JOH 8/22

Whew!
Neologism, new words indeed.
Our first session was a treat. Though undoubtedly daunting and heavy on impact, I am encouraged by how remote the language and application seem to be from my current set. This means I must learn something. The content, however is quite comfortable. Having developed within this culture, I, we, are well suited to approach this stuff from the front with warm curiosity.
Same life, different angle - no need to sneak around.

It's interesting that, at least initially, Hassan's statement regarding "instability " mirrors the apparent themes: capacity to destroy humanity, revolution, assassination, indeterminacy, speed, collapse, re-everything, and the fearing of fearful fears that are scary and likely to kill you. Hop on the jello then?

And to follow with binary oppostitions is just too perfect- for the above mentioned themes, when examined together within the context of ENG 335, strike me as exciting, vital, and humorous. Quite the opposite response I typically experience when considering the state of things.
Expand -- contract -- expand -- contract. To dip into such a rhythm, one of cyclical growth, deterioration, growth ... appears to be both fun and challenging.

We shall see.