We All Have Our Bear To Cross...

[avevale_intelligencer]

...was a title I came up with for one of Gestalt's albums. I like it for a number of reasons, not all to do with the fact that I invented it. For one thing, I like the idea that Christianity survives into the far future such that puns can be made about it: it has too much temporal power at the moment, which leads to a lot of nonsensical interference with people's lives, but purely as religions go it has much to recommend it.

But if you think about it, it's not a bad analogy for life. We all have our bear to cross, and we have to do it carefully in order not to wake it up. Some people's bears are larger than others, some are more deeply asleep than others (it was remarked upon at the time by certain envious souls that Gestalt's bear was actually under the influence of powerful narcotics), but sooner or later the bear wakes up, and then things get hectic.

I'm sure this could be developed into some sort of trendy lifestyle book like What Colour Is Your Parachute? or Who Moved My Cheese?, but I don't think I'm up to the job. For one thing, I'm fairly certain our bear is wide awake and glaring at us right now, which is why I can't sleep.

Comments

[soren-nyrond.livejournal.com]

Some of us, frankly, find it less ... emotion-causing ... to make the longer, but scenic, route round the bear.
Alternatively, invest in a smart-honey-bomb.

[zanda-myrande.livejournal.com]

Good morning! it's good to see you commenting again.

Any thoughts on the new stuff on the site?

Oh, and Mal tells me transport ships are going to able to use covert ops cloaks like what you can warp with. Could be useful...

[soren-nyrond.livejournal.com]

Could be (useful). I still have my original invis cloak for the Mammoth you gave me. Never needed to use it yet -- use tractor beam in hi-slot, for salvaging when collecting jetcans.

If by new stuff you're referring to the background, it's very nice and bucolic. Haven't pored through all of the rest yet.

Of course I comment -- I'm just learning not necessarily to do it in public (as the ecclesiastical gentleman said, in reply to the thespienne).

[zanda-myrande.livejournal.com]

There are various new pages, with more in preparation. Most are listed in the What's New bit on the front page (http://www.nyrond.co.uk/index.htm).

[soren-nyrond.livejournal.com]

Yes -- fine. They look lovely.

I'm pleased that you've been able to rationalise your version of the Gilchrist. Mine was, I think, more closely influenced (or would have been had I devised it after reading) H.Beam Piper's TransTime devices. But yours is an intriguing avatar, and has the plus of a defined team who manage it, and a second who "use" it.

Avevale I will read more clsoely eventually; and NuWho is inimitably the Zander whom we welcomed to the LPG all those years ago, analysing the faults of the media whilst also willing to put up with them for the sake of the Greater Good.

Once more I am driven to comment that your footling overtrumps by several qunata my carefully written ratiocinations.

[zanda-myrande.livejournal.com]

And yet, could I in my wildest imaginings have ever invented such a fabulous beast as the qunata?

I'm better with you than I am on my own.