And so the day approaches on swift shadowy feet. The irony of Halloween is not lost on me. The one day (or space of 12 hours, I should say) during which I am able to revert to my true form. I will float, the one true face in a sea of masks and deceptions.

With my luck I’ll probably run into Iago at the Anodyne or maybe Liquid Lounge. Hopefully it will be too early for him to be drunk and he won’t challenge me to a duel again. You simply cannot parry an epee AND do shots of Goldschlager at the same time.

And the Fae will surely be out that evening, called by the night. I must be cautious.

Well, my subscription to A Word A Day finally paid off…

resistentialism (ri-zis-TEN-shul-iz-um) noun

The theory that inanimate objects demonstrate hostile behavior against us.

[Coined by humorist Paul Jennings as a blend of the Latin res (thing) + French resister (to resist) + existentialism (a kind of philosophy).]

If you ever get a feeling that the photocopy machine can sense when you’re tense, short of time, need a document copied before an important meeting, and right then it decides to take a break, you’re not alone. Now you know the word for it. Here’s a report of scientific experiments confirming the validity of this theory:
http://www.uefap.co.uk/writing/exercise/report/clatri.htm

That which we do not bring to consciousness appears in our lives as fate. -Jung

Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. -Rilke

The great epochs in our lives are at the points when we gain the courage to rebaptize our badness as the best in us.
-Nietzsche

So far everyone seems to like the new site! With any luck, the subliminal mind domination CSS code I’ve used will run its course in a couple of days. I’ve always wanted a collection of brainwashed devotees anxious to fulfill my every whim.