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[rivendellrose]

Dad called today and said I got a letter saying that my jury date got changed to July 5, so now I can actually do it without it totally fucking my finals. So that's good!

Also, is it true that Hunter S. Thompson killed himself? I keep seeing it reported on my friends-list, but every time I try to follow a link to an article about it, the link gets an error message. And... would it be crass of me to ask why people seem to find this so shocking? It's definitely tragic, I agree, but I find it hard to be surprised - the stories I've heard of him don't exactly make him seem like the most stable of human beings. Or is it just the shock of the tragedy that's causing surprise?

I'm so glad I don't have classes tomorrow. So very fecking glad.

Edit: Oh, and many thanks to shadawyn for the yarn, crochet hooks, and booklet, and for coming out to dinner with us this evening - it was good seeing you again!

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[bluerose16.livejournal.com]

Ah. Well, thanks for the explination, I had really never heard of him at all. It always makes me kind of angry/sad when famous authors kill themselves. Because it only furthers the reputation that creative people are unstable. ::sighs::

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

It's a bad reputation, but I can't help but think that there's some basis to it. Some great artists definitely are more cracked than the average joe. On the other hand, there are a lot of cracked folks who are complete hacks or totally without talent, and a lot of great artists who manage to be completely sane and normal. It's just the publicity that the great crazies get, I guess, that does it.

[bluerose16.livejournal.com]

"Some great artists definitely are more cracked than the average joe."

That's an understatement...

I suppose that is what does it. Still, it does depress one...

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

It definitely does.