http://www.copiousblue.com snapshots from my mind Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:29:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Explanations are just a fiction to make us feel safe; because if it can't be explained, then it's just meaningless chaos and it could touch any one of us at any moment. Which is exactly what it is. -Inspector Thomas Albert Cray, Nightwatch http://www.copiousblue.com/archives/258 Tomorrow (today? it is after midnight...) my beau is taking me to see Daniel Tosh. Winner! http://www.copiousblue.com/archives/259 I can't help but feel some disgust and a bit of sympathy for people that obsess over their money and the things they can or can't buy with it. What scares me is the idea that someday in the future I might reread this and laugh at myself for being so ... http://www.copiousblue.com/archives/257 This was made from the movie script for No Country for Old Men, but before the movie was released. It is interesting to compare how these two guys interpreted the gas station scene to how the scene was actually shot in the movie by the Coen Brothers. http://www.copiousblue.com/archives/226 i have an extremely low tolerance for ignorance. http://www.copiousblue.com/archives/255 The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. -George Bernard Shaw http://www.copiousblue.com/archives/254 If, during the recounting of your exciting tale, you get so bogged down in inscrutably boring details that to segue back to the actual story you have to use the phrase "and blah blah blah": Your story sucks. Stop Telling Shitty Stories http://www.copiousblue.com/archives/253 1) No pop. Period. The exception to this is that I am near death with thirst and there is no water (or beer). Going to the movies does not count as being near death with thirst. 2) No more microwave food. Warming up left-over spaghetti = yes. Warming up ... http://www.copiousblue.com/archives/252 21. Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker -- Seem Dumber Than Your Mark 29. Plan All the Way to the End 30. Make Your Accomplishments Seem Effortless 34. Be Royal In Your Own Fashion: Act Like a King and be Treated Like One ... http://www.copiousblue.com/archives/251 good things are happening. lots of good things. so i'm waiting for someone to sneak up and kick me in the groin from behind. http://www.copiousblue.com/archives/250