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[porphyry]

We spent all day in the hospital because Andrew broke his leg again. Nothing spectacular like a car wreck this time; he just slipped and fell in the bathroom. Probably he fell because his leg was not recovered entirely yet (not that he's been falling or anything), and probably it broke (a spiral fracture, nothing like as bad as before) because his muscles and ligaments weren't strong enough to protect it as they ought.

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[majolika.livejournal.com]

oh no! the poor little guy. that's truly bad luck. You should offer Zeus some food & wine for fast recovery.

[(Anonymous)]

The more traditional thing would be a cock to Asclepios, I think. And after the recovery maybe a tabula votiva?

[(Anonymous)]

The last of which could be fun in a both pagan and Catholic sense.

[malkhos.livejournal.com]

Actually, the temple priesthood seems to have been responsible for putting votive inscriptions with the stories of those healed by Asclepius, as a form of advertising, the patients would dedicate a statue for the healed body part by hanging it on a tree in the shrine.

[(Anonymous)]

You could do that. A leg made of clay hanging from a tree: that should be nice to look at.

[majolika.livejournal.com]

I just wonder if Andrew has an Asclepios action figure as well ... okay, he should have one for sure!

[(Anonymous)]

You could make him an Asclepios Vodou doll;-)

Talking about unusual action figures. Do you know that one?: http://www.toytokyo.com/productImages/1485_1.jpg
(That would look great in front of my picture of Freud's couch.)

And here's much more, including the hideous Mr. Jung, but also Poe, Wilde, Shakespeare, Mozart, Austen and da Vinci: http://www.accoutrements.com/actionfigures/

[majolika.livejournal.com]

haha, they have all of them in the stupid store in the street that crosses mine!

(I have a votive nose/facepart! A friend gave it to me who was getting tired of my headcolds, I fear he stole it in Altötting. Here it is, I should clean it:


PS - the Chimera-Snakepile-Bradamante-in-cutoff-socks - painting over at PP scares me shitless. MALKOS, WHAT IS THAT?

[malkhos.livejournal.com]

I am gald the painting has some effect! The explanation is at the bottom of this entry, if you haven't seen it yet:

http://malkhos.livejournal.com/56288.html

[(Anonymous)]

That thing is awesome! You have the greatest friends ever!

[(Anonymous)]

PS: I still won't steal Vienna's Vermeer for you, sorry.

"Einmal hatte er Urs gebeten, das Gemälde für ihn aus dem Louvre zu steheln. Urs hatte diesen Scherz nicht antworten können. Es schien ihm körperlich weh zu tun, seinem Chef etwas abzuschlagen." (Und so.)

[malkhos.livejournal.com]

No need to make one, here is is receiving offerings:


(http://picasaweb.google.com/Anebo10/PhotosMay2008/photo#5209720527377272434)

[malkhos.livejournal.com]

Perhaps that will do it. :)

[malkhos.livejournal.com]

Yes--to use the parlance of my students--it sucks!