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At last, my cold seems to be receding (fought off, as far as I can tell, by a combination of hot lemon/honey/ginger, and congee), and I no longer feel as if I'm drowning in my own lungs. That was a particularly nasty one, and I'm glad to see the back of it.

For those of you who enjoy nature writing, there's going to be a (free) Zoom event this Saturday with Robin Wall Kimmerer, Robert Macfarlane, and David Haskell. The event will be recorded and shared later, so if you can't make it at the advertised time, you should still be able to access it later. This is the event description:

In August 2021, Orion Magazine released Old Growth, an anthology of essays and poems about the lives of trees. It's a dynamic cross section of Orion's long history of engagement with arboreal culture, featuring work by Ursula K Le Guin, Terese Marie Mailhot, Michelle Nijhuis, Michael Pollan, and Arthur Sze, and printed as gently as we could manage -- using 100% recycled paper, processed without chlorine, and free of plastic.

To celebrate the release of the book, Robin Wall Kimmerer (who contributes the foreword) will hold a public discussion with Robert Macfarlane and David Haskell. These authors bring a unique perspective on the legacy of trees in deep time, which they explore in their recent books Braiding Sweetgrass, Underland, and The Song of Trees,respectively. Together, they will discuss the idea of the personhood of trees, root communities, and the ways in which humans might foster the growth of our canopy. Moderating the event is Mary Evelyn Tucker, co-author of Journey of the Universe.


You can register here.

For large parts of this past plague year(-and-a-half), my fandom has basically been the cookery empire of Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi, so of course I was delighted to watch a panel discussion with Tamimi, Tara Wigley (the co-author of his Falastin cookbook), and representatives of the Zaytoun food import company, talking about Palestinian cooking. It's viewable on Youtube, and inevitably made me hungry.



The Vengaboys (yes, you read that right) have just released a new single, and the video clip is the most lurid, kitsch, 90s-nostalgic, self-referential thing I've ever seen. I am delighted.



(In a sentence that is possibly the most late-90s Australian thing ever: I once won a free Vengaboys CD at the launch event of a new under-18s nightclub; the launch event was sponsored by Impulse deodorant and hosted by several cast members of Home and Away. And yes, fourteen-year-old Ronni attended said launch event wearing a) bell-bottomed leggings that had a miniskirt attached b) a baby blue singlet top with a glittery rhinestone butterfly on it c) my hair basically in this style d) bright blue platform sneakers and e) body glitter. I can still remember all these details because the entire event seemed like the most serious business ever at the time.)

Date: 2021-09-17 07:10 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] lokifan
I once won a free Vengaboys CD at the launch event of a new under-18s nightclub; the launch event was sponsored by Impulse deodorant and hosted by several cast members of Home and Away. And yes, fourteen-year-old Ronni attended said launch event wearing a) bell-bottomed leggings that had a miniskirt attached b) a baby blue singlet top with a glittery rhinestone butterfly on it c) my hair basically in this style d) bright blue platform sneakers and e) body glitter. I can still remember all these details because the entire event seemed like the most serious business ever at the time

This is SO ADORABLE omg

Date: 2021-09-17 09:17 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] corvidology
I'm enjoying that description of your outfit SO MUCH.

You. Go. Girl. :D

Date: 2021-09-17 10:19 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] chestnut_pod
How do you always bring only the choicest and most perfect events to our attention?? Off to delightedly burrow into the Tamimi and Wall Kimmerer events.

Date: 2021-09-17 11:29 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] thawrecka
That truly is the most late-90s Australian thing I've ever heard of.

Date: 2021-09-18 12:19 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] likeadeuce
Ooh, I picked up both 'Braiding Sweetgrass' and a couple Macfarlanes in my 'read about nature' kick and i've only flipped/skimmed through so far but I will def put that event in my calendar. Thank you!

Date: 2021-09-18 12:59 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] senmut
I may have to go research some music...

Date: 2021-09-18 01:08 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] scintilla10
These events look great! And oh my gosh, but your outfit sounds Perfectly 90s.

Date: 2021-09-18 01:12 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] karanguni
Oh gosh that Orion link is perfect but then VENGABOYS WAS PERFECT-ER

Date: 2021-09-18 02:47 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] darkmarcy
OH DEAR I had forgotten that I had black bellbottom leggings with a miniskirt attached! Why were those a thing Uh, thanks? For this memory trigger xD Now to listen to that Vengasong!

Date: 2021-09-18 10:20 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] charlottenewtons
Impulse deodorant, body glitter and the Vengaboys! That's really taking me back.

Glad to hear your cold is getting better.

Date: 2021-09-25 12:10 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] meteordust
Wow, that Vengaboys song sure is a hit of nostalgia! I think the thing that gets me the most, is looking back on 1999 as the distant past. I remember singing about partying like it's 1999 back in the day...

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