Stop looking for other people to validate you. Why do you try and accord yourself to the shifting whims of other people? They barely know themselves, let alone you ~ let alone the limitations of language and the spoken word ~ let alone the veil of perceptions and opinions that keep us from seeing the is-ness of another person, no matter how close. ( Read more... )

I've had people (especially my good friend Jackie Mackellar) suggest I compile the experiences I've had and have been keeping track of here, and organize some sort of book on life experience, growing and acceptance of homosexuality, cultural comparisons...Or some odd hodge-podge of the three of these things.

And I entirely agree ( Read more... )

I've finally started chewing on H.P. Lovecraft's works...Something I've wanted to do for awhile now. And my feelings are mixed. I grabbed a mega-ultra shiny compilation of his works from Amazon for my Kindle for the grand sum of $2. (woot) And so far I've read "The Nameless City," "The Colour Out of Space," "The Call of Cthulu," "The Dunwich Horror ( Read more... )