I'm reading "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand. I had serious skepticism about her writing and philosophy which, sadly, stemmed from what I knew of her fans and not what I knew of her - this is especially offensive to me, because I know that Dave Matthews gets judged much the same way and it is something that I have always resented people for.
Err. That tangent aside, I am enjoying this book more than anything I've ever read. Possibly more than any creative work I've ever experienced. It has struck me with the same intensity that Fight Club struck me as a 13 year old. It's one of those amazing pieces of work that makes you aware of something that was always there, but was never understood clearly enough to be recognized. It has been an awakening that is proving to be extremely challenging and deeply comforting by the same token.
On another note, i found a cat left out in the rain last week. As always, my intention was to take her in to a shelter and all that jazz. After having lived with the cat a week - and my roommate so charmingly named her Pizza - I don't think I could bear to come home to an empty bedroom ever again
Err. That tangent aside, I am enjoying this book more than anything I've ever read. Possibly more than any creative work I've ever experienced. It has struck me with the same intensity that Fight Club struck me as a 13 year old. It's one of those amazing pieces of work that makes you aware of something that was always there, but was never understood clearly enough to be recognized. It has been an awakening that is proving to be extremely challenging and deeply comforting by the same token.
On another note, i found a cat left out in the rain last week. As always, my intention was to take her in to a shelter and all that jazz. After having lived with the cat a week - and my roommate so charmingly named her Pizza - I don't think I could bear to come home to an empty bedroom ever again
After a couple years of dwelling on the subject I've decided not to buy a cat, since my future apartment and work situation is so uncertain and all that, but if one came to me like that it would be a different story.
Well, it makes total sense to not keep renewing something that you don't feel is giving you anything.
Eventually all phenomenons sort of.. I don't know, die out on their own. I'm not saying that is the case with the site, because here I sort of feel it becomes what you make of it, but still... we all need to move on after a while. Or reinvent ourselves at least. I have a LOT of friends on the site though, and no matter how much you promise to keep in touch on myspace and those sort of places I know I wouldn't. Mainly because I detest Myspace, and I don't have Facebook. I think the best way to keep in touch with me might be traditionel letter writing. *such an anti-technologist*