A while ago,
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I spent a spare hour between shows in a university bookshop. Casually picking up a heavy art book, I opened it at random and read these words: "INDIAN YELLOW: an obsolete lake of euxanthic acid made in India by heating the urine of cows fed on mango leaves." And then these: "EMERALD GREEN: the most brilliant of greens, now universally rejected ( Read more... )

Despite having wholeheartedly different ideas of and views on the nature of friendship, I'm still working my way through Alain de Botton's How Proust Can Change Your Life, one thoughtful tidbit at a time.

( excerpt from How To Be Happy In Love )

Reminded that the LYS knit night is just a block away from a bar, in the most uncomfortable way possible. I'm still waiting for the small knot of dread to pass ( Read more... )

• The List. I like being on The List. Partially because it means I don't have to pay. Mostly because it makes me feel special. Hoorah for The List and Fred who put candyatthepeak and myself there.


• Having a wee turntable drawn on your hand to mark you as 'paid' is great. Moreso than if it had been a boring old X.


• Ten minutes of breakbeat, and I've had my fill for ( Read more... )

INTJs are usually difficult to get to know well, and difficult to get close to. Those who are close to the INTJ will highly value them for their ideas and knowledge. Although INTJs are generally very serious-minded people, they also have been known to enjoy letting loose and having fun, if others pull them into it. They also can be really good at ( Read more... )