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I didn't fall off a mountain but I did fall off a mountain bike, which I'm sure counts as clairvoyance to a psychic. So now I have a nice two-inch long cut just under my left kneecap. It hurts to bend my knee and it hurts to put pressure on that foot. Mom's right, probably should go in for a tetanus shot and maybe stitches, but who has that kind of time???

And much, much thanks to Beth, my former officemate. She read my LJ, emailed me two pictures that she took at the Smithsonian Silk Road festival, and gave her blessing for me to post them on my LJ. I can't claim them as my own, even if I wanted to, because I didn't see these particular exhibits on Tibetan sand art. All questions should be addressed c/o Beth. I don't know how often she checks my journal, but she'd have more info than I.
Tibetan sand art

Tibetan sand mandala

Date: 2002-08-11 07:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gurdonark.livejournal.com
Gorgeous photos.

Stitches are optional; tetanus shots are another thing.
Who has the time to avoid a fatal awful disease like tetanus,
which can be warded off by a simple shot? I hope you do.

I like those little doc in a box places for stuff like that; convenient hours, they often take insurance, and there's little or no waiting.

I would have loved to see those tibetan things in person; they look grand.

Date: 2002-08-12 07:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] microbie.livejournal.com
Yes, I should go in for a tetanus shot. I just don't know when I'll get the chance.

Ouch!

Date: 2002-08-12 10:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wouldprefernot2.livejournal.com
Rest easy, get better.

Re: Ouch!

Date: 2002-08-12 04:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] microbie.livejournal.com
Will try. You'd think with no car and a limping gait, I'd be able to slow down some.

Date: 2002-08-12 11:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] seventhsister.livejournal.com
Yes, "OUCH!" is right. Oh, please take care of yourself! We must get martinis sometime soon.

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Date: 2002-08-12 04:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] microbie.livejournal.com
mmmmm, martinis. sounds good.

it's B, the f.o.

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Date: 2002-08-12 11:42 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Eeeee! I'm published! Or something. Glad you are using the photos. I thought after I sent them, "How very presumptuous of me, thinking she'd want MY photos instead of her own. I suck." Yes, this is a Tibetan sand mandala - they put the colored sand into metal tube-things... oh, never mind. Go here for more info:
http://www.artnetwork.com/Mandala/

The colors are gorgeous and the detail is incredible. The artists were (obviously) on the home stretch of the mandala the day I was there (the day before the last day). When they're finished, there's a ceremony in which the mandala is destroyed; it's supposed to represent the uncertainty/fragility of life. I think.

Re: it's B, the f.o.

Date: 2002-08-12 05:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] microbie.livejournal.com
Of course I'd want to publish your photos despite not knowing anything about the subject! I'm silly that way. Thanks for the followup info, too. Hard to believe they destroy the mandalas. I would be a terrible Buddhist. But being my f.o., you knew that already. :)

Date: 2002-08-16 03:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angel80.livejournal.com
I think that speaks less of the fragility of life than a society which has TIME on its hands. What a wonderful luxury!

Hope your knee is better.

Date: 2002-08-16 05:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] microbie.livejournal.com
It's getting better. I no longer walk with a limp but I still have trouble going up and down stairs.
That may be the ultimate luxury: time.

Two bad knees!

Date: 2002-08-16 08:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angel80.livejournal.com
I also fell and badly bruised my knee last Sunday! It's much better, but I'm still getting twinges going up and down stairs. It is also a truly delightful shade of purple and yellow.

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