poetry in commotion...

drink away the part of the day that i cannot sleep away

I've been sober for two weeks and it's killing me.  I blame Nietzsche.  Two weeks ago I became interested in the teachings of Nietzsche when I realised his opinions and my opinions were not so dissimilar.  The only thing is that he beat me to it by about 100 years.  Having only been familiar with his quote "God is dead", I was astounded to discover that his philosophy aligns with my own in many ways.

Frederick Nietzsche teaches about the concept of willpower - or more precisely, in his terms, will-to-power.  That is, the will-to-power is a driving force in our every day actions to varying degrees, and that this will-to-power is the bridge between our evolutionary forebears, the ape, to the epitome of human development, the Superman.  Man is merely the chrysalis stage to this evolutionary and transcendental endpoint.  Will-to-power also distinguishes between the strong and the weak - that the strong exert their will to shape the environment around them, while the weak bend to the strong.  Social Darwinists pounced on this interpretation to further their cause but it is unlikely he shared in their beliefs.

So anyway, as an exercise in willpower I gave up alcohol for a month.  I managed to coincide this vow exactly with a busy and stressful couple of weeks that would normally drive a man to drink.  Nothing like a challenge!  I've also taken up reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the flagship novel of his philosophy, which is not so much a novel as him expounding on his ideas via the Persian prophet Zarathustra loosely held together by a weak and largely nonsensical narrative. I would go further but you must be |______________| this pretentious to continue.

Anyway, Dom's started his first day at his new job, which happens to be exactly my job.  He sits right opposite of me and provides a convenient target for my insults and (supposed) witticisms. Pray for him ladies and gentlemen, for there sits a man forced to endure the most harsh of punishments...me.

Oh yes, music - Places Like These, the new AiH is an awesome party album, and Graduation by Kan-yay West has hit the interwebzz.  Let's hope it's more We Don't Care than Gold Digger. First impressions soon! but I do not condone music piracy so buy your music (if you like it)

Oh yes pianosaurus rocks, but thats for later

posted by jaseypoo! @ 8:34 PM