Dies Irae

Dies Irae DID YOU KNOW? Institute Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison is teaching the undergraduate class 21M.304: Writing in Tonal Forms II this term? Just a thought before I get some sleep: I made an impulse buy of some Star Wars: Episode III valentines the other day at Star Market. They cost $2.99 plus tax. Upon starting to address them tonight, I noticed that none of them are really appropriate for showing true affectionthey all feature sentiments like: Anakin: To a most powerful friend! Yoda: My trusted ally you are. Palpatine: Together, we can rule the galaxy! Obi-Wan: May the Force be with you! Darth Vader: You have my allegiance. C3PO: To a splendid counterpart! R2D2: You can fly with me anytime! Only the last one of those is even close to being an actual valentine, and it features a picture of a droid that cant really talk. I guess they assumed that the kind of person who would buy Star Wars-themed valentine set probably wouldnt be needing any actual valentines. More on classes, work, and your strange obsession with leaving digits of pi in my comments tomorrow.