In a Nutshell

 
I wanted to make a different post on Halloween.  A poem by Edgar Allan Poe.  “The Raven”.  I thought it would be more becoming.  More becoming my mood and the spirit of Halloween.
 
My plans have changed.  They usually do.  Something happened and it was somewhat pleasant, somewhat strange and more becoming my melancholic mood and [...]

Posted on November 2nd, 2009 under Chapters, Conversations, Dreams. Tags: "The Raven", blue, Edgar Allan Poe, flower, found, gefunden, German, Goethe, Halloween, longing, love, melancholic, mood, poem, poetry, Quotes. Comments: None

 
 
So, “Nein!” – 9 the Movie
 
It is so not me.  The apocalyptic nature of the film is so unappealing.  Gloom and doom?  I just could not care less.  Why did I watch it?  I read a review a friend of mine wrote.  That made me aware of the film’s existence.  What universe do I live [...]

Posted on October 26th, 2009 under Dreams, Films. Tags: 9, apocalypse, diary, doom, Fascists, film reviews, German, gloom, soul. Comments: 2

because I was struggling with the suicidal thoughts.  Every time I emerge from that drowning and all-encompassing feeling, I am wondering how come I am still alive.  People who do not have to struggle with the moods, have no idea how overpowering they are.  There is a Russian expression “that kind of thing I would [...]

Posted on September 28th, 2009 under Dreams, Quotes. Tags: Quotes, secrets. Comments: None

Ö         All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.
Elias Canetti
 
Ö        Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
 
Ö        All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find [...]

Posted on July 28th, 2009 under Dreams, Quotes. Tags: Dreams, Quotes. Comments: 1