duuuuuuuuuude!

From the Wikipedias:

“A collection of gesso sculptures is properly called a gypsotheque.”

That is almost, almost too awesome for words. Awesome!

Freskers indeed

So I did get back to sleep between about 6:00 and 9:00. A bit better, but good grief, I’m tired and cranky.

So much so that minor, minor irritants are really getting to me. I very rudely dispatched a fundraising call from the Fraternal Order of Police (I wouldn’t feel bad about this under any circumstances, but I wouldn’t have been as snappy). And then there’s the Target ad.

There’s a new Target ad out, you see (go to this page and click on the “commercial” link in the multimedia box thing at the top). Some apparently well-known clothing designer, a certain “Patrick Robinson,” is talking about how his new line for Target was inspired by ancient Greece. And fine, whatever, I’ve seen those ugly, flowy white dresses with gold halter-straps that have been cropping up at awards shows. Some people like that sort of thing. Great. But, specifically–and this is where I do take issue–Mr. Robinson claims to have taken his inspiration from “Greek frescoes.”

Or, as he chooses to pronounce the word, “freskers.”

a) “Freskers”? Why? Why would that be acceptable? Nobody says that. They certainly don’t say it on television where anyone might hear them. b) what Greek frescoes? They show two images of these alleged “freskers;” one is a Roman mosaic, and the second image is either not ancient or not Greek. Because when you tell me “Ancient Greek,” I assume you mean either Archaic or Hellenic. And not Minoan, although if that’s what you meant I’d let it slide; however, the second image doesn’t look remotely Minoan, so the point is moot. We have, like, two complete, surviving late Archaic/early Hellenic frescos. Total. And they don’t look anything like the image, either. That thing, while… lovely, I guess, is either Roman or modern. These people, they think they can just lie and lie and lie in order to sell high-waisted short shorts and two-piece swimwear. Disgraceful!

Flawed, sir or madam! Flawed!