“Peace…I have escaped the thing of which you speak, and I feel as if I had escaped a mad and furious master.” – Cephalus (Plato’s Republic ) Sadly, this is my vision of love. I realize that this sounds bitter, though that is one thing that I’m certainly not. While love is something completely welcomed, there is a definite peace that can be obtained by losing it. Loss of love is supposed to be saddening, and loss of love is just that: a loss. But it can certainly be argued that there is gain to be had in the procurement of said peace. I feel about fa...

Victor Hugo once wrote: “Without a doubt I have you. Surely I see you. Thinking is the wine in which dreamers are drunk, I know. But sometimes I’d like to be dreamed of too. When you are like that in your book, all evening, sunk.” (V. Hugo- Words in the Shadow) How utterly true, “thinking is the wine in which dreamers are drunk…” Introspective, autobiographical, “to really know myself” (Aristotle)…all goals, never a reality. I love “thinking”, in a way. Complexity adds to mystery, which appears alluring at first. After awhile it...

I have a theory about first meetings, first experiences, and first songs, so as for the first thought that rolls across this page let it be someone else’s: “He who thinks that he is finished is finished. Those who think they have arrived, have lost their way. Those who think they have reached their goal, have missed it. Those who think they are saints, in all reality are demons.” – Henri Nouwen, The Genessee Diary Well its 2:01 in the afternoon and I am attempting to create this site for those of us who have more to talk about than what our favorite scene band is, or th...