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"Bee to the blossom- moth to the flame; Each to his passion..." - H.H.Jackson, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." - W.S, "Without change something sleeps inside us and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken." - Frank Herbert, A work in progress, All complaints to the management, “It ain't what they call you- it's what you answer to.” - W.C. Fields, DON'T PANIC, Em for short, μεταμόρφωσις μορφή, like it or lump it, Meandering moniker, Otherwise known as, Say my name As every color illuminates We are shining And we will never be afraid again, somewhere in the cloudy skies of Paris We were part of some artists design, you've got the teeth of the Hydra upon you
AND LO, it came to pass, that sonmi, who has lived a million lives and seen through an eternity of others’ eyes, has also had a myriad of monikers. She has been all genders, all species, and all that is air, fire, water and tinsel decorations.
sonmi morphs from the tiny sprite-like shape with small wings and flappy ears (kept that one quiet eh?) that she was, into a tall, willowy thing with wild, curly hair, lots of very sharp teeth and too many fingers, and her name changes to Esme. (Esmeralda for long, Em for short, but not too curly.)
ESME.
She picks up her old skin, and carefully wraps it in tissue paper, then places it within a large wooden chest with the other 631,77401644,0193,411 skins that lie below it. The chest is loitering in a secret vault within the dungeon of the Cloud, along with many other wooden chests that all appear to be identical, right down to every rusting, ancient nail. So many of them in fact, that to the eye they seem to stretch out to infinity on all three, visible sides.
The upshot is that sonmi changes at will, but always with good reason, and also this saves her from being taken to the cleaners by a certain David Mitchell, who rather annoyingly, got there first, or something like that
- Esme upon the Cloud.
Troposphere Help-line number – 8008135
Tags – “Bee to the blossom- moth to the flame; Each to his passion…” – H.H.Jackson,, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” – W.S, “Without change something sleeps inside us and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.” – Frank Herbert, A work in progress, A work in progress, All complaints to the management, “It ain’t what they call you- it’s what you answer to.” – W.C. Fields, DON’T PANIC, Em for short, μεταμόρφωσις μορφή, like it or lump it, Meandering moniker, Otherwise known as, Say my name As every color illuminates We are shining And we will never be afraid again,somewhere in the cloudy skies of Paris We were part of some artists design, you’ve got the teeth of the Hydra upon you
Esme's Cloud 
Dear esmeralda upon the cloud (Esmeralda reminds me of a reporter I once sorked with who was so not a floaty cloudy type)
I take it this theme is one of WP’s so-called mobile/tablet-friendly ones as you disappear off the edges. Or rather, your edges are cut off. Of course, if I had half a brain, I could turn round Halpad through 90 degrees. Ah yes. You are there in your entirety. Well, not much of you as I know have a large keyboard dominating the screen. Do hope you don’t have these techy problems on the Cloud.
I shall call you Em I think. Like a Pica Em.
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Thank you rouchseas smiles. Do you mean the actual text is disappearing off the sides of a normal computer monitor screen? If so, let me know, I’ll have to change the theme, because that’s a royal pain in the arse. nods a lot.
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I haven’t looked at blogs on a ‘normal computer’ (not that Hals are ever normal) for ages, so use Halpad.
Vertically, it sort of has a short margin either side, so the header is slightly cut off, andering on the clou sort of thing, and in the previous post, the nested comments disappear stage right. It’s not an issue. As I said, if I look landscape not portrait, I can read anything essential.
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That’s good then. I’m still ironing out little odds and sods with ‘sonmi’ hidden all over the show, because I hide such things in small envelopes down the back of the Cloud. The address change is the trickiest part. If I change it, all previous links to this blog will be void. So anyone who visits here won’t be able to find me if they are following me by outside links or readers, and indeed, now I think of it, all my followers will be unable to find me, because I won’t show up in the main feed at all. I may have to leave the link in a comment on everyone’s site, or perhaps email them in-advance of the change. If the change is really needed that is.
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I like the new setup Esme. Quite lovely. 🙂
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Thank you kindly Rachel. It lacks sadly in the tags department, but I shall be complaining about that on other comments, so will leave yours alone with the fine sentiments expressed. smiles.
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Much as I shall miss sonmi’s flappy bits, I already feel the welcoming warmth of Esme’s soul!
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Laughs – thank you Hariod, a change is as good as a rest when it comes to billions of skins, ears and hairstyles I find. Esme’s soul gives out a great deal of heat, well noticed, that is why it is kept in dry ice (also for dramatic effect when she shows guests around the living room). beams a brand new smile at him.
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“What the”? Those were the two words out of my mouth upon seeing this site transmorgified. However, after (but) a brief moment I had some (few, but greatly concerning) reservations about my initial reaction, and so, (thinking my first visit went unnoticed) I quietly left out of the site and then reentered it (as if for the first time, eyes wide, mouth agape) with the (what I think more appropriate) reaction of “Heavens to Murgatroyd”! The reason for this new expression of surprise being that I, at the time (again, but a brief moment), believed this phrase to be more representative of my actual mental state when coming upon this long familiar site now quite changed. Unfortunately, as is my lot in this life, I soon (almost instantaneously actually) began to have my doubts about this phrase and so, in order to lessen my (dreadful) concern that I had once again reacted badly, I looked up the meaning of the phrase, ‘Heavens to Murgatroyd’ and found that it, and I quote, ” carries no further meaning than similar expressions such as Heavens to Betsy and Holy Cow.” which, while disappointing, did not make me feel it necessary to leave and come back for a third time with another reaction, though I will eventually do both (that is, exit and return with a new reaction). And, yes, it (most certainly) is both a promise and a warning.
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– The President and Founder
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A warning of a promise, or a promise of a warning?!! Either way, you did well to run off and come back with “Heavens to Murgatroyd!”, for that is what I hoped to hear from at least one visitor today. Having said that, I’m keen to find out what you’ll be throwing at the Cloud when you return…as promised. Thank you President and Founder.
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Unfolding the wings of one’s perception and, the universe becomes accessible.
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Beautifully said Don, thank you, and exceedingly true. We have no need to limit ourselves, the stars can be ours should we wish it.
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Esmeralda, is a lovely sounding word even though it is quite lengthy, with four syllables and all. Not efficiently lengthy, mind you; not like idea, having only 4 letters making 3 syllables (honestly, it’s tough to beat that one). Nonetheless, I like it, Esme. I like it a lot.
You know ESME also stand for ‘External Short Messaging Entity’. How coincidental, eh? Yeah, sure it is.
All said, while the theme’s not bad, it does your tags no justice — which are often as entertaining as your post. In fact I couldn’t even read through them. Sorry, but I’ll revisit them. Nonetheless, I like the background, and wonder what secret message it might hold and so I’m thinking to download it and read it. What’d you think of that?
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Thank you Peter, I’m really pleased you like it, like it too, and have never been an ‘Esmeralda’ before, but ‘esme’ is clearly the way to go for melodic pronunciation in shorthand. Or long hands, or fat hands, or paws and claws. I’m not adverse to gills and feelers, but would probably draw the line at suckers.
“You know ESME also stands for ‘External Short Messaging Entity’. How coincidental, eh? Yeah, sure it is.” – You know too much…and now you must die. No, not die, eat pie, that’s it – shoves a large custard pie in his mush and thanks the Gods he didn’t catch on to one of her other acronyms – ‘Excited State Mass Energy’.
The tags. I have tried on more themes than is safe for sanity, and only the poorest for my needs (finickity) have tags anything close to that which I would like. Nay, need really. However, there is light in this pale grey, barely seen tunnel, for I intend to make my own! Out of tar, and grass and some other stuff, and have each set, set within the actual post, linked to said post, in exactly the same way the ‘real’ tags do. I use the word ‘real’ reluctantly for tis not correct, my tags are absolutely authentic and original as the very first original sin (something to do with not leaving a note for a wombat on a fridge). We’ll see how well that works out, and please do tell me what you think. You will be quite safe.
Probably.
Good luck with the secret message, the blind nuns I keep in the attic reckon they’re very close to a breakthrough, so I may know myself soon.
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I’ve implemented the new tags idea. What do you think? In this case I’ve just linked them all to the post, however, it has occurred to me that I can now link my tags to all manner of other bits and pieces on the web. Should I be inclined. I’d rather they were at the side, but tis the best I can do until I’m willing to pay serious poundage to WP for a theme.
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The font appears to be larger. Is that the change or is it that I put on my glasses? I was able to read through them this time. But I must say of the tenth one, I don’t recognize the language.
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Well tis bigger because that’s the size of the font in my post, I’ve manually written out all the tage, and then linked them back to the post, mostly to make them look like proper tags. The light grey small ones are still below, but no-one can see them really. I can’t change the font sizes in my posts, it is as it is, I think I’d have to pay for an upgrade or the like to do that. I’d make them a little bit smaller ideally, but it is as it is. You can see them, that’s the main thing!
“But I must say of the tenth one, I don’t recognize the language.” – esme and the Cloud are often shrouded in mystery…
Thanks Peter smiles.
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Great word, transmogrification. Welcome Esme, the Queen is dead, long live the Queen.
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It is! Rolls around the mouth nicely and isn’t used often enough in this dimension I find.
“Welcome Esme, the Queen is dead, long live the Queen.” – Thank you Peter! Oueen Esme waves happily at him, and bestows a bag of sticky buns upon his very self.
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Cool, sticky buns 🙂 I’m glad you’re ok
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Aw, thank you, I’m getting there. smiles back.
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I look forward to getting to know this facet of my friend upon the cloud. 🙂
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Thanks M.M.J very kind of you to say so and to pop over and see
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I really don’t have any words, but it feels lovely here. Had a look on my mobile this morning and it’s a mess on there though, here on the computer monitor it is fine though. The name change was a complete surprise and shocked me, but I adore surprises! May this new chapter be everything you wish and more x p.s maybe i did have some words
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Well the words you have are lovely, and yes, I adore a good surprise too. I wasn’t sure as to the reception I’d receive, but it has been overwhelmingly positive, and I am warmed by all and sundry. Thank you Jessie, Esme is highly chuffed. hugs her.
I’ll have to have a peep myself, mobile- wise, tis ok on my pad of eyes, so that’s good. And if the worst of it is that Esme is unreadable on mobiles, then the suspense will be all the more, evil laugh. I’ll bet the themes that cost mucho gusto cashio work properly mind you, pffft. nods.
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Not surprising, not surprising ……… clouds in general are most unstable.
Tubularsock has adjusted his NSA coordinates to locate your precise location and have now ascertained that your “move” has taken place.
Tubularsock likes your new digs. A tiny bit over-white for Tubularsock’s decorative taste but fits well with cloud decor.
Tubularsock does have to admit that transmogrification is the way to go if a new identity becomes necessary quickly. Tubularsock has friends in the right places and for a fee could procure a new cloud license and cloud passport under your new name. Just sayen’
Things look good here and will enjoy keeping an eye on the musings of Esmeralda. What a wonderful, magical name.
Until ……………….
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Tis the Cloud – has a thing about being white, unless in a bad mood, or if the sun is setting, or rising, or a thousand other reasons it turns colours other than white, but that isn’t mentioned because it likes the idea that it is white and fluffy all the time. So I have to humour it, obviously.
A wonderful magical name! Thank you! Yes it is just that actually. Good of you to pop over and say a few words here Tubular, I’ll bear in mind the passport and licence offer looks very secretive and sneaky nodding at him and possibly throwing a wink in.
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Well how do you like them apples! I updated your linky button on BlogDogIt to reflect this latest transmogrification – is it? –
I like that; now I can finally stop correcting myself every time I type Somni when it should be Sonmi.
I like the looks of the place. It seems to be a quite fitting blend of motifs.
Your reworked button is visible now on my site. So if this new leaf you are turning would rather shy away from such gratuitous promotional techniques I would completely understand – so let me know, you wise, wispy, white, wily, wordsmith won’t you?
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Thank you masodo, most appreciated. I’ll stick with the gratuitous promotions, though peeking from the wings rather than tap-dancing onstage – winks. I’m glad you like decorating, and sonmi/somni…I had the same issue myself at first and it was my name! Having said that, the time I was ‘Hdoot5~//k3dp’ led to some problems too. I’ve added you to the sidebar again, the decorators had taken my blogdogit picture off the wall for some reason, tis now back where it should be smiles.
” you wise, wispy, white, wily, wordsmith” – bows and curtsies – a mighty compliment sir.
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It was fun always having to check that my ‘n’ and ‘m’ were in the right order whenever thinking of/reading/typing your former Monica the Moniker – and now those days are gone, I guess…
Not sad, just ponderous, but LO (!), you have acquitted justification of your transmogrification so well that I shall think of it no more, and here I am now, just existing for a time, in Esme’s cloudy world of wordy wonders. And it is nice. Thank you for bringing us into it.
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You’re very welcome Wick, thank you for helping the (almost) seamless transformation from Ess to Em, your support is noted and you are always welcome upon the Cloud. beams a smile and makes him a nice cup of Darjeeling tea
esme upon the Cloud
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Esmeralda, may I ask why you chose to morph – assuming of course that you did ‘choose’ – and it was not foist upon you? And also, how did it feel to be ‘male’ as you were at one point in your many lives? Please be truthful with your answers.:)
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Esme never lies, she’s as honest as the day is long on Mars. Sonmi kept getting confused with another Sonmi, one from David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas, and lovely as she is, there can only be one, hence Esme was born. Before Sonmi however there were many others. Being a male is just as much trouble and fun as being a female; the perks are interesting, but no more so than those available for being a woman, however Esme herself is really a blend of one and all, as gender is such a sliding scale there really isn’t just one or the other, it isn’t a black and white just many shades of sky blue pink with a yellow border* (*Shades of Grey having been tarnished as a phrase by some giddy book). Humans are nothing like as much fun as Ghost Faced Bats (Mormoops megalophylla), who host the best parties across two universes, though I will also put a shout out for Woodlice, who are the happiest creatures I’ve ever inhabited.
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How long is day on Mars? Only then can I judge the credibility of your answer. By the way, I lived in a house where there were millions of woodlice (had no idea where they came from – under the floorboards??), but I use to take great joy in squashing them into the carpet before removing them – hope one of them wasn’t you Esme … 🙂
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If I told you I’d have to kill you. So I’ll keep shtum hahahaha. The poor woodlice!! Good grief, how macabre, all life is sacred, which you’ll become aware of when you die and find God is a giant Woodlouse with many dead relatives stood behind him looking highly pissed off.
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Ah, but you’re forgetting Esme, that God is a forgiving God, and He does not hold grudges – so I’m not at all worried. But I do agree all life is sacred, but at the time they were very annoying and there’s nothing worse than green Wilton or was it Axminster with brown splodges all over it …
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Depends which God you get . . . falls about
Esme sat with several Gods playing poker upon the Cloud
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Well hopefully then, it won’t be the Woodlice God …
Don’t be greedy! Several Gods indeed! hahahha
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