 10, 2011 at 10:17 PM

    I loved rereading this conversation. Just sayin'. It's kind of the best of us.

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