Comments on: Jumping Gears

By: Madness

Madness — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:32:17 +0000

Ah, yes. I am working to preserve this feeling now, to be used at will.

Humans have so much power in them the are not aware of. Have you ever wondered how is it that when we hope, when we expect the best, everything turns out at least a little better?

Imagine the possibilities.

By: MalikTous

MalikTous — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:38:50 +0000

‘The yellow jester does not play, but gently pulls the strings,
And smiles as the puppets dance, in the Court of the Crimson King…’
(Robert Fripp)

The ‘chess playing Turk’ of Poe fame, the ‘golems’ of magick and fantasy, Bradbury’s Fantoccini androids… They all have too much in common with us people.

By: Triss Teh

Triss Teh — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:27:18 +0000

Actually I was staring politely at the darkness outside, looking for Luna moths, during a new moon. Futile, I know.

By: flower

flower — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:55:50 +0000

You didn’t happen to be on the toilet glancing at toilet paper when you had your epiphany, did you? ;)

Your final three sentences were thrilling to read.

By: Triss Teh

Triss Teh — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:05:49 +0000

I was in the bathroom, and then it hit me: I feel like I’m living inside quotation marks.

And then I exploded with laughter and joy that I just described life the way I just did, made me happy, made my day, made me say, cut my pay. Insane you know? Like, the color orange crazy. That type of crazy, like chugging empty bottles of Lunesta.

By: flower

flower — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:04:57 +0000

I suppose if one dances while climbing, one’d fall off whatever one was trying to climb. Unless one is flying, too.

Paperclip dude is priceless.

By: flower

flower — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:01:31 +0000

A kind of biological survival instinct? That’d be cool.

By: flower

flower — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:55:51 +0000

Thank you, katie, for saying so. It’s encouraging to hear that you’re feeling better free. The DSM terrifies me sometimes, but maybe it’s healthier to find the humour in how gravely it takes its subjects, how earnestly elaborate its taxonomy.

My favourite doctor in the world is as crazy as I am, which is why she helps me so much.

There’s a hospital close to where I live. I kind of want to write there one night, am waiting for that moment when worrying about germs opens like life breaking its egg.

Awesome you’ve gotten your mania to work for you.

By: katie

katie — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:13:31 +0000

so did i. three years later, I’m finally free of medications and feeling far better than I ever did on them.

i think the doctors could have used a bit of my “mania.” It’s certainly getting me places in life.

By: Clint

Clint — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:00:39 +0000

BTW, is that paperclip dude dancing or climbing? Or both? I think that’s one of the more awesome images on the site. Kudos.