uneven numbers, except five, with special attention to three; pottery; people who do not appreciate dark humour; concrete cities; being given gifts; throwing myself into projects based on false information; contest shows on television, especially when it concerns singing; (literary) critics who don’t understand the fundamental difference between “realist” and “realistic;”

A great nation—and optimistically speaking, any nation—is supposed to represent all its inhabitants, equally and without discrimination. It shouldn’t see a difference between people of different sexual orientations, between people of different races, between the personal beliefs of its citizens. And yet, in many countries—commonly third-world and second-world ones, but unfortunately often also in first-world [...]

While reading DeWayne Wickham’s article about Obama’s ridiculous relationship with Rick Warren, “Warren could be Obama’s Booker T. Washington,” I came across a comment that was truthful, smart and spirited. I’ve thought about the same thing before, actually read it as a suggestion in another article (which one I have forgotten), but never has it [...]

It’s a quiet, boring night. While watching “Gossip Girl,” I’m trying to come up with something interesting to write about, and my mind stays completely blank. There is no sense of initiative in me today, or yesterday, or the day before that even. A creativity block? Not really, because I do have ideas for original [...]