What just became a bit of an essay on religion, science, and belief ( Read more... )

**note- all general stuff behind cut, not x stuff ( Read more... )

Some of these I had thought otherwise about, some I just learned fresh. Some are incredibly simple, but not. Some I learned in 9th grade, or sooner- others more recently, or again and again as I forget. Some may sound cliche, but they aren't- they come from my experiences, and besides cliches happen because they are so widespread- seeing the ( Read more... )

I worked on (and hopefully fixed) a knee last night. Been catching up with people- phone, net, and (no really) in person. So glad. Silly that it's so hard to not spend all possible time with my love. Silly girl. Funny, we were thinking early on that it was a good thing that he actually needed to go to work or we would never get anything done ( Read more... )

A phrase comes to mind, in response to recent opening up of old wounds. Some of this has quite happily leeched out some of the old poison, but there is a point where

"It won't get better if you pick at it," steps in as the higher wisdom.

I love Terry Pratchett's Lu-Tze" character, and this standard saying comes through the filter of Lu-Tze's ( Read more... )

I don't think I managed to convey my feelings in my last post- just why they are possible. I feel like Topher and I are capable of being on a 2-person ship through life together. That is the image I get. Yes, we both have much that we want to do apart from each other, and many friends and projects, but I feel a sense of comfortable union that I ( Read more... )

Living with oneself... ( Read more... )

....a 10 minute essay on the morning's thoughts. At some point I may actually rewrite this properly. Right now I see many cans of worms, it's just where my brain was at.So just now I was thinking about holier-than -thou behavior. It started with certain environmentalist and vegan behavior and turned naturally towards the Puritans ( Read more... )

A day of projects and errands ( Read more... )

Time is doing odd and slippery things again. My memory fades in and out- past pieces become dreams, the present is stretching on forever, things happen so fast, and I simultaniously want to race ahead to the next moment and pause to enjoy the beauty of this one.