Inscribed on the Wall of the Hut by the Lake

If you want to be a mountain dweller,
No need to trek to India to find one.
I’ve got a thousand peaks
To pick from, right here by the lake.
Fragrant grasses, white clouds,
To hold me here.
What holds you there,
World dweller?

~ Chiao Jan (730–799)

@divegeester said
Not “unique username”

So who?

plot twist
trev stole trev's identity for entertainment purposes only

The great path has no gates,
Thousands of roads enter it.
When one passes through this gateless gate
They walk freely between heaven and earth.

~ Mumonkan

@martins said
How come a lot of forum posters haven't played a game of chess in over a 100 days?

chess is an evil distraction from the gawdly business of surviving this planet of doom upon which we all will die
i only engage in the "game" to hone my skills of infection

Upon the clatter of a broken tile
All I had learned was at once forgotten.
Amending my nature is needless;
Pursuing the tasks of everyday life
I walk along the ancient path.
I am not disheartened in the mindless void.
Wherever I go I leave no footprint,
Walking without color or sound.

~ Chikan Zenji

@Drewnogal

hear hear

made a playlist of gov't mule, a few clash selections, and the entire who catalog and listened to the app randomly choose what truths to drive me insane

gawd i love getting olde

Each of you has a priceless
Jewel in your own body.
It radiates light through your eyes,
Shining through the
Mountains, river, and earth.

It radiates light through your ears,
Taking in all sounds, good and bad.
It radiates light through
Your six senses day and night.
This is also called absorption in light.

You yourself do not recognize it,
But it is in your physical body,
Supporting it inside and out,
Not letting it tip over.
Even if you are carrying
A double load of rocks
Over a single-log bridge,
It still doesn’t let you fall over.

What is it?
If you seek in the slightest,
It cannot be seen.

~ Ta-an (d. 883)

it's getting dark outside
heck,
it's getting dark inside, too

gonna pull an icarus and head on up to view the thingie

a cat, an owl, and a harpy all walk into a bar
they all walk out as @ghost-of-a-duke's avatar

you cannot fight in here!
this is the war room!


so many sweet tidbits
https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-movie-quotes/

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/05/airbnb-bookings-eclipse-april-8-map

the link is to a map of airbnb and vrbo listings ahead of the eclipse
so many americans who travel to gaze at the sun and complain about how much it costs to do so
lol

and,
i am doing my small part to be as eclipse outrageous and disgusting as possible

i dropped a deuce today in the perfect shape of the path of totality
i took pictures, too

@Fartacus
PROsPER INFIDEL!

pms jokes are never funny
period