Haegol 해골 is the Korean word for "skull." I was trolling around on Etsy for the ugly stuff I like, using keywords like octopus and skull. That's when I stumbled upon this one skull that filled me with the desire to possess it. I'm not sure when the package arrived; the tracking number wasn't very helpful; when I'd checked earlier today, the delivery site still said the package was en route. But Etsy had emailed me a rating form, which meant they had been signaled that my package had arrived. So I swung by my building's lobby and checked in with the guard, who brought out a box. Here, then, is the unboxing of my own memento mori. I'll be taking it to the office.
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| Ignore my big toe. (Of course, you can't now. Like telling someone not to think of a hamburger.) |
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| like an archaeological mystery |
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| up from the styrofoam |
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| The out-thrust teeth and, by implication, the long philtrum, indicate primitivity. |
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| Memento mori! But death is just a species of change. |
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| from a company called Near & Deer |
This will occupy a place of honor on my office desk. I have no formal display space, but I'll figure something out.
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