"Gentlemen, can it be that independence of mind, even the least bit of it, is so painful to you? Blessed is he who has his ideal of beauty, even if it's a mistaken one! But I believe in mine."

the LA summer has made me a bit more privy to sun worship.
global warming or equator proximity?
you be the judge.

wow. i keep seeing more and more really good movies that came out in 2007.
once again, twas a good year for film.

the brothers karamazov

that's all

i climbed a mountain today.
it was amazing.
now i need to get a job.

my new flat is awesome.
we just got a washer/dryer, cable, internet and blinds today. hooked up.
i can get so much more work done here,
and there's a balcony on the street i can smoke on.

things are looking up.

so ( Read more... )

i'm in need of a deeply profound spiritual experience.
i've got the forest if you've got the mushrooms.

i was in new york for a week. that was fun ( Read more... )

"Baseball and life: one and the same. I mean everybody says that life is too short. Bullshit. Life, unless you get cancer, hit by a bus, or set on fire, takes forever. Just like baseball. It's a series of long, mind bogglingly boring stretches of time where absolutely nothing happens. So, you take a nap. Then, after a little while, that crisp ( Read more... )

"For the last time, and in definite terms: does God exist or doesn't He? For the last time I ask the question!"
"And for the last time I say no."
"Then who is laughing at man, Ivan?"
"The Devil, probably." Ivan Fyodorovich smiled, ironically.
"And does the Devil exist?"
"No, the Devil doesn't exist either."