Coherent. Barely.

On the way home this evening. I noticed some wildfires burning up on the moutainside. It was an oddly breath-taking sight; the orange fires glowed in the black sky like eerie, intense Christmas lights. As I tried to take in the view and not drive off the road, I reflected once again on how happy I am that I left Indiana to come here. It seems that every day, I recieve another sign that this is where I need to be. For now, anyway.

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One of the (many) quirky things about me is my sad ignorance of pop culture. All those damned university studies, and my insistence on taking them seriously, really prevented me from maintaining an awareness of current television, music, and movies. Tonight, I made a step towards remedying that ignorance when I watched Fight Club with a New Acquaintance. I missed the ending, but I really liked what I saw. Favorite quote: "You've got to lose everything before you can do anything." I think I could sum up my year so far with those words. Anyway, the movie inspired a discussion between New Acquaintance and I, the subject being, "If you could fight anyone in history, who would it be?"

My list:

1. Robespierre

2. Josef Mengele

3. Margaret Thatcher

4. Michael Brown

5. David Hume

6. Ann Coulter

...More coming, the more I think on it.

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Research Question of the week: What is the difference between porn and erotica? Are they pretty much the same, except that erotica is marketed towards women and porn towards men? Is porn erotica with pictures? Or are they completely different, with porn containing mute women who are inclined towards threesomes and don't want anything more than big penises, and erotica containing women and men, both acting as equal agents, but with the women wanting to cuddle with their men after their bondage/sex sessions? I am just wondering. If they are the same, why two different terms? If they are the same, it's rather unfair to males, because porn is associated with men, and stigmatized, whereas erotica is just...well, I don't know what society thinks about erotica. I guess so long as it keeps our women randy, that's all that matters to most people.

So, yes. Must research porn and erotica, to distinguish differences.

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Yesterday I purchased my tickets for Portland! September 3-6, I am going to be chilling out in the Pacific Northwest with one of my soulmates, her boyfriend, and their cats. And...it will be time for the eyebrow piercing! *Bounce bounce* Three days of used bookstores, good friends, pleasant weather, and an example of a healthy, functional couple. Woo!

Is it September yet?