http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/ The mechanical whir whispers our secrets. en-us 2007-11-18T23:22:32-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000244.html "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." --Robert Frost... life. Alchemae 2007-11-18T23:22:32-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000243.html Well, I might start with the good news that the beep is gone. Maybe my friend was right, that it was a smoke detector warning of a low battery, or maybe somebody else just shared my distain for such a... opinion. Alchemae 2007-07-17T02:22:01-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000242.html It's a little bit too late to begin writing. Beginning anything after 12am usually means either a shitty day at work or just some off-putting bags under my eyes. It also means I might not wake up in time for... who knows. Alchemae 2007-07-13T00:15:32-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000241.html As it happens, Indonesia was once a colony of the Netherlands. However, in 1945, they declared their independence from the Crown, and finally four years later, their independence was recognised as relevant to somebody. A scant 43 years later, a... word. Alchemae 2007-07-10T23:04:30-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000240.html "Yes burn it all a dark blue flame," so says the electronic translator. It refers to the caption of this picture that I found here. Impressive if for it's uncanny mixed message. The rest of "MetroDream's" livejournal has some really... photo. Alchemae 2006-09-17T00:10:09-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000239.html A very topical question was raised in the last entry's comments: Why do I want to go back to Germany? In the absence of religious or political persecution, and without any pressing concerns about ethnic cleansing, famine, or fledgling authoritarianism,... life. Alchemae 2006-09-09T12:09:20-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000238.html I went for a walk today. In fact, I did a lot more than the usual game of "how long can you sit at the computer before your blood starts to clot." As a 24 year-old bachelor reduced to living... life. Alchemae 2006-09-01T05:26:35-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000236.html I had to laugh. Before I set about writing this entry, I read some old ones, back until early January 2005, and what I noticed is that almost every entry is prefaced by either an apology for not writing in... life. Alchemae 2006-08-28T09:08:39-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000235.html Don't mind the nick on my knuckle. It's from the propellers of a small styrofoam plane. More on this and other themes after I finally get some sleep.... administrative. Alchemae 2006-08-27T09:15:47-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000233.html I get a strange feeling typing in this window again. It's like climbing back into your childhood treehouse as a 45 year old man. Familiar but distantly alien, creepingly uncomfortable. I can't believe I wrote as much as I have... administrative. Alchemae 2006-03-17T13:36:58-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000226.html I'm still alive. It's getting cold here though. Do you like the new title? Do you fear it? Alpsee, near Castle Neuschwanstein. Tourist.... administrative. Alchemae 2005-11-24T02:47:41-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000225.html Some nights, when there is simply nothing to do, there are two pasttimes in which I like to endugle. One of them is buying a couple bars of chocolate that I eat while riding my bike around town. The other... opinion. Alchemae 2005-11-08T12:49:53-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000224.html I made another carafe of tea to write this entry, this time Japanese green tea. The tea leaves themselves promised an interesting taste, but as they steeped, and a dull dish-water pall fell over water, I figured I would be... life. Alchemae 2005-11-07T09:33:43-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000223.html "Well this is going to take a long time, so you may want to get some snacks." Twenty-three days in Munich, eighty-four days in Germany, eighty-eight days since I left home, and now I sit inside an apartment on the... life. Alchemae 2005-10-23T13:31:43-05:00 http://alchemae.nepenthine.com/mt/archive/000222.html First, I want to apologize to everybody who has tried to keep in touch by email. There is no way around it, I have been terrible in getting back to you. What I just want you to understand is that... administrative. Alchemae 2005-10-04T13:54:49-05:00