saint thomas, more

Aug 11, 2004 18:39


While it can be interpreted several different ways, the etymological basis of the word 'utopia', which has come to refer to a perfect place, is the Greek neologism 'outopia,' which means 'no place,' as though whoever thought up the word was trying to warn us right from the beginning not to look so hard for or put so much faith into finding ( Read more... )

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subsoil August 12 2004, 02:48:30 UTC
i just emailed you, lady.

things okay?

x

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slowfolding August 13 2004, 00:11:29 UTC
i'm completely devoid of energy at the moment, but i will write back the first chance I get.

and, yeah, things are okay. in a tired sort of way. but thanks for asking, dear.

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hingama August 12 2004, 04:35:38 UTC
I've always loved the irony in that.

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slowfolding August 13 2004, 00:12:10 UTC
I figured you'd be one of the few people I know of who already knew that. A little bird told me, or something.

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winterstain August 12 2004, 04:46:26 UTC
.. are you ok?

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slowfolding August 13 2004, 00:14:05 UTC
I'm okay, yes, all things considered. Worn out in ways I wasn't really expecting to be - I think I just haven't bothered to look too closely until now and it's starting to catch up to me. I didn't even realize it until after I'd posted. But anyway, yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for checking, though.

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