It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. --- Carl Sagan
Present day note:
This is the first direct quote I wrote down. There'll be a few here and there as we progress. Some are real folks like Carl here, and some are quotes from movies (which I ascribe to the character who says the line).
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
A thought; and a challenge to remember
First actual post, and it's an exercise in conciseness. I've got fifteen minutes until my self imposed lights out at 12:30, and I'm gonna write about a longer, but still short amount of time. Now I've got 12 minutes.
My domestic partner and I may be separating. I say it that way for a reason, we are not gay, but have shared each others company for nearly five years now. We're best friends and have never once had a legitimate fight while living together. Never. But alas, he is nearly done with his extensive schooling, and in three short months will be seeking employment. Such endeavors may take him far, to places I may not wish to go myself, and so separation could be on the horizon.
I've been called a robot, I was called a robot today actually. And separation I am used to, we all deal with it on occasion. If we go on differing paths I will function just fine, but I am not a robot and living without that camaraderie will be a motherfucker. I've got two minutes left.
He and I are an oddity, everyone hates their roommates it seems. We thrive on each others wit and humor. There is an ebb and flow to our bond, but the water line has never dropped.
It will be sad if at some point in the future we look back at our friendship and can see a high watermark.
My domestic partner and I may be separating. I say it that way for a reason, we are not gay, but have shared each others company for nearly five years now. We're best friends and have never once had a legitimate fight while living together. Never. But alas, he is nearly done with his extensive schooling, and in three short months will be seeking employment. Such endeavors may take him far, to places I may not wish to go myself, and so separation could be on the horizon.
I've been called a robot, I was called a robot today actually. And separation I am used to, we all deal with it on occasion. If we go on differing paths I will function just fine, but I am not a robot and living without that camaraderie will be a motherfucker. I've got two minutes left.
He and I are an oddity, everyone hates their roommates it seems. We thrive on each others wit and humor. There is an ebb and flow to our bond, but the water line has never dropped.
It will be sad if at some point in the future we look back at our friendship and can see a high watermark.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Line 'O the day - July 12, 2006
Old age and death await you, but you should not wait for them. --- paraphrasing, various.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Line 'O the day - July 4, 2006 #2
Rocking out with you cock out is a dangerous proposition.
Present day note:
What do we have here? Two lines on the same day.
This happens occasionally. And so when it does those two thoughts will get put up on the blog on the same day.
That July 4th was a day of truths, apparently.
Present day note:
What do we have here? Two lines on the same day.
This happens occasionally. And so when it does those two thoughts will get put up on the blog on the same day.
That July 4th was a day of truths, apparently.
Line 'O the day - July 4, 2006 #1
The line between waiting for the moment and sitting on your ass doesn’t exist.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Line 'O the day - June 29, 2006
If you are ever to make something of yourself, you must first make something.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Line 'O the day - May 15, 2006
Only pussies need God!
Or
Real men are atheists.
Present day note:
While I am an atheist, this line is very much meant to be funny. The average atheist is rarely boisterous about their lack of believe, and I'm sure I thought this was hilarious the night I wrote it.
Or
Real men are atheists.
Present day note:
While I am an atheist, this line is very much meant to be funny. The average atheist is rarely boisterous about their lack of believe, and I'm sure I thought this was hilarious the night I wrote it.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
An Ongoing Experiment
Well, I have all these little things that I've jotted down over the last 4+ years, but what can be done with them. Why not post them for the world to see.
So an explanation should come first.
The first post of this blog is the first Line 'O the day. Which started as a little Word file I opened one night and wrote out what amounted to a sort of mission statement. In essence, do something. That was May 7th 2006, as it plainly states. It grew from there.
The file is placed dead center of my desktop, and right before I turn my computer off to go to bed I stop to think. If I can think of something right then I'll write it down, or if I remember something from that day. Anything, a quote I read or heard, something said in conversation that stuck with me, a moment I want to immortalize. Inspiration doesn't come every night, and there are some lengthy gaps, as you'll see, but there are quite a few now. And so I devised a system for this blog.
I'm going to post all of 2006's lines between now and the end of 2010. Basically two a week. Once we roll into 2011 the Line 'O the day will be cut back to just one a week. At that rate it'll take over two years to get through what I already have, but I'll keep writing down lines as they come. So, at some point in four or five years I might really catch up. What this blog is in five years, who the hell knows, but they'll be at least one post a week until then.
If you know me and you're checking the blog, there's a slight chance a line is relevant to you. Say you met me in 2009, then anything of relevance to you won't show up for a couple years. But this whole thing is a sort of experiment, as far as my relevance to others. For me, for friends of mine, and I reckon for a few strangers.
The question has always been, do these lines reveal something about myself? To a degree of course they do, but for every line that taps into my true nature there is another line that is pure nonsense. Some are serious, some are most definitely not and others are only tiny little fragments of my personality. But they'll all be right here for anyone to peruse.
A couple quick notes regarding what's to come.
First, some of the lines are rather course. I can be pretty liberal with my F-bombs. And no subject is out of bounds.
Second, the blog may change over time. I'm a writer, and so I may be inclined to add varied content as we progress. What that might be I don't know, which is why I'm doing two of the Lines 'O the day a week for these first few months. I'll figure it out as I go I guess. I might link to or comment on other blogs, comment on news, post a haiku if I ever wrote one. Hell I might throw up a cute puppy video if the notion strikes. Regardless the lines are the core element here and will be the backbone of the endeavor.
If there are any questions send them in or post them in the comments. I'll address them as they come, probably make a post out of them.
Hopefully someone somewhere might draw some enjoyment form this.
Zeb
So an explanation should come first.
The first post of this blog is the first Line 'O the day. Which started as a little Word file I opened one night and wrote out what amounted to a sort of mission statement. In essence, do something. That was May 7th 2006, as it plainly states. It grew from there.
The file is placed dead center of my desktop, and right before I turn my computer off to go to bed I stop to think. If I can think of something right then I'll write it down, or if I remember something from that day. Anything, a quote I read or heard, something said in conversation that stuck with me, a moment I want to immortalize. Inspiration doesn't come every night, and there are some lengthy gaps, as you'll see, but there are quite a few now. And so I devised a system for this blog.
I'm going to post all of 2006's lines between now and the end of 2010. Basically two a week. Once we roll into 2011 the Line 'O the day will be cut back to just one a week. At that rate it'll take over two years to get through what I already have, but I'll keep writing down lines as they come. So, at some point in four or five years I might really catch up. What this blog is in five years, who the hell knows, but they'll be at least one post a week until then.
If you know me and you're checking the blog, there's a slight chance a line is relevant to you. Say you met me in 2009, then anything of relevance to you won't show up for a couple years. But this whole thing is a sort of experiment, as far as my relevance to others. For me, for friends of mine, and I reckon for a few strangers.
The question has always been, do these lines reveal something about myself? To a degree of course they do, but for every line that taps into my true nature there is another line that is pure nonsense. Some are serious, some are most definitely not and others are only tiny little fragments of my personality. But they'll all be right here for anyone to peruse.
A couple quick notes regarding what's to come.
First, some of the lines are rather course. I can be pretty liberal with my F-bombs. And no subject is out of bounds.
Second, the blog may change over time. I'm a writer, and so I may be inclined to add varied content as we progress. What that might be I don't know, which is why I'm doing two of the Lines 'O the day a week for these first few months. I'll figure it out as I go I guess. I might link to or comment on other blogs, comment on news, post a haiku if I ever wrote one. Hell I might throw up a cute puppy video if the notion strikes. Regardless the lines are the core element here and will be the backbone of the endeavor.
If there are any questions send them in or post them in the comments. I'll address them as they come, probably make a post out of them.
Hopefully someone somewhere might draw some enjoyment form this.
Zeb
Line 'O the day - May 7, 2006
The desire to change has begun to severely outweigh the desire to trudge on through the shithole of a life I’ve put myself in. But as the scales tip I’m afraid I won’t be able to transfer from the light load of cowardice and fear to the hulking mass that is activity and forward progress.
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