and now, a titan of a discovery

First we had the possibility of a Middle Earth, now we see the possibilities of a young Earth. Scientists have recently taken the most detailed photos of the second largest Saturn satellite, Titan. It is believed to be what Earth may have looked like in it's earlier stages if it was frozen in time (Titan's temperature is 290 degrees below freezing). Boring stuff huh? I guess I'm just a geek at heart.

a "halfling" of a discovery

So maybe Frodo was real? Scientists have found the skeleton of a prehistoric dwarf. You have to read the article. It goes on to discuss where the skeleton was found and what sort of a place it used to be in prehistoric days. Intriguing.

the mother land is a far distance

It seems it may be farther than I previously thought. China is in jeopardy. Not necessarily in the sense of worldly factors or anything, just my own personal affairs with it. Decisions must be made soon, time is running out. We stand to lose monetary funds, but most of all, it's the loss chance of a lifetime that I hope won't come to fruition.

time with warm strangers at a carriage house

It was time well spent. I must greatly apologize, though, for causing us to miss the first fifteen minutes or so due to my horrid directions. Despite that, seeing Vienna Teng at Villa Montalvo was as wonderful as the first time I saw her in SF. There's definitely something about the strangers in the crowd. The audience was small (due to the venue, of course) but every single one of them seemed like adamant fans, which was nice. I must throw in, "dude, if Vienna Teng were hot, I would totally stalk her." Who knew she enjoyed fishing so much. Anyway, I can only wonder if she ever did play "My Medea" in those first few minutes...

there's a first time for everything eventually

Well, I got my first speeding ticket. I'm not going to go blame this on bad luck or bad karma or anything because the reality is, I deserved it. I sped. In my defense though, I only reached my final guilty speed because I was in the act of passing someone to get over to an exit, but that's no excuse for what I did.

Anyway, on other dumb things: read here.

does the path to tranquility require pain as a vehicle?

Is there a moment of and during pain where your mind just stops thinking? I don't know.

Either way, why is it that in this moment of so much positivity, I feel so much pessimism? It's come to a point where I think I've become paranoid over strange reasons that result from me thinking just a little too much. This thinking leads me to view the negative sides of things. And I was complaining about someone a while back for doing this. Such a hypocrite I am.

Is this why some depressed people cut themselves? To relieve themselves from thought through pain? Now that I think about it, that's not a good message for Huckabees to be sending, even if it's not deliberate (since I'm rather stretching the interpretation).

Anyway, Christopher Reeves passed away today. That is all.

there's more to it in those puppy dog eyes

Awwww... isn't this cute? (I think that's the second time I've ever used that word, holy crap I'm getting sappy.)

reclaiming my balance

I still feel a little stupid, but I don't feel the necessity to curse anymore at the moment.

Anyway, I believe it has been Kim who has been talking about being a "bad" friend, and I've been contemplating it fairly lately. I think you have to put yourself in the shoe of the person that your friend is dating. How would you feel if your significant other's friends are talking smack about you and not supporting your relationship with him/her? I could understand, yes, if you were some bastard person who's been abusing him/her or some other horrific thing, but what if you weren't do anything, and the friends don't even know you, how would you feel then? What kind of friend would not be supportive of someone's relationship if it didn't seem harmful? A "bad" friend I suppose.

On a parallel tangent that once intersected (I know, an impossibility) the prior paragraph, for a person to go and blame his woes because he received support in his endeavors from his friends seems like scapegoating. I guess if he doesn't want to blame himself, he can always blame his "good" friends (keep in mind he/his does not refer to anyone, but is generic).

teetering on the brink of oblivion?

I feel so fucking stupid.