You know why those online quizzes and personality tests are such bunko ( Read more... )

I am beginning to think that the root of the problem of the self -- the problem of the Maya, of the illusionary and unfulfilling nature of life for some of us -- is the issue of false knowledge. It's the problem of 'I KNOW'.
The illusion is the false knowledge. That's why it's so impenetrable and so present, so everywhere...it is a consequence of ( Read more... )

I think I finally understand a term that Stephen King often used in his Gunslinger novels; 'forgetting your father's face ( Read more... )

"I tell it to you plainly, love; it cannot be said for certain who plays the trellis in our little drama and who the vine ( Read more... )

The Wordpress blog is coming along decently, although I'm having some tone trouble with it. Apparently Serious Business and Unnecessary Pretentiousness weren't categorized far enough apart in my head at some point ( Read more... )

It's like a goddamned optical illusion: I write something down and it seems very important and useful, and then I come back later and it's as if it says 'the sky is blue ( Read more... )

I'm still walking around all the time lately with this odd, meaningless sense of anticipation; it's getting to the point now where I'm practically making shit up in my head just to try to find a reason for the phenomenon. It's probably at least part of all this strange stuff I've been talking about lately ( Read more... )

There is such a tight balance between self-centeredness and communication, or so it seems to me, although I admit that I have a self-image problem that I'm trying to cope with. It's rough, I've been a weirdo for a really long time now, and these barriers against rejection get so big they turn invisible. I'm trying to see my way around it ( Read more... )

Holy shit this journal turned weird over the last year or so ( Read more... )

It isn't who you are, but the force you represent that matters.
It's not better to be Order or Chaos, it's best to change according to the situation in order to achieve some balance in the situation...be the force of order in a chaotic situation, be the force of chaos when order grows oppressive.