Anaximander inadvertantly continued a pre-religious notion that the world was ordered. Single handedly philosophy created a gap between Being and Becoming. Heraclitus attempted to break down Being in favor of pure Becoming, while Plato cemented Being as supreme over Becoming. Nietzsche's over-man beckoned for the toppling of Being in favor of ( Read more... )

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This really just happened:

(00:48:05) me: mmm i wish i had a bagel right now
(00:48:06) m t o b i n 1137 BAGEL ( Read more... )

I stopped writing poetry about the passage of time, the transitions from here to there. And when I started writing vinettes, small explorations of scenes that express a feeling, I lost sight of the difference between here and there, then and now. I lost sight of who I was then. For the first time I can't simply go back, sit in my room and write ( Read more... )

Tuckered.

between the whispers of clouds and a starry array,
new snow tempts the winter air in coy flirtation, as the tips of tongues tingle in anticipation for its fall.

somewhere over an ocean that never rests, waves churn white
and longingly dive upwards to steal a midnight kiss
and as the moon dips so temptingly low,
between her lips and mine, it's

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"I don't say these things because I believe in the "brute" nature of man or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency. But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies ( Read more... )

reflections of the devil ( Read more... )

Tobin's away message was:
writing a paper
is not my favorite pastime
unlike sweet slumber

i will to sleep now
birdie cast is my favorite
merrily i laughed

To which I replied:mister rocktober ( Read more... )