Uh, no . . . . I'm pretty sure those are the Galapagos.

Photo's from yesterday's 51st Anniversary of the Peaceful Tibetan Uprising http://dalailama.com/gallery/album/0/45

Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the 51st Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day

Here's a new and mystical portrait of Alec, by Russian artist, Zoic. Very nice! And a very whimsical portrait of a young Seregil, by Italian artist, Wren. Also very nice!:

There is still some space available! http://www.connectiontocruise.com/cruises/offerdetail.asp?priceid=1612862&sid=11239 I met with George the travel agent yesterday to work on some details and he gave me some tips on things I didn't know before: 1. There are three formal dinners (formal dress), two semi-formal, and the rest cruise casual. 2. Cropped tops, flip flops, bathing suits, and short...

Reading Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" and listening to the movie soundtrack. Am I obsessed? One of my favorite books in the world.

If anyone were so moved . . . . *innocent puppy eyes* http://www.completelynovel.com/author-blog-awards

I love John Tenniel's original illustrations for the Alice books. I spent some of my hour in line outside in the cold downloading the books to my iPhone Kindle and looking at them. As I remembered, the picture of the Jabberwocky battle looked almost exactly as the "oracular" picture in the movie (the poses, not the setting): Check out the swordsman's hair and armor. I wonder if that inspired...

O frabjous day, I loved this movie! Two words: Girl Hero. The plot has some weak moments, and a few silly ones, and Alice, not the Mad Hatter was the main character regardless of what the previews lead you to believe, which is a good thing, wonderful as Johnny Depp is, but overall it is a psychedelic head trip of the nicest kind. Alan Rickman as the Caterpillar sounded a lot like Snape. Stephen Frye...

Apparently telling myself that I am over a cold does not make it so. Told myself it was a 24 hr. bug last weekend but it's still got its hooks in me. Came home from a party early last night, then slept until 10:30! Unheard of! Still coughing. I plan to try a liberal 3-D dose of Tim Burton's "Alice" this afternoon, taken with popcorn and Jr. Mints and see what that does. Don't know that I'll make it...