Passionate Minds
I have seriously considered axing Coal this past while. I no longer have the will to bother updating with the frequency that I used to. What I desire, though also am incapable of facilitating at the moment (I believe the situation will improve in a couple months’ time), is profound, stimulating, exploratory conversation. The kind of “fiendish allday-allnight-talk” enjoyed by burgeoning intellectual groups in every time and age. The kind of talk enjoyed by the itinerate students of life, language, the arts, relationships, God, and everything. I crave the collisions, tensions, and exuberant intercourse of ideas spurred by minds different yet alike.
We need students who are teachers and teachers who are students. Or, eager students who are humble but exacting and enthusiastic teachers.
I have also considered starting something entirely new, webwise. It could be that Coal is fulfilled and now exhausted. I was thinking of starting something of a more poetic / linguistic vein to better reflect my current disposition. This site was begun primarily, though not solely, as a place for discussion and debate, a purpose that I began to deviate significantly from about half a year ago. But now friends are far away and because we do not all study and meet at the same places points of overlap are fewer and further between. Or maybe I’m just too focused on other things to put the required energy into fruitful online conversational pursuits. There is probably a lot of truth in that as well.
Do not mistake my meaning. This isn’t intended to be read as a soliloquey of death. They are simply self-destructive contemplations, which may well be overcome with the changing of the seasons and accompanying renewal of mind and spirit. We shall see.
Theburdman said,
Mar 14, 13:58 #
We all go through phases in our blogs, in which we don’t feel like updating. I am currently in some sort of lull… I think it is that I am too preoccupied with living life at the moment to be bothered with contemplating its meaning. You should keep writing because I enjoy reading what you have to say. Sometimes I feel guilty for not updating for a while, and I don’t want you to feel the same way, so don’t feel guilty for not updating when I like your blog, however your is probably my favorite blog out of all of my friends’
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said,
Mar 14, 18:04 #
I would definately axe the group, unless you want to turn it into some sort of personal diary documenting the excitements of your occupation…
Mahmoud
Tristan said,
Mar 14, 18:25 #
What occupation would you suppose that to be, Mahmoud?
keira said,
Mar 14, 19:46 #
Spring is a time for rebirth. Rebirth, and the disappearance of slush. Allow your webpage to be reborn, and the fires of inspiration to be fanned, and the slush of a sluggish mind to melt away . . . and . . . I don’t even know what I’m talking about anymore.
Just don’t quit writing.
njero said,
Mar 14, 21:47 #
I’ve never understood the urge of the Phoenix, especially when it comes to blogs. This of course comes from someone who considers his home to be wherever he’s slept for the week, yet who perceives no sharp change in his paths past. Perhaps my view is unique.
Tristan said,
Mar 15, 05:18 #
I didn’t understand it too well until recently either.
Burdman and Keira: thank you for your encouragements.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said,
Mar 15, 08:14 #
The occupation that I am referring to (tell me if ‘occupation’ is the wrong choice in vocabulary) is the one that is taking up your time currently…
Tristan said,
Mar 15, 10:35 #
Convergys? What could I possibly want to share about that?
Brad said,
Mar 15, 16:45 #
I think you should start a website packed to the brim with those little flash remakes of classic games… like Space Invaders… or Pong. Then we can all compare our high scores, seeing how often the number 23 comes up.
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