I am transitive, strong, and uninterpretable

Being only half aware of a problem is often as good as being entirely unaware of it. However, sometimes being half aware of a problem is half as good as being completely aware of it. Read more

Opeth’s upcoming album recently leaked, and I couldn’t help but download it and hear for myself. It’s sad, in a way, when you finally hear the latest album by a band you like. Read more

It’s a sunny day. I step out onto the balcony. I lean on the metal rail, careful not to smother some of the herbs in the plastic planter, as the gentle notes of Gotan Project leak out of my room and into my ears. Looking out onto the roofs and yards below, I feel kind of like the wealthy dictator of some banana republic. “Friends, trashcans, squirrels, lend me your ears!” If I owned a cigar I would be tempted to smoke it. But I don’t smoke, and I’m not wealthy. My kingdom is not mine, not as far as anyone else is concerned.
I could be a great dictator, if they only let me try. But the damned squirrels bow to no man.

People do not want to be alone.

It’s the driving force behind a great deal of human activity. People will do nigh on anything to avoid being alone. People will look to almost anything they can become part of, simply not to be alone. People hunger for the feeling of belonging. Read more