anotheranon: (alien)
I'm late learning about this but given my near-obsessive interest in the LNM as a kid, I have to link to the May 28 video. Frankly, I don't think it's clear enough to be sure of anything, but at least the news readers have nifty Scottish and northern English accents :)

Full disclosure: Most 6th grade girls want ponies. I wanted my own Loch Ness Monster, especially if it was a plesiosaur :P More specifically, I wanted to live by the loch and just watch until something happened and then take pictures and write about it, Jane Goodall-style. Trust me, such a lifestyle sounded absolutely reasonable to my extra-geeky 11 year old self :P

Speaking of reasonable, Skepticality examines pro and con new-skool scientific style.

Also worth noting is that wherever there is weird, there is $ to be made - check out the "mascot" for Rock Ness. I imagine the locals have a lot invested in keeping the mystery going.

I'd like to read the book they discusson the podcast linked above - most of what I've read on the subject over the years was by "believers" and it would be interesting to get another perspective.
anotheranon: (books)
Secret Lives was one of my favorite books in elementary school. I remember getting it through the Scholastic Book club, though I don't know why I selected it. It's a simple mystery about a girl who discovers secrets about her mother's life and death in her stuffy aunts' attic.

I mention it now because I think it may have been the first thing to make me curious about New Orleans - the descriptions of whitewashed cemetery vaults, richly scented flowers and white silk scarves just seemed exotic to my 11 year old self. The descriptions of strict aunts perpetually in mourning lavender making fried green tomato sandwiches weren't quite as appealing, but were still pleasantly surreal.

Interestingly there's also a bit in the book with Addie seeing a dress in a shop window and her aunt helping her make it for half the price.. wonder if that stuck anywhere ;)

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