"This mind of mine, a wild and rampant elephant,
I'll tether to that sturdy post: reflection on the Teaching.
And I shall narrowly stand guard
That it might never slip its bonds and flee."

--The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva

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    Monday, February 23, 2009
      song of the week - a place to hide by white lies
    Posted by The Elephant at: 4:54 PM

    Tuesday, February 10, 2009
      song of the week - sad sad city by ghostland observatory
    "Outerspace, it's a lovley place,
    long lost love in flower vause,
    laying on the floor shatterd, battered and bruised."

    I wish I could dance like this guy.
    Posted by The Elephant at: 10:26 PM

    Sunday, February 08, 2009
      outside a bar last night
    At 1:30 a.m. on the curb in front of the bar, ready to go home...but kind of hungry

    Wild Elephant: Hey how much for that whole pizza?

    Russian Immigrant Pizza Dude: $7, you want one?

    Wild Elephant: Sure, you got a cheese?

    RIPD: Let me check [shuffles through all his Pizzas]. No man all I got is beef and pepporni.

    Wild Elephant: Awww, no thanks man.

    RIPD: It's beef you can eat that.

    At this point I wanted to educate him to the fact that I am not Muslim, I am supposed to be Hindu, that I don't eat pork because I don't like the taste, and that I prefer to avoid ground beef because multiple cows are involved. But before I could...

    Flirtatious Girl Who Used Her Large Chest to Get Me in to Previous Bar: Hey come inside with me [as she grabs me]

    Wild Elephant: No, [our mutual friends] are all inside but I think I am calling it a night.

    Flirtatious Girl Who Used Her Large Chest to Get Me in to Previous Bar: Oh no are you sure [big hug]? Good luck on your race. Find me on Facebook tomorrow.

    Wild Elephant: I will. Have a good time in there.

    Then I checked my text messages

    Wild Elephant's Ex-gf: Somebody insulted me tonight and you weren't here to defend me. One of my friends defended me but sometimes a girl just wants her superhero and not a fill in.

    Sigh.
    Posted by The Elephant at: 12:09 PM

    Monday, February 02, 2009
      song of the week - lovers in japan by coldplay
    This song soothes my elephantine heart. It makes me feel like running endlessly, heedless into a sun. I need this kind of feeling with the marathon approaching...
    Posted by The Elephant at: 9:22 PM