Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Digital Love (poem)

The principles of love are now digital
even before the physical, courting now minimal 
Emoting to text e-loping, statuses changing
everyone liking, while that first meeting is nail biting
Our first date was a movie while we were skyping
fingers posed as a half heart edited together
Icon we displayed anime characters written forever

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Chapter 4

Here we see Anne picking out jewelry for King Henry. She selected a small gold ship containing within it a solitary damsel and hanging down from the underside was a flawless diamond. She recalls from present day time the letter from the Henry about the gift, that is kept in the Vatican archives. Later on she ends up writing a letter to him in french, yet this is when (past) Anne takes over. 

Chapter 3

After Henry has told Anne that he wants to marry her and ask to keep it on the down low, it's time for the hunt! As the party gathers to leave Henry whispers to Anne "and you shall ride by my side, sweet-heart. I may be hunting a buck this day, but you, I do not want out of my sight." Soooooo much foreshadowing right there, if you already know what's going to happen to Anne. As the hunt proceeds Anne takes the charge after being asked by Henry. She feels somewhat shocked and empowered at the same time by taking charge and leading. Once she spots a buck, Henry orders the hounds and the party to hunt it. Anne stays behind with her father, and reveals to him that she and Henry are to be wed. Honestly from this part on, I'm disgusted by her father. His personality is selfish and egocentric. He only cares about rising in the world, not about his own daughter's well being. As the party comes back, they return to the castle to serve the buck.
This is where (past) Anne feels dirty and tired and ask for a bath. (Baths were not given regularly like today. You mostly bathed at the most 3-4 times a month. Yuck!) You also finally get to meet Anne's mother as she helps Anne bath. (personally I think she plays favoritism, but that's just me) She seems to be a nice woman, who cares a lot for her family.
15th century illustration depicting a bath

Chapter 2

This is the chapter where (future) Anne meets king Henry for the first time in the garden. She is shocked that he isn't repulsive yet. And when she speaks to him (past) Anne takes over body. As she greets him, king Henry confesses that he was wrong to ask her to be his mistress and give up her "maidenhead". He then goes on to tell her that he wants her to be his wife, and the he is planning on divorcing Catherine. And Anne is now all get excited, although she knows what's going to happen. What I don't really understand is, if you know what's going to happen, or if you can see the future. Why not try and change it for the better?