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In Dune, Frank Herbert wrote: "Knowing where the trap is - that's the first step in evading it. This is like single combat, Son, only on a larger scale - a feint within a feint within a feint...seemingly without end. The task is to unravel it."

A feint within a feint... That's how it feels when you try to understand Loki's intentions in Thor. ( Read more... )

River: *sits quietly* *folds paper rabbits*

"...problems with the intensity and management of emotions..." The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome by Tony Attwood, page 129 ( Read more... )

I couldn't sleep last night. Maybe it's because I drank too much tea earlier. Or maybe it's because my schedule has shifted a bit. Whatever the case, I was up two or three hours just laying there. Surprisingly, the time passed quickly. I was imagining a series of scenes, watching them unfold in my mind. I was curious to see where they would lead ( Read more... )

In class today, our professor said that writing is a way we have of creating order in our world. It can help us to gain control over pain or fear. I love writing. It isn't just venting and complaining..it is a way to organaize ourselves and give us a sense of power within ourselves. And when she talked about Joyce as collecting his Epiphenies, ( Read more... )