Why do I hate to be classified as a “success story” by parents of children who in one way or another are like me? It happens all the time in the preemie and behaviourally troubled communities that I’m involved with, and to a lesser extent in other support places. I know I could’ve come out [...]
Archive for February, 2005
This Week’s Ramblings
Posted in High School, Personal on February 20, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Man, I don’t feel like doing a test tomorrow one bit! The test week’s going to start, and I’ve hardly studied at all. Dutch literature will be the first test – story analysis. We have lots of stuff we’d have had to study, but I think I know most of it. Also my English oral [...]
Thoughts on the Course and Deep Feelings about University
Posted in College / University, Personal on February 13, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
I returned from the course for folks who are going to college next year. It was cool to meet folks and exchange experiences, also with current college students who are blind or visually impaired. However, I did not learn many new things, beside a few resources that I’ll have to check out. Of course, the [...]
Thoughts on Existentialism
Posted in Philosophy on February 6, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
“Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.” – Jean-Paul Sartre
From the time I learnt what existentialism meant, I’ve hated it and yet been fond of it. But isn’t that what existentialism is for? For no-one would want to be thrown into this world, [...]
