ramon’s officemate allegra was talking about The Great Vowel Shift, and i told her she should do her orals with sweeping arm gestures. when i was in indian princesses, we did this incantation at the end of every meeting about the great spirit watching over us and it all kinds of gestures like shooting a bow and arrow at the sky. turns out neither of them had heard of the indian princesses before. so here are some of my thoughts on it.