Hi all -- still on vacation. From what I can remember (I just wrote that to psych you out. I remember most of the party, because I didn't drink that much, and certainly not as much as our pal Sydney...) Sunday night's shindig was great fun, though apparently Pam, Anon, and I left before things got really interesting. Ah well. Thanks a lot for hosting, Sarah and Zoey! I took pics; they'll go up when I get back.

We went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art today, which was alright, but I didn't get much into it despite liking artwork and considering myself something of an artist -- but then, maybe that explains it, since it means I'm going to be more critical of whatever I'm looking at because I feel I know something about what it means to be an artist and what constitutes good art. At one point, I saw Wendy looking at at a painting and commented, "This does not impress me. I could do this. Easily." She shot me a kind of disgusted look before walking away, whence I looked down at the tag to see just what "artist" had slapped that pitiful excuse for a painting together.

The artist? Vincent van Gogh.

Apparently Val and co. had a fantastic time, though, so good for them.

Anyway, I'm in a weird mood now. I feel like people don't like me. SO. I'm going to post relevant song lyrics. I was actually looking for the lyrics for "King of Nothing" by Space March, which is on the very excellent mix CD that Mickey made for me (see, I finally got past track 12!), but since I couldn't find those and don't feel like transcribing the song at the moment (definitely when I get back, though), the lyrics of a Phish song with the same name will have to do. And though I've never actually heard this one, I the words capture my present mood rather well.

"King Of Nothing"
by Phish

I am the king of nothing
The emperor of emptiness
I don't have a castle
And I don't wear a crown

I recall as a small child
The dreams that I once had
Yes, I recall as a small boy
Those dreams which drove me mad

'Cause I once found myself a Kingdom
It was not too far away
I once found myself a Kingdom
But somehow I let it slip away

So I am the king of nothing
The emperor of emptiness
And I don't have a castle
And I don't have a crown

And I recall as a small child
Those dreams I once had
I recall as a small boy
Those dreams which drove me mad

I once found myself a Kingdom
And I thought that it was here to stay
Yes, I once found myself a Kingdom
But somehow I let it slip away

So I am the king of nothing
The emperor of emptiness
And I don't have a castle
And I don't wear a crown

I've gotta get back into the poetry writing thing. Ja.