Welcome to cygnoir's online home. The word "cygnoir" is a portmanteau of "cygne" and "noir" — the French words for "swan" and "black".
// October 30th, 2008 // Comments Off // Uncategorized
The Unfinished Swan – first person painting game
Shared by cygnoir
I am contractually obligated to link to all items involving swans and paint splattering.
The Unfinished Swan is a first-person painting game set in an…
// October 30th, 2008 // 5 Comments » // Uncategorized
Attention California voters: Proposition 8 is about discrimination, fair and simple. Vote NO on Prop 8.
Scalzi said it much better than I ever could:
This is why every single potential supporter of Proposition 8 should be looked square in the eye and asked if they are truly and seriously ready to say that that they personally are prepared to destroy already existing, already legal marriages — if they are truly and seriously ready to say that they know better than the people in a marriage whether that marriage should be allowed to exist — if they are truly and seriously ready to say to two married people, “you two don’t deserve to be married, and I intend to kill your marriage now.”
// October 29th, 2008 // Comments Off // Uncategorized
The woman in red drives the men crazy, study finds
Are they supposed to be printing this? It’s like a trade secret! “The men also were asked, ‘Imagine that you are going on a date with this person and have $100 in your wallet. How much money would you be willing to spend on your date?’ When she was clad in red, the men said they would spend more money on her.”
// October 29th, 2008 // Comments Off // Uncategorized
// October 29th, 2008 // Comments Off // Writing
Oops. I just found out that a prose piece I submitted was published in the September 2008 issue of the journal Impetus! It is reprinted here with my own permission.
// October 28th, 2008 // Comments Off // Uncategorized
Cursebird: What the f#@! is everyone swearing about?
From the site: “Cursebird is a realtime feed of people swearing on Twitter.”
// October 28th, 2008 // 1 Comment » // Life
There are so many words and photographs I want to share with you about Scotland, but I am a perfectionist and so those will take a while to percolate. Yet something monumental happened during our trip, and I do not want to wait any longer to share it.
When I shared it with a friend yesterday, he told me how happy he was for me, “…particularly remembering where you were, lifewise, less than two years ago. Things Get Better. A lesson for us all.”
Things Get Better, better than I had ever hoped. This beautiful ring from my beloved symbolizes the start of our second chapter, during which we prepare to become husband and wife.
// October 27th, 2008 // Comments Off // Uncategorized
PalinAsPresident.com
Clever Flash implementation of the implication of one heartbeat away … (via FunkyPlaid)
// October 25th, 2008 // Comments Off // Uncategorized
Zooillogix : Piglet Squid (via Ergazork)
// October 25th, 2008 // Comments Off // Uncategorized
