Thursday, October 20, 2005
oh, calamitous day
its the middle of the week! 2 days to oktoberfest. 4 days to fa. but im suddenly in a wonderfully-buoyant mood, so i shall ignore lipids and purines. probably has something to do with the massive amount of coffee im consuming. go go caffiene!
saw three little cats today outside the lt. poor things, they looked so hungry. i squatted down like some fool near the pillar near those upturned tables and mewed loudly and fruitlessly for 10 minutes, thereby probably providing amusement for the 1 or 2 m2s sitting outside at the benches. those truculent little animals wouldnt budge and were terrified of me-- or so i thought. remind me never to assume that all small animals are helpless and frightened creatures. when i offered them some tuna from my sandwich one of them swiped my hand with claws completely extended. thrice. that diabolical feline's claws actually got caught in my skin and i didnt dare pull it out because i was afraid it might get hurt. humph. i hope i dont get rabies or cat-scratch disease, or whatever my hypochondriac mother thinks i can catch from touching cats. gah.
twisted my neck today in the most ridiculous way possible. i was on the escalator at braddell mrt station when the guy directly in front of me lost his balance and fell on my head. i happened to be half-asleep at the time so i didn't manage to get out of way. there's no swelling but i still feel like a total clown.
my evil knee is giving me problems yet again. i suspect we are in for another bout of damp, cold, and thoroughly sleep-conducive weather.
knee, i thought we had reached an agreement on this whole pain thing. i invested in NSAIDS, a (currently-lost) knee guard, and lots of tape. i admit that there were times when i didn't treat you good. but those days of wanton spraining are over. look at ankle. i sprain it practically once a week and it still doesnt give me the pain you do, even though it does click annoyingly whenever i try to rotate it. knee, if you give me any more trouble i will be forced to take drastic measures. i mean it.
to celebrate my insomnia (although i seem to have no problem at all falling asleep whenever anything remotely academically-important is happening):
sleeping is giving in
no matter what the time is.
sleeping is giving in
so lift those heavy eyelids.
people say that you'll die
faster than without water.
But we know it's just a lie
scare your son scare your daughter.
people say that your dreams
are the only things that save ya.
come on baby in our dreams
we can live our misbehavior.
every time you close your eyes
(lies lies!)
--the arcade fire, rebellion (lies)
well you apparently die after 7 consecutive days of zero sleep. but you can go about 2 weeks without water before you die. haha so its actually true! lies, lies! but its terribly catchy really. the tune is great.
last of the men in hats hops off the coil
and a final scene unfolds inside
deep in the rain of sparks behind his brow
is a part replayed from a perfect day
teaching her how to whistle like a boy
love's first blush
you, the only sense the world has ever made
early evening June
this room and radio play
this I need to save
i choose my final scene today
switching off with you.
--elbow, switching off
so sad.
+ fictions&fires
1:00 AM
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plangere, latin: to strike, or to lament.
in the depth of winter i finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
--albert camus
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to be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best night and day to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle any human being can fight and never stop fighting.
-- ee cummings
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