Life is complex:

( Yeah, I used to think it was just recreational... then I started doin' it during the week... you know, simple stuff: differentiation, kinematics. Then I got into integration by parts... I started doin' it every night: path integrals, holomorphic functions. Now I'm on diophantine equations and sinking deeper into transfinite analysis. Don't let them tell you it's just recreational. )

I'll never look at those little kiddie rides the same way again, those coin operated carousel horses and biplanes that are always out in front of stores? It's hard to look at something the same way or think of it as benign and quaint when you were almost decapitated by their fiberglass propellers and hooves. I might have nightmares of pink ponies and the red baron. That was...well, exciting isn't the word I would really choose but for the sake of brevity I think it could do.

Finally found a place in town with decent chai, Deja Brew. I need to find out if they have wifi...I might just settle in there instead. Certainly cheaper.