five thousand shades of blue
Saturday, August 18, 2001
This news is kind of cool, but in a way, kind of not. (If you've been paying attention you know that I am really deeply interested in Mongolian culture, and within the
SCA it is my area of interest.) From a cultural standpoint it seems almost a desecration; from an archaelogical standpoint it will be a much-welcomed treasure trove of information about a transient people. I feel kind of torn.
Yesterday my housemate came home, shaking, crying and smiling at the same tme. She had received a three page letter (actually, a letter and two colour-laser copy pages of pictures) from her half-siblings, who have been looking for her for some time. "If you are the little girl in these photos," they wrote, "we ask you to please get in touch with us. If you don't want us to contact you, let us know that too. We will respect your wishes." She had been looking for them, too, and said when she opened the package at the post office she could do little more than slump back against the wall and slide to the floor in shock. The first words I could find were, "What a wonderful birthday present," for it was her 21st birthday yesterday.
is
this just not enough…?
