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Oct. 24th, 2007
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Oct. 24th, 2007 12:19 amI really really really really want to live in a house with a big, sprawling live oak tree in the back yard someday.
Though, finding such a property is probably just another one of my pipe dreams. Still, it's a very nice pipe dream.
Where on earth did the phrase "pipe dream" come from????
Edit: oh wait...here's what wikipedia says:
A pipe dream is a fantastic hope or plan that is generally regarded as being nearly impossible to achieve. The term derives from the opium pipe, and dates to the late nineteenth century when opium smoking was common in the United States. More specifically, the term derives from the euphoric optimism that is one of the effects of smoking high quality opium. Depending on how much opium is smoked, intoxication may last from eight to twelve hours. During this time smokers go through a period of euphoria followed by a more relaxed state of contentment and well being. Beginning in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, popular literature and music began using the term "pipe dream" to describe any idea or plan whose probable outcome would never reach initial expectations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_dream
But anyway...who wouldn't want this in their back yard?
Though, finding such a property is probably just another one of my pipe dreams. Still, it's a very nice pipe dream.
Where on earth did the phrase "pipe dream" come from????
Edit: oh wait...here's what wikipedia says:
A pipe dream is a fantastic hope or plan that is generally regarded as being nearly impossible to achieve. The term derives from the opium pipe, and dates to the late nineteenth century when opium smoking was common in the United States. More specifically, the term derives from the euphoric optimism that is one of the effects of smoking high quality opium. Depending on how much opium is smoked, intoxication may last from eight to twelve hours. During this time smokers go through a period of euphoria followed by a more relaxed state of contentment and well being. Beginning in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, popular literature and music began using the term "pipe dream" to describe any idea or plan whose probable outcome would never reach initial expectations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_dream
But anyway...who wouldn't want this in their back yard?
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Oct. 24th, 2007 08:30 pmI have "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon stuck in my head. La la la clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee...
I started on my rewriting of the meditation essay. Woohoo.
I had a dream today that I moved back to Texas and went back to Southern Methodist. WTF? I've been having these every few weeks to every few months since I came to Maryland. I woke up in a very confused, melancholy mood. I'm not anymore, it passed by the time I was on my way to work. I might write more about it later, I might not. I'm not sure what I think of the train of thought that it set off...on one hand, some things make perfect sense, on the other, it just seems like I'm trying to rationalize the way I feel about some things. And I can't help but thinking that underneath it all, there's this subtle but desperate wanting to run away from some things.
I'm gonna stop now, before I throw myself back into that mood.
I started on my rewriting of the meditation essay. Woohoo.
I had a dream today that I moved back to Texas and went back to Southern Methodist. WTF? I've been having these every few weeks to every few months since I came to Maryland. I woke up in a very confused, melancholy mood. I'm not anymore, it passed by the time I was on my way to work. I might write more about it later, I might not. I'm not sure what I think of the train of thought that it set off...on one hand, some things make perfect sense, on the other, it just seems like I'm trying to rationalize the way I feel about some things. And I can't help but thinking that underneath it all, there's this subtle but desperate wanting to run away from some things.
I'm gonna stop now, before I throw myself back into that mood.
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Oct. 24th, 2007 09:45 pmThe wind is a little excessive tonight.
If I need to hands to control my umbrella, it's too much.
If I have trouble controlling my umbrella with two hands, that's ridiculous. My umbrella turned inside out tonight. Twice. And it's one of those anti-inside-out ones with the double layer ventig to prevent such a thing (I know it doesn't make them completely turn-proof, but it makes it so much less likely. I've had one of those for about a year now and this is the first it's happened.)
If I need to hands to control my umbrella, it's too much.
If I have trouble controlling my umbrella with two hands, that's ridiculous. My umbrella turned inside out tonight. Twice. And it's one of those anti-inside-out ones with the double layer ventig to prevent such a thing (I know it doesn't make them completely turn-proof, but it makes it so much less likely. I've had one of those for about a year now and this is the first it's happened.)
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vatoenglandFor the first three people that reply to me and re-post this challenge, I will send you something. It might be something I've made, or something cool from my hidden stash, it might be a mix CD, or a rubber duck, a book I think you will enjoy, or something else that is completely awesome. Whatever it is, I promise that I will get it to you in 365 days or fewer. The only thing you need to do in order to participate is to be one of the first three to reply to this, AND post this thing on your journal.