It's increasingly obvious that pharmaceuticals producing Xanax, Adderal, etc. fund the War on Drugs because they know they can't patent recreational drugs.

I probably party too much.

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I created a Rubens Tube for when I teach about sound waves and air density this semester.



This is going to be so much fun to play dubstep to over the weekend. I'm just afraid how drunks will respond if the speaker catches on fire, heh.

Sundry winter excursions aside [no money =/], I'm exceedingly happy. One of those bizarre stages in your life where you love everyone, everywhere. Provoked by anthropomorphic Disney characters, two very great friends, and a healthy diet of sweet tea, perhaps. Or just peace. Or beer. Or new books. Or a new electric piano. Or the knowledge I'm a stronger person now who puts himself first and doesn't let himself be controlled. Or a combination thereof.

Fun song to listen to on the couch with a close group of friends. I'm sure being blazed would aid the melody, but weed ain't my drug of choice.

This past year has repeatedly imparted on me the realization most people are petty and only interested in self-gratification.

Peter Gabriel - Here Comes The Flood

I love the attributed dream behind why he wrote this song. What if all mental barriers fell and we could see, perhaps even experience, each other's true thoughts and emotions? This grand "step" would hit humanity like a Flood. There would "be no actors."

Life is a Mighty River Dammed Against Stone

I rush life at a homicidal pace.

This last month I had styled myself around the phrase "almost there." Almost 21. Almost done with college. Almost a science teacher. I lived under action verbs. For the first time since midterms of last semester, however, I spent the weekend at home studying and little more. Granted it was not by my own initiative as I had plans to spend Friday night with some friends at the Holy Grail Pub in Plano, but once that schedule was foiled by illness I decided that I needed to catch up on Calculus 3 and Statistical Physics assignments lest I suffer from bewilderment in class for the next two weeks.

Somewhere between the closing hours of Friday night and Saturday morning I thought about how I tend to overlook the present, the now. I'm a future-oriented person and will in all likelihood remain such, but I think I can do better about appreciating ongoing circumstances.

I've been on this path to self-awareness for sometime now by rebuilding a large network of friends, but I'll try to drive it forward. I've actually scheduled some great dates over the next few weeks over activities like wine tasting, book club meetings, dining in Dallas, and even archery training [lol].