Thought That Came Unbidden

What I should have said to the guy on the bus this morning was:

No, I don’t have to say ‘excuse me’ for bumping your leg. I said ‘excuse me, please’ when I sat down and since we’ve clearly proven you’re not deaf you must have ignored me which means you’re just an asshole who wants to lay up in this seat like you paid two fares. Now close your god damn legs so I can sit in my seat.

Jesus, just typing that makes me as angry as I was this morning.

I’m gonna go cultivate some detachment…or possibly smoke some cigarettes and shoot everyone, I’m not sure which.

Movable type is a great little program despite the fact that it’s spelled incorrectly.

I’ve managed to upgrade to the newest version without completely nuking my blog. I think this calls for some pie.

Now I just need to install the plugin to keep down the comment spam and life will be fine.
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As epiphanies go it wasn’t very impressive; no lighting bolt, no clap of thunder, no parting of the clouds to the accompaniment of angels singing Hallelujah, just the simple realization during a routine walk to the subway that all the emotional pain, all the stress, all the disappointment, and much of the anger, I’ve ever experienced in my life is a direct result of the clash between my expectations and what is actually rendered unto me either as a result of my own labor or action or as a result of the action or, quite often, the inaction of others.

Society is, in fact, built on expectations.
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I’ve now officially been awake for 22.5 hours, and not by choice either. This is no way to get over being sick.

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I must say at this juncture that I’m not a fan of the Chicago Manual of Style. Punctuation is difficult enough for most people with out obscure explanations.

This is not to say that I’m a huge fan of The Associated Press Stylebook either. Finding stuff is just a lot easier in the AP book. Now, if my Oxford Style Guide ever arrives…
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