many quotes

bwahahahahahaha!!! This is fantastic. I was giggling through the whole thing. Is very worth reading. Go USA.

I think I like my daily fortune and horoscope today. I'm amused, at any rate. And that's really what the universe is here for, right? *smartass grin*

Your fortune for today...
You find beauty in ordinary things, do not lose this ability

Scorpio
Happiness goes straight to your head. You could pleasantly surprise yourself with words from the heart that bypassed your brain on the way out. Sometimes this shortcut is the best way to go -- it definitely will get you to where you really want to be a whole lot faster. Enjoy the wandering ways of your thoughts and actions. Nobody minds -- and some people love it. You may actually encourage others to let their dreams take flight.


And, as the subject line promises, here are the quotes that impressed me today. They seem to fall into a couple of categories, but they're in no real order here. Patterns like this amuse me. Ok, I'm shutting up now.

• When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
  -- Anatole France
  
• I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
  -- Seneca
  
• He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
  -- Sir Winston Churchill
  
  
• We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people.
  -- Arthur Schopenhauer
  
• The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
  -- Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891
  
• The good should be grateful to the bad...for providing the world with a basis for comparision.
  -- Sven Halla
  
• We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking up at the stars.
  -- Oscar Wilde
  

a fantastic book

I'm in love with a book. I'm not sure if this will just be a fling like Ishmael or The Dispossessed. My one true love is, of course, Snowcrash. That's been my favorite book since the first time I read it, supplanting If I Ran the Circus in my affections. Yes, I still like Dr. Seuss books. What's wrong with that?

But I digress - I bought a book and have decided that the authors should be nominated for wonderful awards for the joy they've brought to my life.

The book is Dressed to Grill. The marinade and spice rub recipes are absolutely amazing. Tonight, my love for this collection has been totally vindicated by their PMS Espresso Walnut Brownies. Oh dear god, yes. They are Just That Good. I honestly believe that these brownies are the reason a couple of my friends are currently alive. I attacked them with a spoon and, suddenly, all was right with the world.

Buy this book. Worship this book. Or, just come over to my house and I'll make you something out of it and you can worship me instead. I won't mind.