The voyage begins . . . Elizabeth read two different versions of the opening of The Odyssey (although we debated over a snack: where does it all really begin? with the fall of Troy? all the way back to Peleus and Thetis' marriage?), the crew discussed future possible projects (proposals include a performance, costumes, and a scratch-and-sniff Zeus ["he smells like blood"]) and undertook a series of art projects to enliven the basement space (consensus: it's underwater, hence many fishes). Everyone selected books from our collective library to dip into between now and our next gathering.