"Here, Captain, you know science - where does it say the old moon gets to?"
"What d'you mean, where does it get to? What an ignorant question! It's there, we just can't see it."
Shukhov wagged his head and laughed.
"So if you can't see it how d'you know it's there?"
The captain looked surprised.
"According to you, then, the moon really is new every month?"
"What's so strange about that? People are born every day, why shouldn't a moon be born every four weeks?"
The captain spat in disgust. "I never met a sailor as stupid as you. Where do you think the old moon goes to then?"
"That's what I'm asking you - Where does it get to?" Shukhov showed his teeth.
"Go on, tell me."
Shukhov sighed and delivered his reply with a slight lisp.
"Where I come from they used to say God breaks up the moon to make stars."
The captain laughed. "What savages! I never heard anything like it! So you believe in God, do you, Shukhov?"
Now Shukhov was surprised. "Of course I do. How can anybody not believe in God when it thunders?"
"Why does God do it, then?"
"Do what?"
"Break up the moon to make stars. Why, d'you think?"
"That's an easy one," Shukhov said with a shrug. "Stars fall every now and then, the holes have to be filled up."
-- 'One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich' - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
hallo, i'm rosie.
i'm young and single and ready to mingle!
take me as i am, cos i'm not gonna change for anyone.
believe it or not, i like who i am.
i'm 3/4 irish and 1/4 australian.
i'm a geek, and i love it.
i'm going to uni, and nothing can stop me getting there.
someone once said: "rosie, yeah she's like marmite; you either love her or hate her. except everyone loves her."
thanks : )
Tuesday 5th June: Politics 1,2,3
Wednesday 6th June: History 1,2
Thursday 7th June: RS
Friday 8th June: Rave, Claire comes home, Pirates
Sunday 10th June: Park rave with the gang
Tuesday 12th June: Spamalot
Wednesday 13th June: Back to School
Friday 15th June: Mike's Recital, Tom McRae Shepherds Bush
Thursday 21st June: Higher Education Convention
Saturday 23rd June: Manchester open day
Thursday 28th June: Bristol open day
Sunday 1st July/Monday 2nd July: York open day
Thursday 5th July: Inset Day (Thorpe Park?)
Monday 16th July: Sports Day
Thursday 19th July: End of school
Saturday 21st July: Australia!
Thursday 16th August: Results, happy birthday Fitzy!
Saturday 18th August: Home from Australia, Happy birthday Imo!
this summer is gonna be ace.
i can feeeeeel it in my bones.
gonna be one long party.
this year has been the hardest of my life workwise,
so i deserve it.
i'm happy.
: )
see?
