Ξ Monday, 18 Jun 2007 at 23:47 | → Comments Off | ∇ Normal |
it was really cold out there tonight, but that’s mostly as a result of my wearing t-shirt and shorts. it was substantially warmer earlier today, and I didn’t think I’d be cold later on, but I was rather mistaken. oh well. it was nice, though, cold and refreshing. it’s not very clear tonight, however, but the sky has that brownish tint that always seems ominous to me. the power’s back on as well, which helps. a few days ago a sign was posted in the entryway for my building saying the power would go out this morning sometime. i knew it was going to happen but it still surprised me at 9am when everything died as if under an EMP assault. luckily, I was on the way to work, so it didn’t faze me all that much. (more…)
Ξ Saturday, 16 Jun 2007 at 20:39 | → Comments Off | ∇ Normal |
i’ve been reading a lot of the Iliad lately, so I’m full of epithets lately… of which my favourite is “great-souled” or “great-hearted,” but I’ve probably mentioned that before. I’m at Iliad 5 right now, during Diomedes’ aristeia, which is an amazing passage. hell, all of it is — I’m excited that I still have nineteen fantastic books to finish — then I’m going to read the Odyssey again as well! (more…)
Ξ Wednesday, 13 Jun 2007 at 00:38 | → Comments Off | ∇ Normal |
i couldn’t resist writing. it’s later than i’d like, and i wish i had more time in the day. we all do, i suppose. if we didn’t have to sleep, i guess we could run forever. sleep is a necessary division in our routines, though — even though we will spend not a few of the circling years in such soporific stasis. Nicole sent me an article recently about how life expectancy is cut short when you sleep too much or too little; this is common sense in some ways, but the numbers the article gave were alarming; six hours is a good normal amount of sleep, as far as I remember, and no one should get less than about four. I’m a big fan of sleeping in, however. we all lose out on the back end, though, when, as I said, we realise that a few years of our lives are slept away. but those dreams, deep and decadent, deadly and divine — they are worth it in the end, at least if we can remember some of them. (more…)
Ξ Sunday, 10 Jun 2007 at 15:36 | → Comments Off | ∇ Normal |
it’s a bright day outside, a nice Sunday so far. this weekend has been largely relaxing and not all that productive, but it’s been nice to take some time to feel better and recuperate. I didn’t really leave the apartment except once yesterday, however, to get milk and such. I guess I felt like yesterday was kind of a wasted day in some respects, but at the same time it was nice to relax. I suppose that’s how it goes sometimes, though. I haven’t heard much from Nicole this weekend, but that’s to be expected — she’s been out of town, as I’ve probably said, and chillin with the fam. so we texted back and forth throughout the day, and had a goodnight conversation, although rather late, so we didn’t talk much. (more…)
Ξ Thursday, 07 Jun 2007 at 23:35 | → Comments Off | ∇ Normal |
i haven’t actually checked to see whether the ‘garlic cloves’ or so-called ‘white death‘ truly came back, but I feel like shit — that’s all I know. I’ve been around Jenn at work all the time, and she’s been sick for awhile now off and on, and Nicole came down with something seemingly independently, so I’ve gotten things in stereo. It’s alright, though; it’s to be expected, I suppose, being in such close proximity with the two of them. Nicole’s been really sweet to me, and gave me a few Sudafed pills, since she is ostensibly done with them. When I first noticed I was getting sick (tell-tale sore throat a few days ago), I began chugging Odwalla strawberry “C Monster” drinks, one a day (2000% vitamin C for the day, if I remember correctly) — but to no avail, sadly. I’m going to do so at least tomorrow if possible, in hopes of warding off this cruel plague. (more…)
Ξ Monday, 04 Jun 2007 at 00:35 | → Comments Off | ∇ Normal |
there is, in fact, a list of things I wish to accomplish this summer. i’m largely generating this on the spot, but there are and have been things in the back of my mind that ought to be more in the fore of it. right now I’m reading Franz Kafka’s Amerika (a passage of which I would quote, the page of which I’ve dog-eared for future reference, although without any context it would be nigh unintelligible), alternate title “The Man Who Disappeared.” it’s a fantastic book so far, full of Kafka’s little tics and neuroses that he so maddeningly (although entertainingly as well) magnifies in his other works. afterwards, however, when I finish, I plan on reading a great many other books while on summer break, and doing other things to further my education and keep my mind extremely active. A few of these things follow: (more…)
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