morgue
noun
1. a place in which bodies are kept, especially the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial.
2. a reference file of old clippings, mats, books, etc., in a newspaper office.
3. the room containing such a reference file.
4. any place, as a room or file, where records, information, or objects are kept for unexpected but possible future use.
5. such records, information, or objects.
So, to which definition am I referring?
-4. any place, as a room or file, where records, information, or objects are kept for unexpected but possible future use.
See, it's not #1- although I was accepted to mortuary school. Really. I just couldn't afford the tuition, and I didn't qualify for a Pell grant, because I already had my bachelor's degree- in theatre.
Speaking of theatre, that's where I first learned about the "other" kind of morgue. I can't remember if it was high school or college theatre, but I learned that it was important to have this great reference tool.
I found an empty composition book, and started putting magazine clippings in it. Pictures that grabbed me, even if I don't know what it was about the picture that did the grabbing; paint swatches; rough sketches of the layout of the Merewood House- from memory. Pictures of things I'm sure we can't afford, but they're pretty and can help define what we want when the time comes. I love stone and wood. I love rich colors. I want function, style, and comfort. I want a sanctuary. Peace.
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| The Morgue |
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| A Sketch from Memory |
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| Some Textures I Love |
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