Monday, February 8, 2016

Seeking publication, adult love, The Martian epiphany with a hint of pun, unlikely events that inspired discoveries, the necessities of life, good friends, Taoism, some beautiful violin music, starting a new job, and Not the Super Bowl

At last, I'm submitting a short story to publications! ^_^

"Adult love is built on mutual interest, care and respect -- not codependency or rescuing."

Johanssen and Beck...the literary couple who showed the world that sometimes all love needs in order to grow is a little "space". #TheMartian

A potato field inspired the design for modern TVs. (Philo Farnsworth)

A clock-tower seen from a trolley inspired Einstein's Special Relativity.

Evariste Galois.

Those days when you're like, "Oh right, this body requires the consumption of food in order to survive. Right, yea, I should do that."

I left Band and totally forgot posture is a thing...

Thinking about the physical form, the reflection, and the shadow of any given object.

You can't help the person who insists their sickness is part of who they are. But you can be kind. You can always be kind.

"... in spite of or in defiance of the whole of existence he wills to be himself with it, to take it along, almost defying his torment. For to hope in the possibility of help, not to speak of help by virtue of the absurd, that for God all things are possible – no, that he will not do. And as for seeking help from any other – no, that he will not do for all the world; rather than seek help he would prefer to be himself – with all the tortures of hell, if so it must be." -- Søren Kierkegaard

"I need more Hebrew in my daily musical life." - said one of the leasing consultant's at my apartment, lol. He kept hearing "b'shalom" in one of the songs playing on the radio, but wasn't sure if that's what he was actually hearing or not.

Those good friends you can go to for advice when you really, really need it. <3

"Happiness isn't happiness without a violin-playing goat." - regarding a Mary Chagall painting.

Confucianism and the naming of things vs. Taoism and the interdependence of things.

Rigidity is closer to death and fluidity is closer to life.

"In following of the Tao, ones realizes that destroying life can never be understood as a victory."

"Deal with difficultis while they are still easy.
Handle the great while it is still small.
The difficult problems in life
Always start off being simple."

Curious how our philosophies affect our behavior.

Pacing...is similar to walking meditation, right?

"Know all men by these presents, that I, Henry Thoreau, do not wish to be regarded as a member of any incorporated society which I have not joined." - from Civil Disobedience.

The benefits of repetition and relearning.

The joy of watching anyone uncontrollably laugh their ass off. And how it's contagious. :-D

The Romance of the Violin: https://youtu.be/Oa7KFJdZVe0

And this: https://youtu.be/O-fbZOK9yvU

Missing friends and family. <3

Starting a new job soon. *crossing my fingers that this is for the best*

Violin trilling! And chords! Woo! But I need to know that if I replace one string, do I need to replace all of them? A-String is being tempermental. Scratchy unless played very close to the bridge.

Something other than football and marketing?

Tribes! Tribes! Tribes! :-P

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