Z O E M _ _ _ _ is the sound of insects and electrical devices .... . . . . . . . . . . S t a t s .. Name . zoem fox .. Place . portland, oregon .. Blog . no apocalypse .. Microblog . bluesky:zoem.me .. Art Gallery . instagram:chaotic zoem .. Personal Photos . instagram:glitter grifter .. Email . zoem at zoem dot me .. Signal . zoem.42 .. Discord . zoem_zero .... . . . . . . . . . . E v e r y t h i n g E l s e I was born in 1977. I've been moving roughly forward ever since. Despite my occasional assertions to the con trary, I do not str ive for ob scurity. I strive for c l arity, and enough skill and pa t ience to express t hat clar i ty . .. / . / .. / . / .. / . / .. / . / .. / . / .. r a n d o m q u o t e s, etc. (most of these were in my .signature file at one point or another... they are also pre-millennial. i'll update these to be less embarrassing someday but not today) Investing in the Evil Empire pays. - Lionel Moore, during a game of Star Wars Monopoly[tm] Pay attention little girl this is the lesson! Money can not buy happiness! Money buys peace! - Pokey the Penguin "Millions of human hands at work, billions of minds...a vast network, screaming with life: an organism. A natural organism." - Max Cohen, in the motion picture pi The Litany Against Fear I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. - Frank Herbert (author of Dune) Scribble thoughts flowing freely from the mind, sing in good voice, keep the beat and, above all, accept a glass of wine when it is pressed upon you. - Yoshida Kenko, Essay in Idleness, 1340