if it wasn't worth it, then you've killed us both

I love him like fire. Warmth, light. Temptation drives me farther away, of desire, malicious, feigned, humming electric through my body like waking up to a kiss, welcome in the middle of the night. Chorus end, refrain. My hands flex, the desire to blacken his eyes, break his fingers, as I say to him as he clatters down the stairs next to me, invisible as I refuse to look up, "because that would mean more to you." The verses repeated, wait, I love you. Funny way of showing it. Every day, a song that sounds the same. Bridge. Sharps, flats. Chorus again, our voices together. Refrain.

building blocks

via Ectomo:

Researchers at IBM in Zurich, using non-contact microscopy in an ultrahigh vacuum at 5 degrees Kelvin, produced this first ever high resolution image of a single molecule.

First Complete Image of a Molecule, Atom by Atom [MIT Technology Review] : Popsci

robots need love too

My darling friend Dan Mangan has just been dubbed the Next Big Indie King by the Georgia Straight this week, just in time for his sold out CD Release party shows tonight and tomorrow at the grand re-opening of the Cultch. Apparently he's even on the cover! I can't wait to snag a copy.

Tony and I have tickets to his show tomorrow. Who else is going?

dan mangan - basket
dan mangan - the indie queens are waiting
dan managan - journal of a narcoleptic
dan mangan - robots (performed live at the vancouver folk fest)
dan mangan - so much for everyone (live at the vancouver folk fest)

For those who aren't local, check his site for upcoming dates.