Beautiful Cynicism III » Faults & foibles

A father’s timely advice

beautiful cynic — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:35:24 +0000

Seeking serenity

beautiful cynic — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:04:07 +0000

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.

In hiding

beautiful cynic — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:14:23 +0000

Je me cache.

C’est pareil chaque janvier: après l’euphorie des fêtes de la fin d’année (heu, bon, n’exagérons pas… mais c’est un joli moment quand même), viennent les blues du début d’année. C’est peut-être plus sévère cette année puisque je suis devenue habitué au silence ces derniers temps, quand je n’avais pas de connexion d’internet pendant quelques semaines. Maintenant ma connexion est rétablie, mais je n’ai pas vraiment envie de l’utiliser!

I’m in an antisocial kind of mood. That, combined with ongoing headaches and a general feeling of ill health, has caused me to withdraw into myself, wanting nothing more than to hunker down and spend my time napping, watching movies, and eating comfort food. I’ve been going to work, but that’s about it. If I do go out, it’s for purely utilitarian purposes, and I tend to avoid crowds or areas where I may see someone I know (difficult in a small town)… I’m moving around incognito these days. I think I turned on my phone twice in the past three days. I have calls to make, but haven’t the drive to make them. I have many emails to send, but haven’t the energy to write them. In truth, I wish I could just sleep, or at least lay in bed listening to the rain and the hail strike the windows.

It’s just a passing phase; in a few days my health will return, my spirit will perk up, and all will be back to normal. But in the meantime, I’m in hiding. Consider yourselves warned.

Once is never enough

beautiful cynic — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:05:54 +0000

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Comfort food

beautiful cynic — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:26:48 +0000

To cure what ails you, simply dig in…

“Strong and heartbroken”

beautiful cynic — Sat, 24 May 2008 02:43:58 +0000

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The sky is on fire. The air is humid. My heart is heavy. My soul is tired.

“No man is an island.”
“Chaque homme est un presqu’île.”
“Every man is an island.”

…so which is it, after all?

Political junkie

beautiful cynic — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:36:19 +0000

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I wish I was at home right now, instead of at work. Why? So I could lay about in pyjamas all day? Sip cocktails all afternoon? Do some much-needed housework? Curl up on the chesterfield and watch old movies? No… I wish I was at home so I could watch the live coverage of the delivery of the new budget. Yes, I want to sit in front of the television for hours on end, watching politicians and journalists and pundits debate and argue over new spending, obscure tax measures, and social service program cuts, while I yell out caustic comments at the screen! Yes, I do it regularly, and yes, I love it. How nerdy is that?

I seriously need a new hobby.

Résolution (II)

beautiful cynic — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:12:02 +0000

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Garder l’esprit ouvert.

Résolutions (I)

beautiful cynic — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:24:53 +0000

Se demander sérieusement tous les soirs ce que le jour nous a fait apprendre de neuf.

-G.C. Lichtenberg