It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe / It don't matter, anyhow

Last night I went to RCIA and it felt good. It also felt strange. I don't think I can ever truly be part of the church; my politics, at least at this stage, are too "liberal" or "left-leaning" for the parish. I wish the Catholic church would embrace diversity, but such is not the case for authoritarian structures ( Read more... )

1, 2, 3! We can drown in mediocrity
It feels sublime
1, 2, 3! It feels like someone pushed the rewindThere appear to be three mitigating factors that have led to my current state of decline-ism: (1) consumption of marijuana (I use "consumption" broadly; I have smoked and had edibles); (2) my extremely poor diet (I've been eating like I was before ( Read more... )

Today is perhaps the first monumental day of the new year, on an objective level. I maintain, however, that the fifth of January was crucially important --for how I chose to react that day has determined the subsequent days. I digress ( Read more... )

Sometimes, I worry I spend more time doing the set-up for entries, i.e. tags, a title, music, time formatting, than I do actual (quality) writing. That being said, I'm feeling pretty, pretty good lately. Okay, not really. But, there is a time to pretend when we are fated to pretend, yes ( Read more... )

I smoked my first ever cigar tonight. It was a Cuban. It was delightful; however, I do believe I may prefer cigarettes. Or, perhaps, I simply do not know how to enjoy life or any of the finer things it has to offer ( Read more... )

Ice is forming on the tips of my wings
Unheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everything
No navigator to guide my way home
Unladened, empty and turned to stoneIt has been only a week since I've updated, but it genuinely feels like an eternity. The summer malaise is setting in, and it is setting in rapidly ( Read more... )

how are we to understand the rise and sweep of modern European history?
what does "modern" "European" and "history" imply and entail?
How did we get from East to West to begin with?
Are we really, currently, going from West (back) to East?

These questions are to be part of my new daily regimen....which I am going to craft. right. NOW.

....they treat you like a guest ( Read more... )

music blares behind, brilliantly ( Read more... )