Tuesday, November 17
I woke up about 10 minutes ago from this really satisfying dream about school, only to realize I still haven't started my Physics homework (or finished any of my college things, for that matter [or even started any of my math homework, for the matter of that matter]).
My dream was weird, needless to say. It involved Mrs. Miner, I'll give you that much.
I realized there was a meteor shower so I got really excited and went outside to look, but my neck started hurting, and I couldn't spot any, so I came back. I did see more stars than I had seen in a while though. I saw the Big Dipper, I think, and various other constellations the names of which I've long forgotten.
And at first I was kind of sad I didn't get to see any meteors (although I'm almost positive I just wasn't looking hard enough), but the cold helped me get over it quickly.
And this came later, but I also took comfort in the fact that these meteors would "shower" whether I watch them or not, or whether anyone watches them, really. And that there have been meteors whirling (somewhere) through space every single Earth night (and Earth day) of my life (and at an exactly constant velocity! isn't that weird?). And how at this very moment, there are black holes sucking and super massive volcanoes blowing and suns dying and planets colliding and whatever other epic shit happens in space, happening!
Even the constellations are enough for me, they're always there, and they'll always be there, whether you look up or you don't (well, until they die, I guess).
And even after us humans become extinct (It'll happen!), the sun will continue to rise and set, with or without us (or DST).
And then I could go on to describe all the things in nature that would continue blah blah blah blah blah blah roosters crowing flowers opening and closing california wildfires waves tsunamis snowstorms blizzards bear attacks earthquakes giant squid battle royales
humans are tiny
My dream was weird, needless to say. It involved Mrs. Miner, I'll give you that much.
I realized there was a meteor shower so I got really excited and went outside to look, but my neck started hurting, and I couldn't spot any, so I came back. I did see more stars than I had seen in a while though. I saw the Big Dipper, I think, and various other constellations the names of which I've long forgotten.
And at first I was kind of sad I didn't get to see any meteors (although I'm almost positive I just wasn't looking hard enough), but the cold helped me get over it quickly.
And this came later, but I also took comfort in the fact that these meteors would "shower" whether I watch them or not, or whether anyone watches them, really. And that there have been meteors whirling (somewhere) through space every single Earth night (and Earth day) of my life (and at an exactly constant velocity! isn't that weird?). And how at this very moment, there are black holes sucking and super massive volcanoes blowing and suns dying and planets colliding and whatever other epic shit happens in space, happening!
Even the constellations are enough for me, they're always there, and they'll always be there, whether you look up or you don't (well, until they die, I guess).
And even after us humans become extinct (It'll happen!), the sun will continue to rise and set, with or without us (or DST).
And then I could go on to describe all the things in nature that would continue blah blah blah blah blah blah roosters crowing flowers opening and closing california wildfires waves tsunamis snowstorms blizzards bear attacks earthquakes giant squid battle royales
humans are tiny
Labels: "a controversy of poets", biding my time, cold fingers, leonid meteor shower, only one use of italics, rant, sorry sagan
