You know, sometimes I really envy viruses. Little bastards are pretty much invincible until they die. Humans, on the other hand, are subject to all sorts of physical and mental assaults. My mind is a lot better than it was the other day, but who cares? Pain is a lens that focuses thought just out of reach. I'd best use this holiday to rest up ( Read more... )

I hate chemistry, because it studies chemicals and I hate chemicals. If not for them, I wouldn't feel frustrated or aggressive or horny or apprehensive or just plain pissed off. And yeah, sure, those chemicals are free, gratis, complimentary, courtesy of Mother Nature. Yet the alcohol that negates them costs money and time. The Invisible Hand ( Read more... )

Well, I haven't done this in a while. But lately I've been reading other people's blogs and, in a dramatic reversal, have decided that recording the past is not necessarily a bad thing. So I will attempt to catch you all up on my activities ( Read more... )

So Thomas Mann had it going on. Read "Tristan" or "Tonio Kroeger" if you want a good story about how artists cannot be a part of mainstream society ( Read more... )

So yeah, life is good again. Conflicts are being smoothed out, and I'm getting to know new and exciting people. I guess since I'm stuck here for three and a half months, I might as well enjoy it. If only there were a spare moment to relax!

Yay; I feel a little better. Sure, doing stuff all day will do that to you, but the end will justify the means every time. As for the few conflicts that existed before today, they have not eased and not significantly worsened, and no new ones have raised their heads; however, in the absence of real progress of any kind I still call this a bad day ( Read more... )

This probably isn't the best way to start things off. I feel imprisoned, both physically and by my responsibilities. Of course it's highly immature to feel this way; nearly everyone else I know is either taking the draining of their spirit in stride or revelling in it. Though I must resist, I choose to fight ( Read more... )