I searched YouTube for some music that would either match
the mood or cure it. No joy there. Instead I found a Chinese documentary about
the building of an imperial palace somewhere in China, followed by re-enactments of
court protocol and suchlike with the Emperor and Empress taking centre stage.
The commentary was in Chinese (Mandarin, I assume) and it
had subtitles – in Chinese (Mandarin, I assume.) Some help. But at least the
date was in Roman numerals so I knew it was Tang Dynasty. That helped a bit.
It was sumptuous and I said so in a comment. There were no
other comments, not even in Mandarin – which doesn’t seem right, does it? The
Emperor died at the end and there followed a whole two minutes of credits in
what I assumed was Mandarin. I sat through them because I’m like that. The world
is a strange and disturbing shape at the moment.
* * *
Tonight’s beer says on the label:
… with a European
combination of Slovenian hops and a unique German finish.
Sounds dubious. I think I might stop breathing for a while
and see what happens.
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