Standby

Oct 04, 2004 11:29

So I'm back in the limbo of standby - waiting for the phone to ring, surfing the web and firing resumes off into the void. Possibilities tantalize me, but I know better than to put any faith in the mirages until something - anything coalesces into solid form. It's comforting in a weird way to know so many others who are looking for it - it proves ( Read more... )

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verin_the_brown October 4 2004, 10:06:16 UTC

Wow, that's heavy.

I think you are being a little more pessimstic than is called for. I hope.

I had the naive belief in my youth that being reasonably intelligent and educated would be my passport to a decent life - that I'd be fine if I played it safe.

And you're sure you're not going to have a decent life?

How's that math going?

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enochs_fable October 4 2004, 10:54:12 UTC
Pessimistic how? I'm just randomly speculating about the future (as far as welfare capitalism goes), and am aware that doing so is rather pointless. Still I wonder.

I'm sure I'll do okay, actually, because of the support I have around me - but I suppose I'm more aware that just being intelligent and educated and reasonably hard-working isn't enough by itself - and how many wider factors there are in the world than can confound the best laid plans.

Math's progressing. Scheduling testing shortly, and continuing practice for what it's worth.

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verin_the_brown October 4 2004, 11:07:19 UTC

Pessimistic how?

Well, the picture you were painting seemed bleak.

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enochs_fable October 4 2004, 11:10:46 UTC
Well, at the moment, it is somewhat bleak. But things change. Plans are in the works.

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enochs_fable October 4 2004, 13:57:03 UTC
I think although Marx had some trenchant observations to make, the millienial strain in Marxism is just as misguided as those who expect the dead to rise.

Thanks.

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