Poem of the day

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No, don't be scared, I didn't write it.

http://www.bartleby.com/123/62.html

Housman is a big favorite of mine, and this one really sums up a lot of my particular viewpoint on life. People often accuse me of being negative; I call it preparing for reality. Call me Mithridates!

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[eyeteeth.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's one of my favorites too! And I like it for the same reason. People may call me a cynic, but the true cynics are the people who think life is so wretched that it must be sugarcoated.