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    I understand that today was another one of Leo's 'big block of cheese' days! You all start out so cynical, but it never fails. By the end of the day, there's always one or two converts, right? And today was no exception. C.J. Cregg is gonna be up all night writing a position paper for the Interior department on the necessity of wildlife protection. C.J., I don't mind the cost of this wolves-only highway. It's the segregation. The ACLU is gonna file a petition on behalf of some reindeer and then we're all screwed! Sam Seaborn had a guy who spotted a UFO today, am I right? Sam laughed him out of his office, but you've been thinking about it ever since. But you can rest assured, Sam. It was not a spaceship from another planet, just another time. A long since abandoned Soviet satellite, one of its booster rockets didn't fire and it couldn't escape the earth's orbit. A sad reminder of a time when two powerful nations challenged each other and then boldly raced into outer space. What will be the next thing that challenges us, Toby? That makes us work harder and go farther? You know, when smallpox was eradicated, it was considered the single greatest humanitarian achievement of this century. Surely, we can do it again. As we did in the time when our eyes looked towards the heavens, and with outstretched fingers, we touched the face of God. Here's to absent friends, and the ones that are here now.

    The West Wing #1.05: "The Crackpots and These Women," written by Aaron Sorkin.
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Archive for May 1st, 2002

I live on the second floor of a two-story house. My room faces west, so it gets pretty hot in the setting sun, and especially with the summer coming up, that’s becoming even more of a problem. Thankfully, there are now reflective drapes covering the window, so when the sun decides to try and bake me to a golden crisp, it will actually fail, because the sunlight and energy will reflect back out the damn windows. So far, it’s been working fairly well.

I went back for yet another day of Dance Dance Revolution. I’ve decided to set a little goal for myself with the game; I need to pass Afronova with a perfect on basic by the end of the month. I think it’s a doable goal, and plus, the song is just really difficult to pull off. Right now, I manage a C on the average, though today I managed a B rating. Afronova is a song that my friend Todd can blaze through with an A rating. Consider the fact that I introduced him to this game in the first place, he’s already passed me up. This is kind of embarrassing. I’ll get back on the horse. Yesterday, I played four games before my knees started to scream, and I had to walk it off. Today, I made it through six games before my knees started to scream, and my legs started in as well. My thighs and calves, and especially my shins. As I kept walking, though, my knees felt like they were going to pop the cap right off with each step, so I had to sort of shake it out. That’s what did back in high school. Got a pain? Shake it out! I kept walking until the pain subsided, after all, stopping will make it hurt even more later, so I limped to the car and back a few times to just let my muscles return to their previous state of not painful.

On the way home, I passed by a Subway and picked up a plain roast beef, with a little mustard on a wheat bun. I drank two glasses of water and then took a vitamin C tablet. I’m trying to boost the hell out of my immune system, since my boss at work comes to work sick, and doesn’t give much of a shit about getting the rest of us sick, as well.

Maybe I’ll do another live show tonight. Maybe…

sono SPEED de
Lyrics and Music by the brilliant green

Featured as the opening theme from the Japanese Television Drama, “Over Time

doro darake no kutsu kettobashita
shimetta heya no naka
chiisana monogatari wo nakushita yoru mahou ni kakerareta
hitotsu no sonzai, hitori no tenshi watashi ni te wo futteita
kogoeta karada wo atatamete kureru
amai Chocolate
isoide Lamp wo fuki kesou
kagiri aru kono sekai ni mi wo yudanete
kagami no naka ni watashi ga iru

kanashimi no tsubasa wo korogaru hikari wa tsuki no hou e
kono mune wo utsushite hoshikuzu no you ni
chiribamete kowashite
sono Speed de

suru koto mo nakute yoru mo hiru mo
akubi shitari naitari shite
sore wa mou ikujinashi de
samugari no akuma ga mune ni sunderu
moshi kono mahou ga tokeru no nara
asa ni kaidan wo ichidan demo nobotte
te wo nobashi kaze wo kanji ametsubu wo kanji
kagami wo tataki waru noni
kokoro no niburanu uchi ni
sou kanashii koe wo kono koe wo nagetsuke
susumu hitasura ni iki wo shite
hikari no Speed de kimagure ni hoshi wo mezashite

*aojiroi namida wo tsukinami no kotoba de
kazatte ukabete
sono Speed de

yume no you ni
kimagure ni hoshi wo mezashite

Repeat *

sono Speed de

The Book of Love, redefined…

Posted by jetblack on May 1st, 2002

This is from barbles’ LJ, which I read this morning and though it was a rather apt description. It’s nice to have these things defined for us from time to time. But it makes sense. Comment is most definitely invited, here. What do you think?

Dear College Students:
Several readers have requested that I reprint this piece, so here it is for all those who asked: Love or Infatuation?
Infatuation is fleeting desire–one set of glands calling to another. It is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and pieces about the relationship that you would just as soon not examine too closely. It might spoil the dream.
Love is a friendship that has caught fire. It takes root and grows, one day at a time. It is quiet understanding and mature acceptance of imperfection. It gives you strength and grows beyond you to bolster your beloved. You are warmed by his presence, even when he is away. Miles do not separate you. But near or far, you know he is yours and you can wait.
Infatuation says, “We must get married right away. I can’t risk losing him.” Love says, “Be patient. Don’t panic. Plan your future with confidence.”
Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement. Whenever you are together, you hope it will end in intimacy. Love is not based on sex. It is the maturation of friendship that makes sex so much sweeter. You must be friends before you can be lovers.
Infatuation lacks confidence. When he’s away, you wonder if he’s being unfaithful. Sometimes you check.
Love means trust. You are calm, secure and unthreatened. He feels your trust, and it makes him even more trustworthy. Infatuaion might lead you to do things you will regret, but love never steers you in the wrong direction.
Love is elevation. It lives you up. It makes you look up. It makes you better than you were before