When I Wake Up, God Sees Me
And he frowns upon what I do in my room. Happy Easter, from this pagan.
Archive for April 16th, 2006
party of one
When one creates a user account in Linux, the user’s default group is one that contains just that user. What could be a more codified instance of geek loneliness?
freedom is oppressive
Dawdle dawdle, stir stir. What a quiet Saturday afternoon. Gym, errands, and an aborted brunch (note to self: famed sturgeon eateries tend to be closed during Passover.) Egg salad on a wheat bagel enjoyed on an avenue median, reading books about failed business ventures in the park, and a dangerous nap in the grass.
Twice this weekend, I’ve heard a friend grouse that when at home “they do nothing”. Sounds like typical recent-graduate young-professional malaise accentuated by too much freedom in a lifestyle. What do they want to do? I wonder if freedom should really be reserved for the truly unbridled personalities. I don’t think most people would care if you told them they could only do X or Y.
Freedom to do anything with your life raises expectations, let’s face it! It’s suffocating. I’m not even talking about monetary success. I’m talking about spinning experiental gold in a 1980′s musical montage. Going to parties (nsfw) dripping in hipster chic. Talking to strangers with foreign accents. Leaving Man-fucking-hattan.
yeah, i know. this writing is abstract and vague, like jottings (not droppings) of an astronaut in the atmosphere. what do you expect from 4am bloggin amidst a playlist of The Lonely Crowded West and Tallahasee. but don’t worry. i should grow out of these lame sentiments soon enough. next, I’ll be boring you with baby pictures and reasons why my Porsche scratches life’s itches.
touchup
To the close observer or non-feedreader, you may notice some layout touchups. Single post metadata and next/prev buttons moved to the sidebar.
next I promise to fix wordpress’s strange choice of “next entries” meaning “future entries” being on the right side, and “previous entries” meaning “past entries” on the left side.