Now, I'm not philosopher, but I think the contrast between good and bad is so strong so that we may appreciate the good better. Then again, there -are- varying degrees sometimes... say, having a headache is better than having cancer. I suppose it all depends on your point of view. Cheers.
|[tenshi]|[28]|[0:27 am - Wednesday,January 15, 2003]

Can I just say that your diary is the BEST thing I have seen around here in ages! Your words are beautiful and have a lot of feeling in them. All I can say is thank you for sharing your wonderful writing!
|[Peeko]|[27]|[11:11 pm - Tuesday,January 14, 2003]

your words make me confused as to who you really are. i know that you are not who i believe that you are, that would be impossible and insane, but still...your words have a fire and a depth to them that i strive for in my own writing. the person that you remind me of is the true love of (most) everyones life. he could wrap you up like a kid in a blanket and throw you anywhere he wanted you to go. your ideas are expressive and original (like everyone elses, of course), but still contain that feeling of having thought about this before...maybe in another life or another paradox... anyway, sorry for the tangent, but you have what all good writers have (i think) and that is that your words are true. there is more truth in your words than there is in any book of pure romance or-well, the books in which you have more "i love yous" than anything really worth saying... by the way, nice layout. very nice.
|[laura]|[26]|[7:45 pm - Tuesday,January 14, 2003]

your words are beautiful..... i can relate to being the one to feel the need to 'explain' things - only i used to caught up and fumble over words, making myself look uncertain in the end. Diaryland has helped enormously - those that have known me for years are now telling me "You've changed so much... you're bold - you express yourself... and your not afriad to do it"...... though there are still times where I clam up and revert, I feel i'm growing. Am glad I made the click through your banner...... the layout is stunning, i love it :)
|[bean]|[25]|[11:23 am - Tuesday,January 14, 2003]

this reminds me of Edna from The Awakening.
|[andrea]|[24]|[3:59 am - Tuesday,January 14, 2003]

i got your cds and i want to hug you. but you are not here and i don't even know who you are. i have this strange feeling that i know you in real life. is that insane? i dunno. if so, it would be par for the course. i have stepped through the looking glass lately. it's honest and true, though. i know you, don't i? somewhere, somehow. i know you. you taste familiar.
|[bebelua]|[23]|[6:33 pm - Monday,January 13, 2003]

I'd like to say that I feel like I know exactly what you're talking about in your first paragraph, about saying what you want to without letting the other person know. I've been accused of being cryptic more than once (and a lot lately), truth be told. Oh, and that the tricks I play on myself confuse the issues - often to the point where I'm not sure what is and isn't a game, even if it started out that I knew (or thought I did). I hope I'm not being to presumptious here, but I feel like I know what you're talking about. Also, I second what Miss Maleficus said. The font size is a bit small. Playing with inserting the font-size attribute in the style part at the top of your code would fix this. You specify it in pt (points), in, cm, px (pixels), or a few other things, but pt hasn't worked too well for me - I use in. You probably have to put it in in all the font definitions; basically, stick it in right after anywhere you see "font-family: Times New Roman;" (the colon separator is important). The new bit should look like "font-size: .15in;" or something like that. Sorry if I went overboard, but I didn't know how much css you know. Your writing is wonderful.
|[piotr]|[22]|[5:45 pm - Monday,January 13, 2003]

you're certainly welcome.
|[might]|[21]|[4:42 pm - Monday,January 13, 2003]

hey, you have a great layout. but could you perhaps make the font a little bigger? it's really hard to read.
|[Miss Maleficus]|[20]|[9:09 am - Monday,January 13, 2003]

wow.. isn't the journey to the Self a fascinating one..? You have a gorgeous layout. Is that a picture done by Dave McKean?
|[Danielle]|[19]|[2:33 am - Monday,January 13, 2003]