contradiction blown cherry "So I didn't understand the 'saying goodbye' thing. Thats what I had being doing every time," every time. You see, saying goodbye dosn't involve there being a "next time", and so there shouldn't have been an "every time". But there had to be a clear goodbye as well. C L E A R And you know with me, if you say something that could possibly, maybe, perhaps be taken differently, that's probably my definition of choice. I needed a clear goodbye. So thankyou. Now let's see how long it lasts. 020514 ... blown cherry heh, not long. But that's ok 020516 ... pilgrim Having this extreme urge to write, And yet having Nothing to Say. 020516 ... Jarec Though it is not the most brilliant epiphany, I had one tonight. One's knowledge of one's friends lies not in the recognition of their likes and dislikes. The truest gauge of friendship is the ability to identify the intrinsic contradictions that exist within that person. Contradiction is the most human of all conditions (to me). I was told tonight by one of my oldest and dearest friends that he enjoys my contradictions not because of a numerical superiority in relative to the population as a whole, but rather that he enjoys them because they are so readily identifiable by him and so completely understood. I loathe the concept of marriage, believe love to be an intricate sham, and hold little value in human life. But he knows that in my heart of hearts, I believe there is nothing more fulfilling than family, nothing more beautiful than love, and nothing I would not do for a person in need. 050929 ... raze time and distance have a way of making most (but not all) things clear. you need to back away to see what was right in front of you. 130123 what's it to you? who go blather from