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Some depressing things

by Bijan PARSIA

Tuesday, 04 April 2000

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In the past couple month or so (in chronological order) a former schoolmate's boyfriend died in an avalanche, a current classmate was diagnosed with a severe tumor, and I had to euthanize a pet. The severity of the event is inverse to the closeness to my daily life, although that distancing isn't really a comfort. It's just feels odd.

This, for some reason, has put me in mind of Sei Shonagon, and her various lists. In this vien, I composed this list of depressing things (I have a list of sad things too):

1. Snow that lingers and refreezes repeatedly
2. Mexican food that inexplicably fails to appeal
3. The sound of water lapping
4. People saying hopelessly stupid things
5. A sunset that would be spectacular if not for the flickering light and buzzing of a street lamp
6. Undeserved success
7. Undeserved failure
8. Reading a book that one has cherished for many years and not liking it
9. Winning a fight that leaves a love one hurting
10. Being unable to find a natural ending to a list

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