THING 1:
war ship built from twin towers' wreckage"1a: i must applaud the clever use of recycled materials & i can even (reluctantly) appreciate the dark poetic justice, but the symbolism seems just too ominous, that we have created an instrument of revenge against the Other, built from the wreckage of their revenge wreaked upon us. it is a war of ( Read more... )

"i have an excellent sense of direction. it's just non-direct."

before the beginning of great brilliance & beauty there must first be a period of complete chaos ( Read more... )

yesterday's WTF?! Meltdown has transformed into a Veritable Catharsis overnight, with the loving help of my very dear friends, ...one in particular ( Read more... )

it is possible to believe that all the past is
but the beginning of a beginning, & all that is & has been
is but the twilight of the dawn.
It is possible to believe that all that the human mind
has ever accomplished is but the dream before the awakening...
~h.g. wells

how appropriate.

The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live,
mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time,
the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn,
burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across
the stars...

- Jack Kerouac

sigh... bad omens this morning. stomach filled w/ dread... mondays suck. even though i had to work saturday & sunday, so i didn't really have a weekend & today is actually my wednesday, still- mondays just suck worse than any other day. while preparing to brew my Holy Nectar of Teh Morning, i discovered that i had inexplicably allowed myself to run ( Read more... )

"Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh, and the greatness which does not bow before children." - Kahlil Gibran

( related memage )

"The thing that is really hard and really amazing is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself." --A. Quindlen

from the signature on a customer's email.

quote of the day:

Don't look at me like that. You make me feel like my soul is unzipped and my evil is hanging out.

found in some random (& otherwise useless) quiz on okcupid.