Let’s not even go into what it’s made of
Out on the terrace admiring the moon.
Magda: [shivering] How cold is it on the moon?
Me: [authoritative] COLD. Remember that episode of “Futurama” when they were on the moon and even Bender’s metal teeth were chattering?
Magda: [enthusiastic] And he had an affair with the moon-farmer’s daughter!
Me: [nostalgic] “The Crushinator.”
Magda: [dubious] Yeah, but, Honey, I don’t think “Futurama” is the most reliable source of information about space. [mimics a robot chattering its teeth, to adorable effect]. The sun is shining on it now, though. How cold is it?
Me: [authoritative] It’s really really HOT where the sun is shining… No, wait, there’s no atmosphere, so it’s not hot…
Magda: [wistful] And no wind [rolls eyes to indicate bliss of windlessness]
Me: [authoritative] The forecast says there will be burja tomorrow.
Magda: [fondly] I like the one where Bender is made of wood.
The trackback link doesn’t seem to work. Bummer.
Lovely story and photograph.
(The Moon is made of self-rising flour, yak butter, and goat’s milk. Everybody knows that [rolls eyes in exasperation].)
Comment by Jagosaurus — Sunday 22 January 06 @ 20.40 MST+2.00
If you can educate me about how Haloscan’s trackbacks work, I’d be happy to re-do it. I really wanted that link.
Comment by sgazzetti — Tuesday 24 January 06 @ 17.35 MST+2.00
Wish I could but I cannot figure it out either (Curses!). I would use the blogger link at the bottom of the entry: “posted by Jagosaurus at 20:12.” The time should be a direct link to the entry itself.
What I think will happen is that once it is linked that way, Haloscan’s heretofore useless trackback feature will indicate that you have linked to this entry. Or, perhaps, it will bust out in a rendition of “I’m a Little Teapot.”
This will be an adventure for us both.
Comment by Jane — Tuesday 24 January 06 @ 18.56 MST+2.00
Bingo. The permalink resides not under poster’s name, but in the time-stamp, the one thing I did not try when I first attempted to create the link. Just for future reference. I would’ve liked the “I’m a Little Teapot” option too though.
Comment by sgazzetti — Wednesday 25 January 06 @ 10.36 MST+2.00
Hooray! Ditto on the teapot thing.
Comment by Jane — Wednesday 25 January 06 @ 16.24 MST+2.00