tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-03-05:1528742 the synchronicity highway the synchronicity highway 2012-07-02T04:09:45Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-03-05:1528742:29289 2012-07-02T04:08:52Z 2012-07-02T04:09:45Z The Raveonettes - War in Heaven cheerful public 0 <blockquote>Most people don't believe something can happen until it already has. That's not stupidity or weakness, that's just human nature. I don't blame anyone for not believing. I don't claim to be any smarter or better than them. I guess what it really comes down to is the randomness of birth. I happened to be born into a group of people who live in constant fear of extinction. It's part of our identity, part of our mind-set, and it has taught us through horrific trial and error to always be on our guard.</blockquote><br /><br />I stayed up all night reading Max Brook's <i>World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War</i>. Loved it a a lot and I especially enjoyed how the book was set up: with short personal accounts painting the larger picture and also how <i>fragmented</i> it made things. Filling in the blanks was a whole lot of morbid fun.<br /><br />I ALSO RESTARTED <i>EARTHBOUND</i>, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THROUGH THAT GAME FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND I KEEP STARTING OVER AND THIS TIME I'M GOING TO FUCKING FINISH IT NO MATTER WHAT AAAAAH.<br /><br />I've also miraculously stayed totally spoiler-free about the game for all these years AND I'M GOING TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. NO MATTER HOW TEMPTING.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=velshtein&ditemid=29289" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments