memepalooza

A witch ought never to be frightened

2007-03-08T00:27:00.000-08:00

in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she could be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her.

--Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith

psykido

2007-02-12T02:12:00.000-08:00

the martial art of using one's opponent's irrational impulses against him.

dr. jim robinson, febuary 2007
(naming an observed behavior of one of his clients)

i like to store my anger in other people.

2007-02-12T02:10:00.000-08:00

i always know where it is, in case i need it.

--jean sirius, february 2007

if you're not hitting any bumps,

2006-12-19T10:19:00.000-08:00

you're not moving.

generalized, turn-of-the-21st-century meme

faith vs. atheism

2006-11-16T11:16:00.000-08:00

You can't know the unknowable, but you can do the doable.

Jon Carroll
November 2006

you're not too crazy

2006-09-17T10:35:00.000-07:00

so long as you've had more lovers than therapists.

if you can't do something with an open heart

2006-08-25T21:11:00.000-07:00

it's probably best not to do it at all.

it is not a kindness to accept abuse.

2006-08-25T08:20:00.000-07:00

aside from not being good for you, it's not good for the abuser, either. it teaches him (or her) that it's okay to be hurtful. if you can't make the abuse stop, you can (almost always) walk away from it. refuse to interact with people who abuse.

jean sirius, circa 1998

not to mention friendships

2006-05-05T00:47:00.000-07:00

this unwillingness to be wrong: it ruins lives.

jean sirius, 2006

with really crazy people

2006-04-29T01:07:00.000-07:00

it doesn't matter what you write: they'll read whatever's written on their eyeballs.

jean sirius, 2006

you seriously improve your chances

2006-04-05T01:14:00.000-07:00

of getting what you want by asking for it.

don't make any unnecessary enemies.

2006-04-01T11:14:00.000-08:00

just don't.

a thing to remember

2006-01-12T19:17:00.000-08:00

about limitations: if you're not pressing up against them, they're closing in on you.

jean sirius, 1990s

you have to show people how it's done.

2006-01-03T14:33:00.000-08:00

you have to be kind to yourself, or other people won't know how it's done.
you have to love yourself, or other people might not know it's possible.

jean sirius, passim

old is what you get

2005-12-30T12:56:00.000-08:00

if you're both lucky and smart.

jean sirius, 1990s

roadmap

2005-12-19T10:35:00.000-08:00

start where you are.
keep an eye on where you want to be.
triangulate.

jean sirius, 12/19/2005

there are none so blind

2005-11-28T17:02:00.000-08:00

as those who close their eyes, and stick their fingers in their ears, and say "lalalalala i can't heaaaarrrrr you."

jean sirius, 11/28/2005

pick two

2005-10-04T21:47:00.000-07:00

you can have fast; you can have cheap; you can have good.

anon

the pear

2005-09-19T10:45:00.000-07:00

is nature's most nearly perfect shape.

jean sirius, n.d.

people who are comfortable in prison

2005-09-18T17:04:00.000-07:00

will get annoyed if you point out the door's not locked.

jean sirius, 2005

the time to reef the sail

2005-08-22T08:03:00.000-07:00

is when you first think of it.

anon

if you don't ask,

2005-08-14T16:04:00.000-07:00

the answer's always no.

anon

or to put it another way,

2005-08-14T09:52:00.000-07:00

start where you are.

pema chodron, 2001

never take on a project

2005-08-14T09:48:00.000-07:00

that involves going back in time and changing something. it's more trouble than it's worth.

jean sirius, 2005

if you play by the house rules,

2005-08-13T12:47:00.000-07:00

the house usually wins.

jean sirius, circa 1990

if you're holding your breath,

2005-08-13T04:31:00.000-07:00

you're not doing your best thinking.

jean sirius, circa 1985

there are always going to be some people who just don't like you.

2005-08-08T14:58:00.000-07:00

let 'em go. it creates more room for the people who do.

florence kantor, circa 1960

overwhelmed?

2005-08-07T09:04:00.000-07:00

start in a corner.

- jean sirius, n.d.

similarly

2005-08-06T16:21:00.000-07:00

if you ask the wrong question
you won't understand the answer.

jean sirius, 6 august 2005

if you ask the question wrong

2005-08-06T15:55:00.000-07:00

...the answer can't help you.

- jean sirius, 6 august 2005

memepalooza

A witch ought never to be frightened

psykido

i like to store my anger in other people.

if you're not hitting any bumps,

faith vs. atheism

you're not *too* crazy

if you can't do something with an open heart

it is not a kindness to accept abuse.

not to mention friendships

with really crazy people

you seriously improve your chances

don't make any unnecessary enemies.

a thing to remember

you have to show people how it's done.

old is what you get

roadmap

there are none so blind

pick two

the pear

people who are comfortable in prison

the time to reef the sail

if you don't ask,

or to put it another way,

never take on a project

if you play by the house rules,

if you're holding your breath,

there are always going to be some people who just don't like you.

overwhelmed?

similarly

if you ask the question wrong

you're not too crazy