So Let It Be Written

I've decided I definitely miss my two friends who live here. I wasn't sure if I would, since we so rarely saw each other and they seemed to not have much room in their lives, but I do miss them. I could always count on stimulating conversation about books, movies, other things, even if we all have different tastes.

Oh well.

Out of Context

When one hasn't had a good father, it is necessary to invent one.
-Nietzsche

I've heard a lot of people say that it's dangerous to quote Nietzsche out of context. Probably a pretty pretentious thing to say, since whenever you quote anyone you're doing it to serve your own ends.

I do think my life would be better if I followed a maxim like that, though. If I invented my own reality and were really able to trick myself into believing it, I would be so much happier, and so would the people around me. I can't decide if it's better to be happy in that way or to hold on to reality and react to it as it dictates.

(Obvious parallels to religion here...)

Studio 60

"Your side hates my side because you think we think you're stupid. My side hates your side because we think you're stupid."

Too true. A local candidate here opposes abortion even in the cases of rape or incest. Fucking social conservatives. I'm sure that at some point I won't feel so strongly about political issues, but right now I'm completely incapable of respecting stupid people.