bio annuncio
As a writing exercise of sorts, I’ve decided to start writing a mini-biography. The names will be changed to protect the innocent and the otherwise. I think it’s an important exercise for me, because I’ve lead a rather strange life. Admittedly, most of the strange parts have happened in the last decade or so, but nonetheless, I’d like to map out the entire thread, so that I can see where I fit into the tapestry of fate. Interestingly enough, I’ve also decided I’m entirely too picky about where and when I write. I’m very selective about the local conditions, so I’m trying to practice writing under the worst possible conditions. In this case, it’s McDonald’s at noon on a Sunday. The noise is pretty pervasive, but it’s not too bad, really. Can’t seem to concentrate when it’s Lily yelling, but I think that’s because I’m personally involved there. The rest of it seems to just flow right past me.
I’ll probably put it up on the Ayrkain site when it’s ready.
I dreamed that a friend of mine moved into a spare room in our house. Things were fine for awhile, but at some point Kris died. I was devastated. My mind raged against the idea that she might be gone. The next day I was at work (which was somehow also in the Porterville College stadium). Two of my co-workers stood there, arms crossed as though they were disappointed that I had not stopped Kris’ death. The rage came over me, somehow triggered some sort of pyrokinesis, and my work place was burned to the ground. I was only saddened by the fact that there was a concert next door that had had to evacuate. I went home, and my roommate was there, and he tried to tell me it would be okay, but I couldn’t hear him. I was still living in a memory of Kris. I sat on my bed and held the blanket, although I hallucinated that it was her. I kept her every detail fresh in my memory. My roommate brought in a package. I had ordered it before Kris had died as a present. It was a doll that looked like Kris, and even had her name, except in the dream she had no last name. The doll bore her new name: Kris Truth.
EDIT: This is no longer the case, but I feel like keeping entries like this for hysterical historical value.
on the hrm again…
Only a Sith Lord deals in absolutes
mindmap… yay!
lol
Does anyone else think it’s funny that Shavuot falls on 6/13?
“There is always a point at which the terrorist ceases to manipulate the media gestalt. A point at which the violence may well escalate, but beyond which the terrorist has become symptomatic of the media gestalt itself. Terrorism as we ordinarily understand it is inately media-related.”
- Dr. Virginia Rambali, from Neuromancer by William Gibson.
Lol… i’ve been meaning to re-read this for awhile, but the Librie’ and a simple Perl script that chomped the line breaks out of the text file actually convinced me to follow through.
hrmburgers
“…devotion acts as the core for an almost metaphysical appreciation of life. Devotions serves as both the key and the door. It is through devotion that one finds inner self, and the self which one finds is that which is able to be devoted.”
- Neroma Kai Historical Anthology II: “Section 4a of the Project Oread Initial Development Manual”
“The me that is so jealously guarded and cherished is an elaborate series of layers and programs of which the last underlying program to be undone is that the other layers of programs are real and ‘myself’.”
june lynx
The fact that the Sanhedren has been reestablished is old news. Adin Steinsaltz’ involvement is not. My Hebrew teacher mentioned to me that the appropriate behavior when offered this position is to immediately refuse, because one should not be too eager to assume high status. So the question is, how does anyone know whether he’s saying no to appease ceremony, or saying no because he doesn’t want to participate.
Finished rolling out the new intranet at work today. I worked on it mostly in my spare time. Basically I put a navigation frame on the left side and put a neutral background on it. The overall aesthetic effect was pretty nice. The collection manager was very enthusiastic in his praise. My manager finally gave me my eval for 90 days (I’ve been there 5 months) and rated me pretty high. Overall these things were good. Hole-punching paper statements for SBC puts me in a foul mood though, and I was already tense because the power supply I bought for this machine went out at 1:30 in the morning. I fiddled around with it for an hour and a half, then went back to bed. Got it exchanged today (hence this post) and put back in by 8pm (got home at 7:15 or so). Lost a lot of sleep though, and I’ve been tired even before this. Argh. Full days. Countdowns and whatnot all around. I keep driving and turn up my Gorillaz. Can’t get enough of this guy’s work… Orot. I’ve become strangely fascinated by telomerase, the agent which allows cancer cells to replicate indefinitely, but also which figures prominently as one of the pseudo-scientific candidates for incorporation into humanity’s ‘immortality’ myths.
lynx*2, blah*2
Introducing Ana, the Goddess of Starvation.
You Are The Wayfarer Guide
“I’ll show you the way.”
Your deep insight and quick wisdom never ceases to amaze those around you. You are the guiding light for many of those you know and are not afraid to help anyone else who asks. Not very many acknowledge your tremendous help and effort, but you do not mind that so much. You’ve seen what is in store for them, and will be there should they need your help. You enjoy people in general, but are very selective of who you let see the real you. Others see you as an enigma of sorts, a mystery that is seemingly ever changing.
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…walked the pier in Santa Barbara. Living further inland means I have to soak up what I can of the sea while I’m there… found a nice walking stick with a compass on top… made me think of long lonely paths that I used to trek. dark places that I no longer travel through…
i mentioned to my hebrew tutor that AHBH = AChD by gematria and she thought that was interesting because typically it is Christianity that identifies itself with love and casts aspersions of legalism onto Judaism. I elaborated: I do chores around the house not because someone told me to, but because I wish to contribute to the family. I do the chores (that I set for myself) because of love, not in spite of it. Same with the Mitzvot (those that I follow… I am a reformer). I do them out of service and love, not fear or blind obediance.
