Well, you did it. You made a pun in print. Not a funny one, granted, but a pun.
And I know what you mean about regret pooling in the corners of lives which would have been more stream-lined, but perhaps less rewarding. I feel similarly about Sarah Lawrence.
As outlined this summer in Chicago, the helpful phrase is "I made a mistake, but tihngs turned out okay anyway..."
Shrek. I LOVE that movie! The soundtrack has also captivated me in recent months, particularly "Hallelujah" (what lyrics!) and "I'm a Believer" (happiest love song ever!) Plus the music about one minute into track 13...wow.
Ah, the theme of what I call "the shadow self"--or, who we might have been. It's one of the most compelling and maddening considerations of the human condition. You can never stop asking, although sometimes you know the asking is pointless. Flashbacks to my Star Trek sim writing of last year, where my character was haunted (paralyzed?) by her shadow self. Oh, Saskia Lar. I miss her.
Anyway, sure you've heard Rachel talk enough about the sim... :)
I love I<>Shrek and "Hallelujah" both. A great movie and a great song. Alas, I don't have the soundtrack, but I have the movie on video and I have a couple of versions of the song on my computer.
And my shadow self haunts me. He and I have learned to ignore each other, I think, but we were at odds for quite some time. I'm all too aware of all the vast possibilities of life, methinks, and at times the alternatives become paralyzing. I think that's why I'm so indecisive a person. It's hard to make a decision when you spend as much time as I do thinking about what could happen and what could have happened had things gone differently.
And to Mike: Don't apologize for what you write here. There's no need. What you've written here is fine. I understand the impulse to apologize... I spent the first several months I was here at LJ apologizing for everything. For not writing enough, for writing too much, for not commenting enough, for commenting too much, for not being interesting enough, probably
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And I know what you mean about regret pooling in the corners of lives which would have been more stream-lined, but perhaps less rewarding. I feel similarly about Sarah Lawrence.
As outlined this summer in Chicago, the helpful phrase is "I made a mistake, but tihngs turned out okay anyway..."
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Ah, the theme of what I call "the shadow self"--or, who we might have been. It's one of the most compelling and maddening considerations of the human condition. You can never stop asking, although sometimes you know the asking is pointless. Flashbacks to my Star Trek sim writing of last year, where my character was haunted (paralyzed?) by her shadow self. Oh, Saskia Lar. I miss her.
Anyway, sure you've heard Rachel talk enough about the sim... :)
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I love I<>Shrek and "Hallelujah" both. A great movie and a great song. Alas, I don't have the soundtrack, but I have the movie on video and I have a couple of versions of the song on my computer.
And my shadow self haunts me. He and I have learned to ignore each other, I think, but we were at odds for quite some time. I'm all too aware of all the vast possibilities of life, methinks, and at times the alternatives become paralyzing. I think that's why I'm so indecisive a person. It's hard to make a decision when you spend as much time as I do thinking about what could happen and what could have happened had things gone differently.
And to Mike: Don't apologize for what you write here. There's no need. What you've written here is fine. I understand the impulse to apologize... I spent the first several months I was here at LJ apologizing for everything. For not writing enough, for writing too much, for not commenting enough, for commenting too much, for not being interesting enough, probably ( ... )
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read the news lately? are you up on CURRENT events? haha.
what kind of food do you eat off of a contem plate? contems? hahaha!
ok, that's enough PUNishment (mmm mints!) for now.
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