I was going through a certain common drive that has some songs available and listening to some old stuff. I happened across the old Baz Luhrman “Sunscreen” song that was all the rage 10 years ago. 10 years ago, yeah, man, 1997. When I was 17. I thought this song was hugely profound at 17. […]
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“An astonishing 94 percent of rats who were allowed to choose mutually-exclusively between sugar water and cocaine, chose sugar.” Mmmmm… sugar sugar.
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Nyx didn’t touch the letters again until she and Eshe and Suha were back in Faleen, holed up in a little two-room rental with a terrace at the edge of the Chenjan district. The call to evening prayer rolled out over the city and was taken up by half a hundred muezzins out on their
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One of the most annoying things about being a writer is the whole constant introspection thing. Blogs are largely selfish enterprises, and I, for one, write a lot of personal posts here because setting it down into some kind of narrative makes it all make sense for me. But at some point, I think, you
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time given.” and “Life is what you do with the things done to you.” Sitting around bitching about it never got anybody anywhere, and certainly never sent me on any interesting adventures.
It’s All What You Choose to Do With It…. Read More »
Note to self: the next time I suffer from these yearly sinus infection/allergy things, I need to get the right drug hookup from Stephanie’s Old Man, who, of course, has the best lineup of allergy meds on the market. I can BREATHE AGAIN!
Your Score: A Pirate Raider You scored 5 Honor, 4 Justice, 7 Adventure, and 8 Individuality! More than just the usual swabbie, you demand not only the life at sea, free from landlubbers and their rules, but also you require adventure and excitement. You’re happiest when the guns are blazing, the risk high, the outcome
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For the record, I am also currently suffering from my twice-yearly sinus infection, and too groggy, muzzy-headed and miserable to write anything of any substance at any length. So things might be short, sharp or otherwise quiet for a while. Also, I would KILL for some fruit juice right now. Like, a gallon.