It's not anatomy that fascinates me. Rather it's the art that's developed from early anatomical drawings and models. Macabre stories like that of the 23 year old baby also beguile me.
I hold my reproduction of the 1st edition of Gray's Anatomy in high regard and have recently fallen in love with Andreas Vesalius prints* that I have need to own.
There is talk that the 2010 SIX tattoo convention will have anatomical hearts up for auction. This year's convention had skulls but dire financial circumstances prevented me from making a bid. Next year a heart will be mine.
The Wellcome Collection in London is exhibiting anatomical wax models featuring the model in the picture above. Distance prevents me from viewing the exhibition so I shall be an online voyeur.
I deem a curiosity cabinet* to be a necessity and shall make work to acquire one.
*Wishlist has been updated.
I don't ask for much. But apparently I ask for the near impossible. For example, and in no particular order, I wish for:
-World peace
-A 4 day work week
-My own personal sushi chef
-A hangover cure that works
I acquiesce. This might be a bit much. After all, genies only ever grant 3 wishes. If push comes to shove I will, without second thought, choose a 4 day work week over world peace. That is, of course, if the two are mutually exclusive.
I always have lists. List of things I need to do. Lists of things I want to do. Lists of things I need (usually in the form of shopping lists) and lists of things I want. I've decided to make some items on the list of things I want public (hint: it's somewhere to the right of this text) just in case anyone at anytime feels making my wish come true (hint: I'm quite partial to Cape to Cairo by rail at the moment). And to share of course. Sharing is caring. Yes, sharing my want shows how much I care about you.
Some items on the lists will remain unchanged for weeks. I foresee "A kitty" and "Twin Peaks" being there for a very long time. It all depends on how badly I want a particular thing at a particular time. Sometimes the list will be very short. For example, on a Friday the list might consist "For this day to end" because that is the only thing in the whole wide world that I want to happen very very badly. I'm sure you get my drift.
Some of the current wishes have been "granted" if only partially. I have vases. I have plants. I need more. The spa treatment has been booked for Women's Day (9 Aug). The rest are works in progress.
Especially the 4 day work week.
It's not anatomy that fascinates me. Rather it's the art that's developed from early anatomical drawings and models. Macabre stories like that of the 23 year old baby also beguile me.
