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When I was in middle school, I went through a longish phase of what I considered constant vigilance (no, not extreme irrational paranoia). I would wear cargo pants (or shorts) at all times and every pocket and strap had doo-dads (think pieces of rope, mini flashlights, numerous cutting implements and iodine tablets) that I would need in case I had to suddenly run and survive in some ridiculous emergency situation. I'd transfer the contents of my pockets from pant to pant every morning and was constantly thinking of what else I would need. Thankfully, I have since lost the ability to take myself seriously, and now live a life of willful naivete. Today, I found this article in Slate's 10 Most Popular Articles of 2006. I think it's time to replace the battery in that keychain laser that Max got me years ago. |
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"it is (to describe it figuratively) as if an author were to make a slip of the pen, and as if this clerical error became conscious of being such. perhaps this was no error but in a far higher sense was an essential part of the whole exposition. it is, then, as if this clerical error were to revolt against the author, out of hatred for him, were to forbid him to correct it, and were to say, 'no, i will not be erased, i will stand as a witness against thee, that thou art a very poor writer'."
- søren kierkegaard
(passage gleaned from "seymour, an introduction" by j.d. salinger)
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