I originally posted this on the forums of DSW, but I felt like putting it up here as well.

( William Gibson & Origins of a Name )

I, Robert Anthony Meyers, Do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will oobey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to ( Read more... )

Signed up to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery today. Monday at 8:45 AM.

I guess this is it, I guess I've made the decision I've danced around for the last two years. I guess I'm gonna go into the Air Force.

What the hell?

[Daniel ( Read more... )

xmatt's post reminded me of something I've always wanted to do ( Read more... )

Blue Line, Car No. 3084 ( Read more... )

Stanza 3

"A packed pile of traffic pylons
pulses irreverently at no-one.
Flashing dancing
irregular syncopated
random rhythmic
noise into the vault of night."

"...My apartment is sparse, spartan. It is a high rent downtown apartment and it amuses me to keep it empty. Anoyone who sees it -- a very short list composed of socialites and pseudo-intellectuals whom I hold a deep contempt for -- have invariably remarked on how devoid of culture it is. Shouldn't I, the famous author of man's modern wisdom, ( Read more... )

It is necessary to imagine that Sisyphus is happy - Albert Camus