I don’t have to go to school today!

This morning I woke up from a vivid dream, and couldn’t remember what it was about…
So I climbed out of the upstairs window and onto the roof, and hesitated for a second, and then I jumped, in a calculated arc, and after about half an hour of falling comfortably I landed with an impressive splash in the middle of the swimming pool. And it was fucking freezing, but in about two seconds I was extremely awake.
Afterwards, I poured myself a cup of coffee and sat on the porch and read Stephen King for like an hour. The ka-tet is falling apart, because two out of three of the men don’t think it’s a good idea to tell the lady that she’s pregnant. New characters in this installment of the Dark Tower series include: a pastor from another universe who was once bitten by a vampire in Massachusetts, an infuriatingly sassy robot who refuses to tell anyone anything, and a small group of women who have perfected the deadly art of throwing dinner plates like Frisbees, in the hope of defending themselves against the wolves who sometimes show up to steal their children.
Currently, I am experiencing an inexplicable craving for cold leftover vegetable pizza, and I’m honestly not sure what to do about it.

Later, there will be almost certainly pre-recorded lectures about Antigone, and more 78 page readings about the pre-Socratic philosophers of Ancient Greece. Those dead people had some mind-bogglingly incorrect ideas about the universe.

For example:

Purse your lips and blow out a steady stream of breath, as though blowing on your food to cool it down. Observe that this breath feels cool on the back of your hand. Now, open your mouth wide, and breathe out somewhat violently, like a dragon. Observe that this breath feels warm on the back of your hand.

Good work.

(Don’t do this around other people, if you happen to have the plague. Thanks.)

Anaximenes of Miletus believed, partially on the basis of what we have just observed, that everything in the universe is actually made of air. I could go into this further, but I think I’m just going to leave it at that.

Everything in the universe is actually made up of water and earth, but nobody needs to tell Anaximenes this.

So anyway so far this week, I have learned that any good philosophy must be able to stand up to some degree of criticism.

Folks, I hope it’s an excellent Wednesday.