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This morning, I'm beginning to remember one of the reasons all the walls went up around me. A long time ago, I was hypersensitive, finding it difficult to avoid emotional responses or even outbursts whenever confronted with many everyday things. For a couple of years in fact I had to actively censor my exposure to many kinds of shows, songs, and literature.

The price I paid for being able to function, without bursting into tears on a daily basis, was the loss of my creative outlets.

I may have to learn how to deal with daily weepiness, or put the walls back up. I'm not sure which is worse -- feeling the emotions, or blocking them.

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This idea has been making me chuckle all day.

Schopenhauer in Hell

Relevant lyrics snip.

I thank you
For bringing me here
For showing me home
For seeing these tears;
Finally I've found that I
Belong
Here.

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Right before I left for the commute home, I saw ravenia's post on the rules of driving in Austin.

And so I give you:

The Rules for Driving in New Orleans.

1. Just go ahead and have the turn signal indicator removed. You won't need it. You are less likely to make a left turn than you are to see a fairy riding a unicorn.

2. The layout of streets in New Orleans is an exercise in applied non-euclidean geometry. Parallel lines DO intersect here.

3. Don't even bother trying to discern "lakeside" from "riverside" when locals give directions. Those words are meaningless. Locals use them so that they sound like they know where they're going.

4. Calliope is pronounced CA-lee-ope. Just like it's spelled.

5. When you can snatch the pebble from my hand, Grasshopper, you will be able to park in the French Quarter without getting towed or fined.

6. Considering the windiness of the Causeway, the length of hurricane season, etc., keeping a floatation device in the car may not be as silly as it sounds.

7. If you are ever inclined to let down your guard where other drivers are concerned, just remember how many drive through daiquiri stands there are in the city.

8. According to a recent automotive insurance study, the intersection of Clearview and Veterans is one of the ten most dangerous intersections in the country. No joke.

9. If the "high rise" is part of your afternoon commute, you may want to consider putting a refrigerator in your car and stocking it with Snickers. Because you're not going anywhere for a while.

10. Resist the temptation to give auto A/C repair a higher priority than food for your baby. You will get used to the heat eventually.