Watteau was a Poet.

You know what’s sad? I’ve learned more about Buddhism by researching the names of Digital Devil Saga places than I did in years of learning about it in the Humanities.

SMT games also have helped me immensely with my mythologies. Still unsure as to why fusing Barong and Rangda always gives you Shiva, though.

UPDATE: Figured out why Barong+Rangda=Shiva. Shiva’s often depicted in SMT games in the “Lord of the Dance” style. In Bali, the story of Barong and Rangda is typically done through dance. The roots of Balinese religion go back to Hinduism, where Shiva is the god of Creation and Destruction. BAM!

or at least until I fail a class, hurt myself, do something stupid with boys, break a valued possession, lose a friend, die seven times in a row on the same SMT boss/level/mission, fuck up an interview, or generally have feelings.

The last two days of workouts have murdered me, but I don’t feel tired after doing them.

This is going to be interesting to see what happens after doing this for three solid weeks.