black and white and glorious all over

[deborah]

You know how diceytillerman and I are always talking about the beauty of criticism and deconstruction?

This is what we are talking about:






Girl 1: "The problem with scientists is that you take the wonder and beauty out of everything by trying to analyze it."
Girl 2, from offscreen: "DUDE!"
Girl 2, running onscreen: "My plasmodial slime molds have heightened pigment production! Check out that yellow color! That actually makes them zinc-resistant. Amazing, huh?"
Girl 1: "It looks like dog barf."
Girl 2: "Hah, yeah! F.Septica is nicknamed 'dog vomit slime mold.' Cool, huh?Check out my slides!"
Girl 1: "Okay, never mind: what's wrong with scientists is that you do see wonder and beauty in everything. Oh God, it's moving!"
Girl 2: "It wants to hug you! So cute!"

Mouseover text: "The best hugs are probably from hagfish, which can extrude microscopic filaments to convert a huge volume of water around them to slime in second. Instant cozy blanket!"

Comments

[sanguinity]

Yes, yes, yes. :-D

[afuna]

Yes!

(There was a time I used to apologize for being enthusiastic about stuff. Then I fell in with people who were unreservedly enthusiastic about stuff. Best thing that ever happened to me :-))

[astern]

YES.

[rantingnerd]

Yes, that was pretty awesome. I wish I'd had that comic in college to hand out as an answer to people like "Girl 1". Or had thought to say "Does deconstructing a novel make you enjoy it less?"