To respond to William, life in the Windy City is going fine, although right now I think I could tell you more about life in my dorm room, in a small cubicle (third floor, east side, third one in the second row) at the library (Regenstein, or "the Reg") or on the bike ride between my dorm and campus. I did go downtown a few times during orientation and when Amiee and Allison visited me last weekend, but if someone asked me what characteristic sets the city of Chicago apart from other places I've been/lived, right now I would say that there's a lot more required reading.
I'm glad to here that William is writing songs and throwing practicality out the window; I think those two things probably go hand in hand. I wrote a song the other night. It's very short, and its about getting out of the rushing current of society, although you probably couldn't tell if you heard it.
That gives me an idea. In the spirit of quixoticity, we should all set aside time every day to do "impractical" things that won't help us progress in society, like writing songs or other cool things. Maybe if we consciously set aside some time to do these things, we won't have to deal with a guilty societal conscience. Down with progress! (for a short time each day)
By the way, I heard a rumor that a certain individual by the name of Kiara has promised to leave her mark on the blogosphere. I hope this rumor is true, but I feel the need to warn this Kiara that blogging is not for the faint of heart.
I'm glad to here that William is writing songs and throwing practicality out the window; I think those two things probably go hand in hand. I wrote a song the other night. It's very short, and its about getting out of the rushing current of society, although you probably couldn't tell if you heard it.
That gives me an idea. In the spirit of quixoticity, we should all set aside time every day to do "impractical" things that won't help us progress in society, like writing songs or other cool things. Maybe if we consciously set aside some time to do these things, we won't have to deal with a guilty societal conscience. Down with progress! (for a short time each day)
By the way, I heard a rumor that a certain individual by the name of Kiara has promised to leave her mark on the blogosphere. I hope this rumor is true, but I feel the need to warn this Kiara that blogging is not for the faint of heart.
posted by D-Man at
9:48 AM
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There's a glaring lack of a certain grandmother's name in the list of contributors to The Quixote; if I was certain that I had posted there, I'd complain mightily about my words not being taken seriously.
Re: the high volume of reading being required, D-Man: might there be cassettes available that you could listen to while you sleep? Isn't there documentation that the brain can absorb material that way? Or could you invent your own system of speed-reading & patent it & get rich, thus negating the need for you to get a college education?
Let me know if you find either - or both - of these plans appealing or if you'd like me to come up with some more ideas, okay?
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Grandma Barb, at 8:39 PM
Some of us have quietly, and perhaps unintentionally, embraced this anti-progress stance for some time now, and the challenge has become to make progress for a short time each day. Unless of course we mean making progress toward keeping progress down.
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brburk, at 9:14 PM
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