I'm reading Ecstasia by Francesca Lia Block right now. It's fantastic, of course. Cos She's just completely fantastic. I'm really enjoying reading some early work by one of my favorite authors, cos I don't take the opportunity to do that often. And it's nice because most of her non-Weetzie Bat fiction is written in the form of a poem these days or at least the...
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wren001:
And you should continue to report back to us.
gainsbarre68:
That sounds interesting--I'm reading just Dilthey right now, and also a novel by the name of "A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian" by Marina Lewycka. It was shortlisted for the Orange Prize in Great Britain. Otherwise I'm just enjoying German beer and the wines from the Mosel and Saar rivers. 
Dear Jess, There are so many things to do that there aren't enough hours in the day. Although you can enjoy the wide range of experiences, a part of you longs for deeper meaning. You may feel preoccupied by all the external noise in your life right now and wish that you had the time and wherewithal to delve into the pleasures that you know...
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wren001:
Well, I'm a gemini, so I guess I have a built-in bipolar disorder 
I'm fine. Taking care of the daughter while the wife works, which is fun, except for today when said kid only sleeps for 20 minutes instead of 2 hours.
I'm doing some reading in US 19th century popular culture. Wow, we're on whacked out country!
How are you? How was Europe???
I'm fine. Taking care of the daughter while the wife works, which is fun, except for today when said kid only sleeps for 20 minutes instead of 2 hours.
I'm doing some reading in US 19th century popular culture. Wow, we're on whacked out country!
How are you? How was Europe???
gainsbarre68:
I'm an Aries too, but I think a Cancer moon. I have to check on that, because the moon supposedly can make a big difference... actually, if it makes any difference, it all makes a difference. Astrology is just not the *ars* it used to be in the Medieval period... *sigh* I'd like to write a book sometime on actual astrological _praxis_ from about 1200-1500 sometime, including how many medieval philosophers and theologians (incl. Thomas Aquinas) subscribed to the opinion that the stars have an influence ... at least on our bodies and, through our bodies, they indirectly influence the soul. Although according to Aquinas, they can never erase free will entirely. The stars incline [men to act], they do not necessitate [anything], as the old saying goes.
Did you all get to Europe, or is that later?
I too am very pleased by the whole Yankees run in the last several weeks, even though I can't follow the games very well here in Germany.
I think it really started after (or while) they won 2 out of 3 against Boston, don't you think? I think this may sound corny, but it showed them that they actually are a pretty damn good team, when they really focus.
Lizardam, one of my friends here on SG, is a big fan of the Mets and a real Yankees hater. It's nice to find someone who is a Yankees fan and still has a crush on Derek. He's pretty damn irresistable, I think. If I were a woman I know I'd be thinking about him in his non-baseball capacities.
I'm glad to see Richardson brought Wren back from the dead, too. Now we can continue to politely disagree on your page about misogynistic tendancies among the ancient Greeks!!
Did you all get to Europe, or is that later?
I too am very pleased by the whole Yankees run in the last several weeks, even though I can't follow the games very well here in Germany.
I think it really started after (or while) they won 2 out of 3 against Boston, don't you think? I think this may sound corny, but it showed them that they actually are a pretty damn good team, when they really focus.
Lizardam, one of my friends here on SG, is a big fan of the Mets and a real Yankees hater. It's nice to find someone who is a Yankees fan and still has a crush on Derek. He's pretty damn irresistable, I think. If I were a woman I know I'd be thinking about him in his non-baseball capacities.
I'm glad to see Richardson brought Wren back from the dead, too. Now we can continue to politely disagree on your page about misogynistic tendancies among the ancient Greeks!!
so my website is back down, lol. but the good news is that i got a backup of all of my entries pulled last night when it was working so now i have a complete backup. which means i didn't lose any important, private facets of my life. it also makes it much easier to rebuild any blog that i want. so yay for that....
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gainsbarre68:
wren, I'm late posting this, and I should just write you at your site, but, well, you let your membership go grey now, didn't you?
your account of aristotle I'm finding a bit ... uebertrieben, sach mal ... sex=rape for Aristotle? I doubt it. I really doubt it.
just because he was way off base on embryology ... I swear sometimes you theory types seem to me to want to take every stab at a biological statement on the part of the ancients as some sort of projection of vast mysogynistic tendancies ... in echt.
but then that's why I do medieval philosophy.
erm .. back to regularly scheduled programming ...
and yes --
Chaostasis,
do have fun in Europe: I've got a temporary rental in Trier, Germany until the end of the July so if you guys are getting to Germany and want some tips on Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, or Cologne, let me know (Munich I can't help you -- there you're on your own).
your account of aristotle I'm finding a bit ... uebertrieben, sach mal ... sex=rape for Aristotle? I doubt it. I really doubt it.
just because he was way off base on embryology ... I swear sometimes you theory types seem to me to want to take every stab at a biological statement on the part of the ancients as some sort of projection of vast mysogynistic tendancies ... in echt.
but then that's why I do medieval philosophy.
erm .. back to regularly scheduled programming ...
and yes --
Chaostasis,
do have fun in Europe: I've got a temporary rental in Trier, Germany until the end of the July so if you guys are getting to Germany and want some tips on Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, or Cologne, let me know (Munich I can't help you -- there you're on your own).
wren001:
Hey, I'm back with a 3-month gift subscription. How's things?
i'm drunk in carbondale illinois with my boyfriend. it's pretty much awesome. i'm just really proud of myself because i can drink a six pack now and not get sick. lol. he bought me lager, which is nice of him. i told him i'd pay him back and then i got drunk and didn't. oops. anyway. i don't have much to say, but it's nice...
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gainsbarre68:
Indeed. Kein Problem.
wren001:
btw, did you know that stasis in Greece was a kind of chaos? Or is your name meant as a lovely sounding contradiction?
The thing I like most about Kyle is how laid back we are together. It's like a constant rush to relaxation when we're together. He's like the fourth of July. I always spend the fourth of July relaxing all day and wondering what I'm going to do and then at like 9 o'clock everything just comes together and I end up at the lake watching...
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wren001:
I am so happy that you know how to add a possessive to a name ending in "s".
gainsbarre68:
wren,
aren't there two legitimate ways to do that? or are you saying all of us who go with s' are wankers...?
i wrote an entire dissertation on Nicolaus Cusanus...it would have added an extra two pages, all those s's!
aren't there two legitimate ways to do that? or are you saying all of us who go with s' are wankers...?
i wrote an entire dissertation on Nicolaus Cusanus...it would have added an extra two pages, all those s's!
I've been thinking a lot about how rough these past 12 months have been for me... More precisely Septiber through Now. These are songs which I think define some of it, or which other people think define some of it.
It's her life and a life is worth living (It's her life)/It never struck her to pause for one minute (It's her life)/The path to...
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It's her life and a life is worth living (It's her life)/It never struck her to pause for one minute (It's her life)/The path to...
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wren001:
What part of African history do you study?
wren001:
I'm not a historian per se, but ancient Greece is my field. So we both can't visit our areas of interest!
do you ever just feel okay that you aren't friends with an entire group of people anymore?
the more that i think about it, the more that i do.
the more that i think about it, the more that i do.
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lordkalkin:
Re: intelligent anarchists, no kidding! Grad school for philosophy has been good for putting my ideas to close scrutiny. It's a continual process, but at least when I assert something problematic, I know it's problematic, and why.
You also seem cool, so conversations, away!
You also seem cool, so conversations, away!
anarchodin:
Individuals can grow apart, and there's nothing unusual (let alone "wrong") about that. Why wouldn't individuals grow out of a group, the same way? Heck, sometimes the group leaves one person behind.
The bad part is if it happens with a bang
The bad part is if it happens with a bang
Oh my oh man. I'm listening to this mixed cd that Janelle made me on Cinco De Mayo last year and it makes me very happy. It's a lot of really rad country with other country-sounding things mixed into it as well. And some good rock. I don't know. Just happy music that reminds me of a very happy time last year. And I cleaned...
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Sun 4 Mar - Cold War Kids, Tokyo Police Club, Delta Spirit
I went to see Cold War Kids with Joe tonight. The concert context was mostly awkward, but the rest of it was really good, the band and all of that.
The opening acts were Delta Spirit who I missed because I was on my way home from St. Louis. And The Colour who...
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I went to see Cold War Kids with Joe tonight. The concert context was mostly awkward, but the rest of it was really good, the band and all of that.
The opening acts were Delta Spirit who I missed because I was on my way home from St. Louis. And The Colour who...
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For some reason my domain has decided that it would prefer to just not work rather than be cooperative and let me blog there... so I'll crosspost this entry to there, later. I've had an interesting day. It ended with me sitting here on my laptop drinking a blueberry+passionfruit italian soda after having bought some new beads for my macrame rosary. how joyous. i fought...
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