Monday, September 15, 2003
I'm freezing my Philippines off...
i'll tell you what.
i'm going to break character here a second and tell you something that actually happened in my real life, because the equator doesn't go through Antarctica, and anyone who thinks it does deserves at least a thorough flogging on my website.
so the equator doesn't go through Antarctica, as anyone who knows anything at all could tell you. my astronomy textbook, astute and majestical, begs to differ, in the form of an illustration on page 29, depicting the earth's tilted axis of rotation and the resulting change of the seasons. an approximation of earth, complete with continents, is shown, and imaginary white lines, the illustrator's best friend and confidant, are drawn to represent the North Pole (in the Philippine Islands) and the South Pole (in the west Atlantic). among other disastrous implications, this means that the equator (as discussed) meanders, nay, marches boldly across the wide plain of Antarctica. Hell is expected to freeze over at about 2:30 on the autumnal equinox.
now, i apologize for this brief and slightly unwarranted glimpse into the actual events of my real life, but something had to be done. penguins have enough stress as it is without having to brave the arid tropical summers of the equatorial region. come on, people. it's just as easy to get these things right.
i'll tell you what.
i'm going to break character here a second and tell you something that actually happened in my real life, because the equator doesn't go through Antarctica, and anyone who thinks it does deserves at least a thorough flogging on my website.
so the equator doesn't go through Antarctica, as anyone who knows anything at all could tell you. my astronomy textbook, astute and majestical, begs to differ, in the form of an illustration on page 29, depicting the earth's tilted axis of rotation and the resulting change of the seasons. an approximation of earth, complete with continents, is shown, and imaginary white lines, the illustrator's best friend and confidant, are drawn to represent the North Pole (in the Philippine Islands) and the South Pole (in the west Atlantic). among other disastrous implications, this means that the equator (as discussed) meanders, nay, marches boldly across the wide plain of Antarctica. Hell is expected to freeze over at about 2:30 on the autumnal equinox.
now, i apologize for this brief and slightly unwarranted glimpse into the actual events of my real life, but something had to be done. penguins have enough stress as it is without having to brave the arid tropical summers of the equatorial region. come on, people. it's just as easy to get these things right.
