I've been thinking a great deal about solitude and isolation lately. Don't worry, I'll try to keep this short. Nietzsche describes hermits as a deep well. He goes on to say that if a stone falls into the well, it cannot be retrieved. It's down there for good. Lastly, he advises that if you offend a hermit, you should kill him too. The idea being ( Read more... )

Trying and trying to figure out what makes Obama so special? I mean, sure he's smart. And he seems like a nice guy...but why do I have this huge feeling of affection for him? Why do I find myself worrying about how old he'll feel four years from now? Why do I trust him so much? One of the things I came up with is that when he speaks, I understand ( Read more... )

So I tried just now to catch up on LJ and respond to stuff, but my brain is slowly oozing out of my ears, so I'll have to try again later. *shrug ( Read more... )

I'm going to attend Roller Derby on the 24th, anyone interested in coming along?

PS: Why does the curious emote look so sad?

I can say definitively and without reservations or doubts that 2008 was the best year of my life. Cheers to all of you that helped that happen.

I am eating bleuberi21 's pie. Right now.

It's delicious.

That is all.

I'm afraid I can't do anything Thursday after all. I do hope that those of you interested in a card game still play, but I won't be able to be there. I'm very sorry, I know I've been saying I would, but I made other plans some time ago and never really figured out there is only one Thursday this week until this morning. Sorry again.

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So I've been fighting with the bureaucratic monster at UMKC for the last two weeks...and I got word today that my petition from last Spring has now been processed.

In other words, I fucking won, bitches.

YEAH!

I do have something to be happy for today, and that's lightonthesill 's birthday. Happy birthday, sexy lady!