Sine Qua Non

*munching on animal crackers*

*crunch* *crunch* *crunch*

Oh, you were waiting on me to say something...alright then. I know of no rule against typing with one's mouth full.

My co-op quarter here in West Virginia/Belpre, Ohio is nearing its end. I'm going to be working through spring break to make more money and to avoid the inevitable boredom of having nothing scheduled for a week. I'm not saying I wouldn't have a lot of good times hanging out with my friends...but they can't be with me all of the time and a lot of them are going to be working through the break too. But yeah, it has been a very productive co-op. After the disappointment that seemed to follow me back to Cincy after the last co-op quarter, I'm glad that I was able to improve myself and perform in a way I could be more satisfied with. I took the initiative; I made the phone calls; I came back again and again for more work. So, I'm proud of what I was able to get done and, in spite of the mistakes I made, I know that I did good work, learned things, and improved myself as well. Success.

It's thundering out there tonight. There are many times when I love this sort of weather and tonight is one of them. Thunder and lightning are so grand, so...majestic. Plus, I'm quite glad that the cold days are almost completely behind me.

So, two of my best friends are get married (to each other) this June. You can't believe how happy I am for them. I'm invited to the wedding too, to be in it, in fact. How awesome is that? I get to be part of something that important in their lives. It will be the first wedding I've been invited to as a friend and that is kinda the beginning of a new era in and of itself. Now if I could only come up with the perfect wedding present!

It does get me thinking though...people my age are getting married and I've had ONE girlfriend nearly FOUR years ago. I have to give myself some props...that's pretty epic. Jacob, are you worried? No, no, no. It's just funny. I don't know if I'll ever be impressed again.

I saw that Watchmen movie Saturday, you know, the one that everyone has been talking about? No? Well, I enjoyed it, on the whole. There were a couple of great lines, some amazing imagery, and several satisfying moments. It also had a decidedly philosophical bent to it. I always appreciate that sort of thing. I thought Dr. Manhattan's point about how each human, as a unique individual existing out of all other possible individuals, is a miracle (he was thinking about one in particular at the time though) was pretty grand. One thing a lot of us neglect to think about is how great it is just to be alive. I didn't exist for a long time and I'm glad that came to an end. Hopefully I can stick around for a while.

So, the title of this particular post is Latin for "without which not" or perhaps "without which nothing". I grabbed it off of Battlestar: Galactica (which is one of the best things to show up on TV for a long time). In the episode it was explained as referring to something which you cannot see yourself living without. That is, if it was taken away from you, life would be unlivable. I'm guessing it is generally a person, unless you're Patrick Henry (liberty or death...get it?). Anyway, it struck a cord with me, so now you gypsies have to deal with it for a brief moment.

Well, I can't think of anything else to say. The animal crackers are gone too.