Woke up yesterday morning, took a shower, got dressed, stuffed a bag full of necessaries, sat down at the computer and promptly developed back pain. Good times! Doctor says it’s stress. Lots of stress. Wonder why I’m under stress? Oh, yeah… Tumors! Saw the doctor in McAllen. Got a second opinion. Turns out that Loplop [...]
So in Greek Mythology, when a baby of some consequence is born, the oracle is consulted. The oracle then says something along the lines of “Baby Oedipus will kill his father and marry his mother.” Then the parents freak out, send the baby away, and later, when the baby is an adult, the baby freaks [...]
* 1. vanity: I think all blogs should reflect an appropriate amount of authorial vanity. This one is no exception.
2. big-headed: I have a large cranium and I am full of myself.
3. Cubus: A quote I love from Lolita: "So Humbert the Cubus schemed and dreamed - and the red sun of desire and decision (the two things that create a live world) rose higher and higher, while upon a succession of balconies a succession of libertines, sparkling glass in hand, toasted the bliss of past and future nights." The "Cubus" part is a pun on "incubus" and follows a line about impregnating Lolita. This somehow appeals to me.
