Archives for: July 2009

Implicit trust vs. explicit trust

July 21st, 2009
Make a list of people you trust, and ask yourself if they know that you trust them. Do you think that their attitude towards you depends on the answer to that question? I think it does, even though the natural conclusion seems to be that it does not,… more »

Goal

July 19th, 2009
When I was young I once decided to use what I had learned in school, and write a poem so terrific, to show the world I'm not a fool. A fool I was, for in my poem I made a couple of mistakes. I told myself that real poets never make mistak… more »

Mistakes

July 13th, 2009
I haven't made enough mistakes for I have never missed a class. Today, I'm reaping the reward - I failed the most important test. I thought I learned, but I'm a fool, and barely now I understand, that all this time I built and ruled a tiny ca… more »

Rain

July 13th, 2009
Why do I cry when it rains? Maybe I'm hiding my pain? I don't want the world to know about the mistakes I have made. It hurts me so much that I'm bleeding inside... The universe knows and cries by my side... (previously unpublished) more »

What women really want

July 12th, 2009
Having harvested some knowledge in this field, I think it is time for me to share my wisdom and tell you what I discovered. My entire experience has been distilled into a simple bulleted list. Note that this information is very very valuable, handle it w… more »

My left hand

July 6th, 2009
It's time for an experiment - this time it is about turning a right-handed person into an ambidextrous one, but with a twist (tm). My inability to use the left hand efficiently becomes evident in the context of a badminton deathmatch*; when the right… more »

Cherry picker

July 2nd, 2009
It is a pity that I write only when skies turn dark in hue, that only sadness makes it out as crawling ink on paper-blue. When I'm with you, thoughts fly away, not grief nor cold can shade my day. You make me shine, I forget pain and writing too… more »