More Thoughts On Heine And Catullus
What I love so much in Heine and Catullus is the combination of acidity and good humor. Their entire works suggest that they were both of them fundamentally goodnatured men, though given to profound emotions of disappointment. And yet, they are not needlessly dark for this disappointment, but instead pleasant and delightful: they are the [...]
Observations Particularly Relevant Of Late
Observations: There is nothing so inane someone seemingly quite intelligent will not enjoy it. There is no one so horrid he cannot find a single friend. There is nowhere so wonderful that someone born there will not find it insufferable. Conclusions: Life would be fair if only upon entrance to it, the doctor were to [...]
Skydiving
Who wants to go with me? I’ve been thinking about it a good deal lately. (Actually, I’ve been fixating on it, but we’ll just use the softer word thinking from now on.) Poor decision? Most definitely. You burnt the banana stand down, didn’t you? Oh, most definitely.
Volunteering To Be The Piñata
We all know sometimes I speak too quickly. We sure do all know that. So I’m volunteering to let everyone come up with the best examples of me speaking too quickly and making an ass of myself. What can I say? I’m in a haircoat kind of mood and think there’s probably some fun to [...]
Happiness
Let’s take the moon and make it shine for everyone. Those who are truly happy, who are rich with joys, want only to spread their joys through the world. There is a beautiful sort of arrogance in this: “if only everyone were as happy as I am! What have they known of joy who have [...]
I Sure Do Like That Lord Byron Dude
Cain: Let me, or happy or unhappy learn To anticipate my immortality. Lucifer: Thou did it before I came upon thee. Cain: … How? Lucifer: By suffering. This seems one of the most intelligent pieces of dialogue I’ve ever read and I particularly like that Lucifer effectively describes the essence of slave morality in ovo. [...]
Remember When I Said This Was Too Much?
I was wrong. Because of these times, I’ll never have nothing at all. Because of these days, there’s only so far I can fall. There’ll always be a place, there’ll be a crowded room Where I’m not all alone. There’s always more good Bane lyrics to quote. And rest assured, I will not hesitate to [...]
Words Of Wisdom
Initium sapientiae timor Domini, se dijo, queriendo acaso decir timor mortis, o tal vez timor vitae, que es lo mismo. Siempre resulta que el principio de la sabiduría es un temor. There are times when Unamuno is remarkably — and painfully — accurate in his thoughts on the human condition. Of course, there are other [...]
Austria Is Stupid Beautiful
I just arrived in Austria to visit my friend Johannes, see the place a bit and help him fix his hotel’s website on Thursday. Since then, I have come to the conclusion that physically Austria may be the most beautiful country I have ever been in. It’s actually uncanny, if you’ll believe me after years [...]
Catching Up With Posts — A Bit
I’ve slacked off with this pseudoblog a great deal, so I’m trying to fix that a bit by posting some things I had written but not proofread enough to post earlier as well as post something now.