Picture
A rocks glass at Mr. Smith's piano bar in Georgetown. I believe this was taken during the trip to DC that a good friend of mine and I took in January 2014. 2014 was a genuinely crappy year, but this was a beautiful moment during it.
Podcast
Dear Hank and John 023- OH MY GOD IT'S BURNING
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Brothers John Green (YA author of everything that's ever made you cry, like The Fault in Our Stars and Looking For Alaska) and Hank Green (YouTuber extraordinaire, founder of VidCon and so many other things) have a comedy podcast talking about death. There are so many genuinely funny episodes and so much great advice that the whole thing is worth a listen (it's another podcast that I've sat outside for half an hour longer than I planned so that I could finish listening to). This episode is one in which, among other things, John shares tips on how to listen empathetically, which is beautiful, wonderful, and useful.
Penseés
[76]- To write against those who made too profound a study of science: Descartes
[77]- I cannot forgive Descartes. In all his philosophy he would have been quite willing to dispense with God. But he had to make Him give a fillip to set the world in motion; beyond this, he has no further need of God.
[78]- Descartes useless and uncertain.
[79]- [Descartes.—We must say summarily: "This is made by figure and motion," for it is true. But to say what these are, and to compose the machine, is ridiculous. For it is useless, uncertain, and painful. And were it true, we do not think all philosophy is worth one hour of pain.]
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