Slushy

Today marked the first of Madison's two-day Kites on Ice festival. I took a short stroll out onto Lake Mendota to get a better look, but the unseasonably warm day made the surface of the lake more like an Icee than an ice cube. Last year's snow was preferable, but the people in boots seemed to be having a great time anyway. I returned after dark to see a short fireworks display ("nighttime fireworks" according to the man on a cell phone standing behind me).

Tonight I'm reading some of The Odyssey in preparation for Ulysses before I go for my brief run on the treadmill. It's strange to see a number of the characters and civilizations from my art history class appearing in this epic poem. It certainly blurs the line between the real world and fiction.