• A Developing Passion by Heather Etchevers

    Sharing both life experiences and my interest in developmental biology, with a common theme loosely tied to the passage of time.

    • Ode to the perfect croissant

      Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 08:42 UTC

      Ah, those flaky sheets of glucides, separated by water vapor pressure from the intercalated layers of hydrophobic butter!

      Ah, the shear of broken laminae of crusty flour as they are crushed between the teeth, and the warm, soft inner pastry is attained!

      Ah, the ease of attaining this experience at the exit to nearly every metro station!

      There are some advantages to my fortnightly commute to Paris.

      Last updated: Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 08:42 UTC

      • Comments

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 09:05 UTC
          Stephen Curry said:

          I have been taking lessons, and that is definitely not an ode. Or if it is, it’s very free form.

          I do believe you enjoyed that croissant, though. And I fancy one myself now.

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 09:22 UTC
          Richard Grant said:

          Heather’s French. They don’t do poetry

          {ducks}

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 09:29 UTC
          Henry Gee said:

          I think an Ode is pretty much what you want it to be. So it’s an ode. But not a Cath ode.

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 09:54 UTC
          Heather Etchevers said:

          Stephen, that was a limerick. A far cry indeed, or at least as far as mine.

          Perhaps I should have entitled this “Rhapsody”.

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 09:58 UTC
          Heather Etchevers said:

          Ah, sorry, I had the wrong link.

          Tips and pointers humbly accepted, therefore.

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 10:09 UTC
          Stephen Curry said:

          I had meant to direct you to the comments below my, er, limerick. As you will see there, it is Henry whom you should consult. But I see the Master has already pronounced.

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 18:50 UTC
          steffi suhr said:

          It’s amazing – considering it’s mostly air and greasy crunchiness – how filling a croissant is..

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 19:40 UTC
          Richard Wintle said:

          You know, last time I was in a Vogon ship I think the captain recited this.

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 20:13 UTC
          Cath Ennis said:

          Why can’t I have an ode?

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 20:14 UTC
          Cath Ennis said:

          Don’t be so negative

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009 - 20:15 UTC
          Frank Norman said:

          Well, first you got to write one!

        • Date:
          Thursday, 19 Feb 2009 - 07:58 UTC
          Heather Etchevers said:

          I think that a Cath ode must be a more accomplished structure.

          Shh, Richard, don’t give me away!

        • Date:
          Friday, 20 Feb 2009 - 17:09 UTC
          Richard Wintle said:

          Ah, Heather is actually seven feet tall, green, and has a small lump of putty in her armpit.

          I suspected as much.


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