stupid thing, but about the title

basically, it is from Edna St. Vincent Millay... "a few figs from thistles" was the title of one of her volumes of poetry. if you are single, female and over twenty-five, i think just thinking about that title for a minute makes a lot of sense.

and the first fig was my favorite poem when i was twenty-five:
"my candle burns at both ends
it will not last the night
but, oh my foes and oh my friends,
it gives a lovely light!"