Tomb of the Unknown SoldierTwo weeks ago, I was in Paris, visiting the historic and touristy places in one of the best-known historic cities in Europe. I have a lot to say about a lot of things I saw there, but for now, I want to talk about the Arc de Triomphe.Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Arc de Triomphe stands at a junction between several big roads in Paris, the biggest being the Champs Elysées and the Avenue de la Grande Armée. It was built by Napoleon to honour his troops on their journey home. It can be seen from just about any point in Paris that stands above three stories high, but disappears surprisingly fast when you walk away from it at ground level. &nb
The Commune Part XIIPart of me hopes that everyone that leaves the direct sphere of influence of the commune spreads a little of us to the world.The Commune Part XII
Perhaps there are communes springing up around the country; started by one of our members. Everyone should have a commune. Just as everyone should have a giant stuffed toy.
It's sad that so many have left the roost and gone on to other pastures. But no one ever really leaves the commune, I think. As long as we have a place where two or more members meet on Saturday nights, there will always be a commune.
The Commune Part XIBeing alone in a house you share with two other people is a little bit strange. But it's a good opportunity to throw my music on full volume and dance.The Commune Part XI
The really strange bit is when they come back after a couple of days, and I have to remember how to talk to people again.
The commune in general has been quite quiet of late, and there have only been a few of us around for our communal feeding events.
Still, the commune stretches far and wide, and when there are more of us, great times are had by all.
How I learned to stop worryingHow I learned to stop worrying. Daniel GreyHow I learned to stop worrying
We were weeks from freedom when the war came home. It had simmered in the background for years and everyone was happily going about their lives. Graduation was supposed to be the end of one world (“And the beginning of another. As one door closes…” the speeches wouldn’t end). But this was more literal than we’d expected. Apparently everyone in the world with a gun and an agenda deemed that month the most appropriate to try them both on for size. They reared their ugly heads, stole our thunder and rained fire on our parade.
I wish I’d known you in October.
HabitsI've been picking up bad habits. They're everywhere.Habits
I find them on the ground sometimes. I think people drop habits a lot, because I check the same places plenty of times, and there's always something new. At the laundromat alone, I've picked up smoking, nail-biting, and staring, all in the course of a single week. That's not to say it isn't worth trying new spots now and then, though. Once, by the side of the road, I found nose-picking out of sheer dumb luck.
The subway is another hot spot. You got to be willing to sort through them, though. &nb
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is?
Artistic
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Make Every Word Count.
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The Prose Piggybank.
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"My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all." - John Lennon
Yeah...random. Well, I'm going to watch you now
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How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
Henry David Thoreau.
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~Don't Panic~
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How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
Henry David Thoreau.
I got found out! Oh noes.
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~Don't Panic~
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