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A Quiet Kind of Chaos

by Special Kay

Rated: GC · Book · Personal · #1563486

Chaos is that voice at the end of the day that says, "Bet you didn't see that coming."

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"It turns out that an eerie type of chaos can lurk just behind a facade of order
- and yet, deep inside the chaos lurks an even eerier type of order"
~Douglas Hostadter

I imagine that chaos and order are like those Russian nesting dolls, and they fit together to some infinitesimally minute level at which we must just give up ever grasping what lies at the core.
Still . . . if I had to bet, my money would be on chaos.

"Our real discoveries come from chaos,
from going to the place that looks wrong and stupid and foolish."
~Chuck Palahniuk

I know that place well . . . every wrong, stupid, and foolish acre of it!
I used to think it was a dead end, or worse, a complete navigational failure,
but sometimes that place was exactly were I needed to be.

So what does any of this have to do with me, my blog, or the entries that will follow?

I don't know, but pull up a chair. I'll invite some chaos, and we'll see what happens.

"It's a cruel and random world, but the chaos is all so beautiful."
— Hiromu Arakawa

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NOVAcatmando

Apr 1, 2012 at 5:36pm
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"The Financial Lives of the Poets" by Jess Walter? Sounds like a tragedy...

Special Kay

Apr 1, 2012 at 10:13am
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LOL, you got it Party, I'm on Tumblr. I like it because it is easy to post pictures and because it updates right into my twitter feed.

Scarlett

Apr 1, 2012 at 5:58am
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Congrats on your achievements and good luck with the taxes.

I'd be thrilled to have the opportunity to spend some lengthy period of time alone. As I say to my hubby 'How can I miss you when you won't go away?' We all need space.

I've not heard of tumbling and forget to tweet. Not that I have anything to tweet about. WDC is still home to me. Be sure and let us know about your new blog.

alfred booth, wanbli ska

Apr 1, 2012 at 3:12am
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GOOD FOR YOU!

I know what you mean about Tony's quick round trips back into your daily life. Same thing for 14 years now, almost 15, with Pierre who comes and goes with such irregularity that I've never been able to make plans. I've gotten to the point that I really prefer to invade his space in Lyon that to have him chez moi.

partyof5

Apr 1, 2012 at 1:48am
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Congrats on completing everything! Seriously must feel really good. My daughter has a statistics class at the university this semester. Can't believe all the homework for that one. Any thoughts on that new something on the horizon?

You Tumble and Tweet? I tweet a lot.....don't know what tumbling is but I'll assume it's Tumblr? I've never looked into that so I'm clueless, but maybe I should? Yeah, I should.

Hope the tax refund is kind to you.

Scarlett

Mar 22, 2012 at 5:55am
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Hope you'll be feeling better soon. You'd think by now the experts would have found an effective medicine for allergies.

The book sounds...erm...well

Katya the Poet

Mar 21, 2012 at 10:40pm
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I'm glad you got to attend the conference and that you feel inspired and energized. Yay!!

alfred booth, wanbli ska

Mar 21, 2012 at 3:45pm
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As a failed concert pianist because I was incapable of networking and creating a following for myself, I know first hand how important it is to network. I think that many people network instead of going the extra mile with their writing, but I'm certain that in today's world of internet dominated communication, the writer with even the most excellent manuscript won't go very far without proper networking.

Chewie Kittie

Mar 21, 2012 at 10:58am
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Ewww. You are one of those dirty, dirty twits tweeters.

I like the third chick's take on it. Do what works for you.

Scarlett

Mar 21, 2012 at 5:49am
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Strange about the comments, but then computers have a life of their own.

I couldn't study statistics I don't think, but as you are so near the end maybe you should go all out for a good grade. Then you'll enjoy the writing even more.

Mixed views on the networking front, but I go with your take.

I joined Twitter years ago, but always forget to use it.

#165. A method to the madness
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#164. Documentation
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#163. "Hope is a demon bitch"
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#162. on the inside looking out
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#161. The only thing that doesn't change. . .
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#160. Apathy
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#159. The IEP
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#158. laced with truth
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#157. May 12th
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#156. inquiring minds . . .
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#155. unofficially adopted
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#154. Beautiful day!
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#153. Greetings from the bottom of the rabbit hole
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#152. Sunshine
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#151. Chaos continues
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#150. Still around
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#149. Avoidance and other ways to pass the time
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#148. In answer to the question . . .
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#147. oddly enough
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#146. Nerd spawn
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#145. Olympic glory
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#144. Valentine's Day
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#143. snowin' and blowin'
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#142. Snow
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#141. Waiting for da snow
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#140. snow delay
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#139. Happy Groundhog's Day
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#138. A new month
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#137. just stuff
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#136. Weird dream
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#135. Favorable news
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#134. The waters are rising
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#133. scary thoughts
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#132. tire-less joy
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#131. Puppy pushers
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#130. the teen years
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#129. Monday at home
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#128. Long weekend
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#127. sick day
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#126. derailed
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#125. momentum
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#124. ponderous things
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#123. Back to work
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#122. this could be the year
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#121. The wok
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#120. fresh start
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#119. Happy New Year
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#118. On the eve of the eve
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#117. Selfish gifts
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#116. Will it blend?
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#115. reflecting
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#114. Second round
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#113. Merry Christmas, Part II
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#112. Merry Christmas
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#111. Quick update
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#110. All dressed up and no place to go
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#109. The ghost of Christmas past
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#108. daily overkill
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#107. Snow
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#106. ouch
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#105. Holiday desperation
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#104. Bored silly
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#103. news and such
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#102. chaos in the kitchen
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#101. Where did the weekend go?
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#100. No rest for the wicked.
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#99. Gifts
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#98. Person of the Year?
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#97. Slushies
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#96. wintery mix
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#95. Big O. little o. What begins with "O?"
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#94. silliness
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#93. Working off lists
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#92. Let it snow
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#91. my parasitic ways
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#90. The holiday training
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#89. Nooooooo!
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#88. Bamboozled
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#87. fun and games
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#86. updating
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#85. a happy sort of madness
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#84. Giving thanks
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#83. Grumbly
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#82. ghost monkeys?
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#81. The day's events
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#80. if you give a mouse a cookie
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#79. good talk
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#78. two cents
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#77. remotely interesting?
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#76. Good stuff
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#75. A is for awesome, B is for brontasaurus
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#74. So it goes
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#73. slight of hand
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#72. It's that time of year.
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#71. memories
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#70. I remember . . .
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#69. Good stuff
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#68. Breaking News
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#67. Communication
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#66. oops
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