Wish in one hand...

... generosity and holiday spirit has become pretty contagious. I was fortunate enough to be able to grant a handful+ of wishes last year, and I am looking forward to doing even more this year. I never thought that being a "holiday elf" would really be so gratifying. Going through these lists and granting a wish here and there makes my dreary and stress-filled work days go by a little faster and it ...

[JE/Stardust] The Friends With Benefits Program

...You have really nice friends,” she comments some time later, as Yamapi stuffs his hands into his pockets and rolls his shoulders a little against the slightly damp cold. “I like them a lot.” Yamapi grins. “I thought you'd want to see Yuu again,” he confesses, “and he's missed you, too.” They walk in easy silence for a while, Keiko occasionally grabbing Yamapi's sleeve when he starts walking too ...

Food for thought

... him of his life there exists only a difference of degree. You have done violence to him, consumed his energy. Elaborate euphemisms may conceal your intent to kill, but behind any use of power over another the ultimate assumption remains: “I feed on your energy.” Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty. The concept of progress acts as a protective ...

Drabble 18 - Magic, Drabble 19 - Rescue, Drabble 20 - The Power of Fruit

... up the phone before Shige could say another word. Bastard. Shige thought to himself. ----- Later, after Shige made sure that Nino had watered ... gyozas are still warm?" Nakamaru sweat-dropped. Drabble 20 - The Power of Fruit Scrape scrape. Shige peels off the dark red skin ..., now you want to be seme? And to think I thought you were a prude. I really have taught you well.” ...

Linguistics Power Outage

...got up, went to school, and managed to write two more poems on the bus (though one of them I had thought of before I left the house...and I actually quite like it). My linguistics lecture was semi-interesting because there was a power outage in the midst of it (though there were still emergency lights) which forced us to pause. I think during ...

Food for Thought

..., thats what happens in our community, you don't blame the person, the victim, you blame the oppressor, Imperialism, white power is the enemy, was the enemy when it first came to Africa, and snatched up the first African brothers here against our... the block. It's more than the self-righteous white liberal. How does reading about Buddhism tie in to all this? Just food for thought... for myself.

Infinite Thought (aka Nina Power): "Is Badiou a Modernist?"

http://www.cinestatic.com/infinitethought/2009/11/is-badiou-modernist.asp

Story: Sanctuary [Part II: Fallout]

... lived her life by putting thought to action, not sitting around ... of insecurity. 'Kagome-chan,' she thought, wishing that her friend could ... said after a moment’s thought, accurately guessing one source of ... acquisition of so much power...” A thought seemed to strike him ...were fighting someone with greater power than him managed to strike...believe you, Miroku-sama. I thought…” The words faded in her...

skins - effy stonem - dance in the dark

... communicating deep mysteries . The raven is symbolic of mind, thought and wisdom according to Norse legend, as their god Odin was accompanied by two ravens: Hugin who represented the power of thought and active search for information. The other raven, Mugin represented the mind, and its... Decision to decisions are made and not bought But I thought this wouldn't hurt a lot I guess not. ...

... the process of sensual activity congeals thought till it is constituted as ideology, the thought of power in both monopoly capitalist (...state capitalist (Beaurocratic) forms, equally the thought of social humanists who want to.... The diversion of all present thought in natural science, sociology, history, ...future society of perpetual revolution, All power to the workers’ councils. Grant McDonagh...