Tag: life
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Art not Power
J.R.R. Tolkien was a prolific letter writer, so much so that there is an entire tome compiling his correspondence. In Letter 131, Tolkien writes that “[Elvish] ‘magic’ is Art… and its object is Art not Power, sub-creation not domination.” Distilling this into a theme of Art versus Power, this magic of Tolkien had already meant…
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Free will v. Determinism
I do not believe in fate/destiny. I’ve no background in philosophy (so I’ll happy concede that I have no idea what I’m talking about), but I do not believe in it simply because all things occur within the law of probability. For example, if event X only has a 1% chance of occurring but still…
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Hope in Decline
Decline is something I find myself thinking a lot about these days, for obvious reasons as I gesture at the state of the world, at the state of America. A few weeks ago, I saw The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in theaters for its 25th anniversary. Having seen it so many times,…
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Into the Dragon’s Den
After many months – oh, how I’ve grown – my contract job comes to an end. Ahead of me are two interviews and either a job or limitless opportunities – oh, how liberating. I do not put all my hope in these interviews; the future is my imagination. My hope is in myself, and I…
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Lentils, pizza, yogurt
Lentils, of course – as I detail here. Other than that, though, I make a pretty decent pizza. Here’s a simple dough recipe. Then just add whatever you want. I do sauce, cheese, onion, garlic, tomatoes, shredded tofu meat, and seasonings (I do black pepper, Italian seasoning, and nutritional yeast). You want the secret ingredient?…
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The magic is in the gaps
Ha! There’s a pile of anxiety-related books on my coffee table waiting to be read. I am currently reading the Selected Stories of Robert Walser and it is very good – in fact, it’s one of the best books I’ve read in a while (it was recommended to me by the clerk of a communist…
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Hope at the End of the World #3
Like the beacon of Amon Dîn Hope is kindled Or the straining of a voice In a concert-exhausted throat Hope lies in the proles, In people coming together, Uniting as a community Their mutual love blossoming Into something far greater Than the sum of their parts As in ‘big things,’ Hope Also lies in the…
The AM Intrigue 