the falcon doesn't answer to any damn falconer

[starfrosting]

It is Ren taxishoes' birthday today! He is the best, all the world should bake him a cake.

Today whilst basking in the sunshine mugs of wine at our feet books spread upon our laps Cathy and I were looking at the birds in the trees surrounding our little stone paved backyard. I was looking mostly in that way when I hear one, look up to see what kind of bird it might be, and flinch when I hear its wings and feel the shadow of death pass over me. But it was nice nonetheless, and Cathy said if she were a nonhuman animal she'd be a songbird. I thought about it, pushed my back against the rotting sunwarmed fence, admitted I'd be a dolphin how sweet it'd be to beat yr muscled sleekness through waves and crest in the air, push through on the backs of waves. Then I said well, aside from a dolphin, I'd be a hawk. You know as much as I'm terrified of birds there are some birds I really like, like hawks. I think I would be a falcon, swooping down wicked fast.

Cathy said, "Whosa top?"

And I almost died from laughter. (First, her use of 'whosa,' which is clearly my influence by way of House. Second, the fact that being a falcon does sort of embody any toppish tendencies I have. Thirdly, the fact that *Cathy* referred to a hawk as a Top of an animal--which it clearly is-- and I'm sure had to link that up to my unfettered bossiness around the house [read: kitchen.]) Then Cathy made an allusion to some Chaucer I've never read about a parliament of birds. Then I thought about being a hawk and swooping down, saying "Give it up, your throat is mine!" to some little bunny. Life is such a delight.

Comments

[climberblues.livejournal.com]

ah non, je ne suis pas juif -- mais il y a beaucoup de juifs en ma ville et mon ecole, et a cause de ca, je sais plus de judaïsme qu'on penserait.

also, my french is really rusty because i've been taking a spanish class all semester ;P

[starfrosting.livejournal.com]

my french is absolute shite as I haven't spoken/studied/read/written it for over a year (and yet, like an idiot, signed up for a french lit and film class next semester. mon dieu.)

[climberblues.livejournal.com]

je pourrais pratiquer avec toi sur email, si tu voudrais. comment dit-on "genderfuckery" en francais, par exemple? ;)

[starfrosting.livejournal.com]

il n'y a pas un mot qui veut dire 'gender' en francais, n'est ce pas? euh, peut-etre 'le baisse du genre'? haha.
mais oui, c'est une bonne idee de ton part. tu as mon [address]?