So I went and told Jason, who instead of lauding my honesty condemned me for conducting the test. Then I went and voted for Jason, but he condemned this as an act of penance which he rejected on the same grounds. However, as far as I am concerned, the conflict has been displaced. I've forced Brendan to take a stand on the issue. In addition to all the ginseng consumed this week, it's high time I began to speak of where I edge out Navin in righteousness.
Religions value the artist as instrument through which the beauty of god's creation is reflected.
Existentially one of the ways to live authentically is through imagination and art. Some day, I'm going to write a short story that ends with the main character making a painting. This week, in a very dramatic rush of creativity, I did this whole redesign business on The Shrub. So maybe it's not an oil painting or a novel, but staying up all night with Photoshop and Notepad is just like fasting or walking through the desert for 40 years, only with transhumanist undertones. In more recent news, Navin voted for himself twice in the poll this week.