Ka
by Adam Magnusson
29 November 2004
Well, the holiday season is upon us.
What a bunch of crap.
More like the Christmas season is upon us; or should I say, the Giftmas season.
I remember, as a child growing up (I’m only 27) the thrill of Halloween and Thanksgiving and all that went with it. The candy and the turkey and the days off of school. Now, it seems like Christmas overshadows all and the advertising starts sometime in early July. What a bunch of crap.
Halloween has become a day. Do you remember growing up and talking about costumes for weeks with your classmates/loved ones? When is the last time anyone threw a Halloween Party? Christmas and New Years have become the parties of choice. I find it kind of sad, to be honest.
Enough of that!
So, I am listening to Stephen King’s The Dark Tower on audio CD right now. I finished the book months ago and I knew it was my last go around, but something about the audio book and listening to this tale as a come hither and yon from work is refreshing. I find myself remembering all the good parts and looking forward to what is to come, but also hearing things that I had forgotten and the whole of the story and experience being enriched because of it.
Truly, one and all need to read these books. The Dark Tower Series starting with The Gunslinger. Trust me, it is worth the time.
Other than that, not much to say or right about.
The big election just past and I don’t know how to think or feel about that. I voted Nader. A lot of people told me that a vote for Nader was as good as a vote for Bush, but I disagree. A vote for Nader, in my opinion, was a vote of no confidence in either political party right now. I believe in and want to see more third parties put up a strong showing in the years to come. This two party B.S. is nothing but crap. America needs a strong and represented third party in the years to come if she is going to survive.
That is just an opinion, but then again, it is my opinion and this is my article, so cope.
I know that this is scattered and I apologize for that this month. I’ve had a lot on my plate and a lot of goings on going on. The problem, truth be told, isn’t about time or energy, it’s about emotion and focus.
I’m dating a woman right now. She is sweet and beautiful and everything that I see myself wanting at this point in my life. Mayhap my judgment is clouded, due to the fact that I am attracted to this person, but truth be told, I didn’t like her or care for her when I first met her. Unfortunately for me, she is the ex-girlfriend of a friend of mine. Feelings get involved and chaos ensues. It happens. Point being, I have had my focus scattered by my falling for this person and still trying to maintain a friendship with a good guy and a good person.
To go ‘Dark Tower’ on my three readers (haha) and confuse the other one, I feel ka at work. Ka, as Roland said in the books, is like a wheel, you can stand in the way of it and get crushed or you can roll with it and see what turns out. I went with it and life is a bit hectic right now.
It happens!
It’s a wild ride and I hope that the dips and turns settle soon, but even if they don’t I have found a woman that I can see myself with in the future. As I said, emotion has gotten involved and even with a clouded head and unclear judgment I can’t see myself breaking for this incredible being to save a friendship.
Break one heart or another. Get busy livin’ or get busy dyin’. Brooks said that last. I gotta agree. I should say that I have hope and I hope that all works out well for all involved.
To go Steve King on you all one last time before I go, “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of all things, and no good thing ever dies.” Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.
Happy holidays to all and kisses and my love to Lauren (my constant reader).
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