Mixed Nuts

To those of you allergic to nuts... get your epi pens ready.

Literary Analysis

The wild man-prophet, the foolish wizard, the simple wise-man, the nutty professor. All of these are motifs used in literature, but why. Concelaing gifts and identity is dishonest, or is it prudent. In the case of the wildman-prophet, such a thing is a dual condition, the gift of the gods is balanced with the curse of man.

Lately some have remarked that by my writing they think I am depressed/ that my "optimism" is failing. But I don't think I am/ it is. I call it a new state of awareness. I find fleeting yet satisfying happiness in memory and in the simple things. The simple things I find is truly where deep happiness resides. The complex things bring with themselves a lofty mental clout and satisfaction, but it is not happiness. Granted life, as always, is depressing but happiness can still be found. I prepare to set out on an adventure, but to where or for what I do not know. I wish I could take you with me...

Memory:

I may have written about this before, it makes me laugh a bit. Back when I was in school studying judo I had an older female sparing partner. I say older, she was only really a few years older, but had much more judo experience than I. I, however, had practiced jiu-jitsu which gave me a different sort of edge. But back to the story at hand and off the trail of the lingering joke. She once told me after class that I sounded exactly like Link from The Ocarina of Time. That my kiup, my personal power shout sounded exactly like Link... and after further examination... she was right... That was the main body of my smile and my story, the wandering path that I setup with the extra back story comes into play through a joke she told. We were practicing a new type of throw and I said that it resembled a take down from jiu-jitsu, but that it left the thrower open to a counter-trip. She did not follow until I demonstrated how half way through the throw when I reversed her hold and she wound up on the ground. She then responded, "That's not fair, you can't mix the fighting styles, it's like crossing the streams, never cross the streams!" Now you Ghost Busters fans out there know exactly where that is coming from... Speaking of which have you heard about Ghost Busters III? Do the research, I'll not spoon feed you that one.

But check this out if you have the time. I came upon it while investigating this.