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Thursday, August 31, 2006

 

The Mirror: Are All Complex Beings Unsatisfied?

Websafe: Hello?
The Mirror: Oh, people always try to push me around, but I tell 'em, "Bah!"
W: That comes from Cheaper by the Dozen.
M: If a body moves through time and space, is this what blocks, effectively, real understanding?
W: That sounds like you think we would do better as disembodied spirits.
M: Why are you asking me about your complexity?
W: I didn't bring up complexity, unless you count all spirits as complex.
M: Asking that sort of begs the answer, that you're unsatisfied with yourself.
W: Are all complex beings unsatisfied?
M: Yes, please.
W: You want to be unsatisfied?
M: Was she over-silent?
W: If she was very quiet, it meant that she was brooding.
M: If you're counting calories, better not eat marshmallow fluff.
W: She was brooding over her unsatisfactory appearance.
M: Oh no, I like seeing you whirl around this room.
W: It would be easier to whirl if one were made of ectoplasm.
M: Families are like beehives.
W: Bees do a good bit of whirring, if not exactly whirling.
M: The bees can take it, though, because it is their nature.
W: I suppose a swarm of bees, rising, could be said to whirl.
M: Think of the stage.

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