quiet despair » special http://quietdespair.com a long series of disappointments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:38:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 Pushed against the window pane http://quietdespair.com/special/unstable/king_of_the_hill.html http://quietdespair.com/special/unstable/king_of_the_hill.html#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:38:31 +0000 Maker http://quietdespair.com/?p=282 “Pushed against the window pane,
the nail goes right through me.

do it again, make sure that I’m bleeding.
I know that I’m bleeding, God knows i am bleeding.

pull me down the street then, by the neck.
must i die before you break me?

I believed he was right, I believed breathing was a right,
I must earn the patience, courtship, death; underfoot

you were the king of the hill and I’m the ladybug without wings.

no really its not always this way, we’re usually quite lovely.
Just give me twenty minutes, all I need is twenty minutes.
Just some time to get away; familiarity, sterility, normalcy, redundancy, for me.
next time you run, I run too.

Soothe me. No really, its lovely. Just hold me.
No more kicking, no more screaming, no more crying, no more yelling at me. “

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This article on Code Climber identifies a lot of the most important reasons I and so many others work best at night. There are numerous benefits to working at night:

  • There are far less interruptions by email, instant message, and news via RSS
  • There is minimal interaction with human species, as they seem to prefer sleeping while Sol illuminates the oppopsite side of their planet
  • My best and most productive work requires long periods of concentration and Focus
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I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.

If you cheat, I’ll know. Think about this dishonor you’ll bring your family.

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Subscribe to the RSS

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