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Midnight Manifesto Mishmash

What do I believe in? I’m past the disillusion and apathy of mid-college nihilism. Agnosticism isn’t a belief so much as a lack of one. Self destruction was years ago. Unfocused rebellion only goes so far. Anyone can bitch and moan and feel terrible about their lives and

lysergic acid lyrics

These are words from another time – a trip to the inner depths. March 28, 2004 1. latch onto the stream of empathy, ride it like a flow of thick crimson water. all the sadness and happiness of what it means to be human blurred into a teary visage: this is

Planet Caravan - or - Transparency of Transaction

One thought that often crosses my mind when I think of the competing realities of open source and private software development: does this resemble communism versus capitalism? At the root of both these methods lie those two differing ideologies. Capitalism comes from the theme of healthy competition, laissez-faire. The legacy

The Herd

Tim Donlan June 16, 2004 The Herd The herd moved with a lazy gait down the boulder-strewn hillside, but I had a tough time keeping up. I was leaning back in the saddle, neck craned behind me at an orange sun sinking beneath sharp peaks. We were headed south towards

RISE UP AS THE EMPiNESS SUBSIDES

I want the chords to be so loud that I live them. I want the melodies to be so succinct and perfect that I cry. I want the lyrics to be so appropriate that I remember first loves and moan with nostalgic longing. I want the song to match my

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