Sebald/Eschatology/Narration
- From How Fiction Works by James Wood
I think that fiction writing which does not acknowledge the uncertainty of the narrator himself is a form of imposture which I find very, very difficult to take. [...] Given that you have a world where the rules are clear and where one knows where trespassing begins, then I think it is legitimate within that context to be a narrator who knows what the rules are and who knows the answers to certain questions.
- From the Laughing Bone: Eschatology: The Ruins After Dark
No one knew where the homeless stayed, although lights among the ruins after dark showed where they had moved in.
Bellingham/Nostalgia/Japan
- Researching photoshop actions and filters related to the Mechanics of Nostalgia
- Out of the Blue: from a Flickr Page on Photoshop actions and downloads:
Bellingham, Washington is officially the sister city to Tateyama, Japan. This beautiful tree, on the grounds of the Bellingham Public Library, has a marble plaque at its base. The plaque reads, "Dedicated to the people of Bellingham from the people of Tateyama, Japan. Presented by Y. Honma, July 11, 1965."
Bellingam is actually sister cities with four cities: Tatayama, Japan; Nakhodka, Russia; Punta Arenas, Chile; and Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia.
