Today I find myself back at Bard College, haven of those who fear challenge - challenge of viewpoints, that is. But this is something I've known, and it no longer entertains me. If these Bardians take more joy in agreement than in truth, so be it. I am not the one to enlighten, and if they let their minds atrophy in the presence of like opinions ( Read more... )

Does anyone else think google in braille is worth a chuckle?

The technology--it just isn't there yet.

Wage slavery...

This morning my mom was talking on the phone with my grandmother, and this is what I overheard:

"Mom, I don't think that's legal. You can't just go around poisoning wildlife."

My Jeep is out of commission now. Somehow it developed a leak in the cooling system, so it can't be driven without overheating the engine. This means that it is still at Bard while I am at home, leaving me dependent on my parents for rides to work. That sucks. To be optimistic about the situation, I'm certain it will be fixed... eventually. ( Read more... )

I had a dream two or three nights ago, and it was set in the most beautiful city I have ever not actually seen. It was a stone city of great golden-grey blocks, with immense high-arched buildings and expansive window panes overlooking the horizons. The basic geometry was simple, yet the city fit together so well, so organically. It was a city ( Read more... )

Perhaps every once in a while a man needs a solid blow to his ego.

My mind is parched. It thirsts for new ideas and perspectives. It has been far too long since I last had a meaningful conversation, by which I mean a conversation wherein two people discuss their views on some grand unknowable topic. And afterward, nothing will have been resolved; the universe will still be a mystery. But the people involved ( Read more... )

There was a conversation. Now I'm thinking ( Read more... )

You Are Megara!

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