Welcome, Hilda! Things are very quiet around here these days, not much action, but a few people drop in from time to time to see what's happening. I am so glad that you have rediscovered Leonard Cohen at your still very young age -- his work is so full of treasures, and I am sure that you will be ab...

hilda wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:08 am

...My recent idea was to get a tattoo of the hearts, but I don't want to be disrespectful in any way. Would it be an okay thing to do?...

Of course it would be okay! You wouldn't be the first to get a unified hearts tattoo!

There is a possibility that the weather here is making me a bit tetchy...

I can't resist adding this "shocking" statement about singer "o" k.d. lang and her version of Hallelujah :razz: “Grammy award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter ok.d. lang will carry out two songs together with her shocking rendition of “Hallelujah”, the Leonard Cohen vintage. ... :!: :?: That's ju...

I think you should stick to art -- or at least, I plan to, henceforth. These discussions are very unpleasant.

...shoes with stiletto heels and pointed toes are considered sexy... By whom? Not by everyone, I can assure you -- I think they look stupid, and thus I am proof that it is not a universal rule, and logic dictates that it only takes one exception. I like to think that there must be more people who s...

Geoffrey, the ludicrous shoes you've drawn on your female figure make me cringe. It is incomprehensible to me that anybody (the wearer or the observer) is actually attracted to something that causes physical deformity and crippling leg, feet, hip, and back problems. And, shame on manufacturers for p...

Geoffrey wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:28 am

...sometimes i feel like charlton heston in 'the omega man'...

Why -- because albino mutants are trying to kill you?

...We don't expect the algorithm to actually succeed - but there's still academic interest in seeing it's results and analyzing where it failed.... The problem remains that you are using the wrong tool to measure something that requires a different tool (if such a tool even exists). Trying to measu...

If I may be so bold, I would suggest that the main problem with the premise of your study is the severe limitations of its parameters. To characterise Leonard's lyrics on a continuum with "happy" at one end and "sad" at the other is to completely miss the vast depth and profundity of his poetry and ...

Thank you for this!

However, you should be aware of a spelling mistake: it should be "It's Torn", not "It's Thorn". (Sorry!)

I usually find that most people believe what they want to believe.

[1] ...yes, his fans like the happy ones best... [2]...'julius caesar' is a movie with which i am unfamiliar. i have, however, seen the late mr rickman in a number of other roles. the scene best remembered is when he falls from a skyscraper in 'die hard', but that would undoubtedly be a film genre ...

Hey, Geoffrey! I did not realise that my name caused an increase in activity around here -- if that is true, how nice! Your recent pictures of Leonard have been rather dark and gloomy. I mean absolutely no offence whatsoever when I note that the last one looks a bit like Alan Rickman playing Julius ...

Geoffrey wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 31, 2019 5:10 pm

that is one of the most beautiful peace lilies i've seen. thank you! ...

Glad you liked it! It was fun to paint.


2020 is nearly here. Let's hope it brings peace and joy and all that stuff. See you around, and cheers!