random thoughts, related

it takes two to create anything worth having in this world. wishful thinking is a sign that one would be two if it were possible. i think that must also be a sign that one is ready to create something worth having in this world. they seem related. when the best you can give someone is wishes, or words, what you’re trying to give them is not the best, and might as well be nothing at all. only an idealist, a child, or a fool will try when there is no hope of succeeding. that says a lot about idealists, […]

a little sorrowed talk

rented and watched lawrence of arabia. my first time seeing it. interesting movie about a human used for his virtues as well as his vices, and sent along home to live out life as best he might manage once he’d outlived his use. a desert flick, too. i found that rather amusing, considering. still, it killed four hours.

watching

my daughter is in new york this weekend, courtesy of a new beau. i strongly suspect she is a target of the trophy hunters. my personal advice to her will be to finish college and demand a significant dowry that is then protected by some manner of pre-nuptial agreement. in other news…

addendum and unrelated update

addendum, 04-11-08: text is a horrible medium for meeting people unless you happen to be very much alike to begin with… seeing as i am already admitting to my alien nature (heh) you can imagine the outcomes are often quite confusing for me. suffice to say contact continues and i remain a kitten with a string. we’ll how or if it unfolds… in other news…

you know i just don’t get men

i swear, i must be an alien or something. it is purely annoying how this is a pattern that just will not shift. i had a friend of mine make an introduction between me and a friend of his. i was enthused. intrigued, actually…. but apparently being so is verboten. or so it would seem by the profound silence that is ever in its wake.