Thus, Oedipus at the outset obeys fate without knowing it. But from the moment he knows, his tragedy begins. Yet at the same moment, blind and desperate, he realizes that the only bond linking him to the world is the cool hand of a girl. Then a tremendous remark rings out: "Despite so many ordeals, my advanced age and the nobility of my soul make ( Read more... )

nothing ever really repeats itself entirely, but there are certainly themes which recur rhythmically. I can create but I can't maintain, but I've always got myself, and don't forget the unconditional love/disinterest/tolerance of animals.

revelations of late night study (not interesting to anyone who's had enough sleep ( Read more... )

 The Window Shopper
Random Gentle Love Dreamer (RGLDf)

Loving, hopeful, open. Likely to carry on an romance from afar. You are The Window Shopper    You take love as opportunities come, which can lead to a high-anxiety, but high-flying romantic life. You're a genuinely sweet person, not saccharine at all, so it's likely that the relationships ( Read more... )

One glass of wine's worth of lubrication. If I had cigarettes I would be smoking them but gosh isn't it terrible to smoke when you actually want them? Isn't that when I can deny addiction with the least credibility? But alas I have none and can't even find the matches from Quebec that I've been playing with since we got back. Every once in awhile I ( Read more... )

Writing in my liverjournal is the last stop in a long line of work-avoidance techniques.

If one were to compare learning a foreign language to the human body, then my german would be a pitiable, hunchbacked soul with one leg longer than the other. My french would be missing some connective tissue. Professor Wildermuth, however, has an adorable name ( Read more... )

 U KNOW YOU'RE FROM NEW ROCHELLE (a.k.a. - New Ro, New Roc) if ( Read more... )

"There was the blind love of a mother for her child, the blind foolish pride of a fond father for his only son, the blind eager strivings of a young vain woman for ornament and the admiration of young men. All these little simple, foolish, but tremendously strong, vital, passionate urges and desires no longer seemed trivial to Siddhartha.  For ( Read more... )

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"Are you kidding me? Don't waste my time with crap like this. Did you read the book? No? It shows. Did you think 3 pages (that's essentially how much is here) was an acceptable substitute for 6-8 pp?"  Grade: F

I wasn't aware you could even get an F on a paper that was turned in on time. Now I know and I kinda wish I didn't ( Read more... )