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The Other Fellow’s Job
there’s a craze among us mortals that is cruel hard to name; wheresoe’er you find a human you will find the case the same; you may seek among the worst of men or seek among the best, and you’ll find that ever person is precisely like the rest: each believes his real calling is along some other line than that one at which he’s working– take for instance, yours and mine. From the meanest “me-too” creature to the leader of the mob, there’s a universal craving for “the other fellow’s job.” there are millions...
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i just beat, from start to finish and on my own, my first video game. ever. now it’s time for sleep.
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maggie the cat has fallen in line with the family (finally). she knows exactly what’s up with all of us now. ignore dogs. act adorable at tall man person, stay out from under feet. bump noses and snuggle with short female person. all activities will result in head scritchies, food, treats, and a warm places to go into kitty comas. i did make the mistake of standing beside the cat tree last night. she took a swipe at me (because she’s kinda retarded) and she knocked my glasses off. she had her claws out because i heard her paw clink...
read morein which i carry on the self indulgent tradition of self indulgence
What’s new… 1. I finally moved webhosts. Blue host is win. 2. I joined a gym 3. We got a new roommate That’s about all the retrospection I can handle for one post. Onward! I’m giving up dairy for 3 months to see if my breathing improves. I’ve had a low level sinus infection since Thanksgiving. I can’t seem to shake it and mammary secretions seem to make it worse and the internet is backing me up on this so…goodbye gooey goodness. If it doesn’t improve I’ll head to the dr. I’m not...
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*thinking about warmer days* “We are talking now of summer evenings in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the time that I lived there so successfully disguised to myself as a child……….All my people….by some chance, here they are, all on this earth; and who shall ever tell the sorrow of being on this earth, lying, on quilts, on the grass, in a summer evening, among the sounds of night. May god bless my people…and remember them kindly…” Knoxville, Summer, 1915, by James Agee...
read moreHave Yourself a Scary Little Solstice
The Lovecraft inspired re-workings of classic holiday tunes have officially made my year. It doesn’t take much, but honestly this is rocking my face off.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “The more beautiful the bird, the poorer the singer,” wrote L. M. Boyd. “Peacocks scream, macaws screech. Birds of Paradise croak.” Among the most interesting singers, on the other hand, are birds that are far less spectacular in appearance: the Black-capped Chickadee, the Willow Thrush, and the White-throated Sparrow. Keep that in mind as you navigate your way through the coming week’s dilemmas. My personal inclination is to favor inspiring singing over comely appearance, but you may...
read moreSeptember
September is always such an expensive month. First…there is my birthday on the 1st. I always take that opportunity to spoil myself a wee bit. This year I bought a DS, an M3i zero, an 8gb micro SD card, a 2gb micro SD card, and EA’s Active for the Wii. I also got myself a set of company cotton flannel sheets and an organic woven blanket. Oh and I renewed my tags for the car. I also went to the dentist for the first time since I’ve had my braces off. I expected the worst but I received thumbs up all the way around. Unf. Many dollars. I...
read moreOn Things Relevant to the Moment
There is a very strange feeling that comes over me during fall. I really wish I understood it. It’s wistful, energetic, nostalgic… This phenomenon causes an almost instant shift in my psyche. Maybe it was going to school. Maybe it was the cool weather. Maybe it was a past life. Whatever causes this feeling, I am thankful. Last year I didn’t anything. I thought that maybe I had outgrown Fall and I felt numb through the entire season. In hindsight, I realize that I was simply on a too much medication that was robbing me of my well earned...
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