A place for me to work stuff out and to post things that interest me.
Most of us can, if we choose,
make this world either a palace or a prison. ~Lord Avebury
I choose a palace.
~TKF
Do not let your fire go out,
spark by irreplaceable spark,
in the hopeless swamps of the approximate,
the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all.
Do not let the hero in your soul perish,
in lonely frustration for the life you deserved,
but have never been able to reach.
Check your road and the nature of your battle.
The world you desired can be won.
It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.
~Ayn Rand
The democratic society's mythology of equality with its
attendant erasure of difference is an impossibility
in an actual, lived sense.
Therefore, according to this view, this
imaginary erasure cannot achieve an
actual democracy, because a sense of
community can only come with the recognition of difference.
~Slavoj Zizek, as paraphrased by Catherine M. Soussloff
Links!
A brand new link! Check it out!
deviantART
I thought the place was very cool. Oh, and all you Alias fans, you can find a very nice wallpaper there--
or rather, here--and a gorgeous Evanescence one, too!
Watcher's Diary
Slayage; The Online International Journal of Buffy Studies
Convert just about anything
Comes in really handy when you want to convert fahrenheit to celcius and vice versa!
Links to 100s of free calculators online
Everything from your due date to how much a house payment would be to a regular calculator
Reference Guide to Chicago Manual of Style
Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Atlas & Almanac
Quotation Search Engine
Complete HTML True Color Chart
Epicurious Recipes
Inn Recipes; Recipes for all Occasions
JobStar-Resumes & Cover Letters Advice
Overstock.com: Up to 80% off most items
Ediblenature.com
Things My Girlfriend & I Have Argued About
(Trust me--you'll be laughing outloud!)
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Beyond the Invisible
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The tale of the world is like a tree.
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Sturdily rooted in the past, the tale's branches spread out through the days that come. The many stories that make up its substance
unfold from bud to leaf to dry memory and back again, event connecting event like the threadwork of a spider's web, so that each creature of the world plays its part, understanding only aspects of the overall narrative, and perceiving, each with its particular talents, only glimpses
of the Great Mystery that underlies it all.
~Charles de Lint, Moonheart
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Sunday, December 18, 2005
In the Navy...
Thursday afternoon, the phone rings. I think that it might be Allen since he usually comes over on Thursdays. It's my day off and he knows it. Sure enough, it's him.
Allen: I'm at the Navy recruiters' office. I'm going to Louisville to take the ASVAB and to get my physical.
Me: Wha..??
Allen: I'll explain more tomorrow. I'll get back sometime in the afternoon.
Me: Okay
Friday afternoon, there's a knock at the door. It's Allen.
Allen: Hey Mom, do you know where my school transcripts and SSN card are?
Me: I gave you your SSN card, so I don't know where it is. What's going on with the Navy?
Allen: I did really good on the ASVAB and I'm going in the Reserves. Now the recruiter is waiting and I have to go.
Me: Okay. Will I see you before Christmas?
Allen: I don't know. I have a lot of stuff I need to do before I go to Dad's (in Illinois). I'll try to come by on Saturday. Love you Mom!
Saturday afternoon, the phone rings again and, again, it's Allen.
Allen: Mom, it looks like I'm going active sooner than I thought. I have to go back to Louisville on Sunday. I'll be back on Monday in time to go to Dad's.
Me: You're going active sooner?
Allen: That's the only way I can get out of this place, Mom. I can't get a decent job and I've got to start taking care of myself. I'll call on Monday.
So, in the space of 4 days, Allen has joined the Navy and is leaving as soon as possible.
11:13 PM
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