Sketch #280

Is it wrong to find gratification to see someone’s arrogance collapse? Is is spiteful? It might be natural, but it is toxic. It’s best not to dwell on it and let go.-

Day/Page/Sketch #279

There is a fair amount of pride in each act of self-renunciation. There’s nothing discrete or considerate about it. By renouncing to yourself you’re condemning other people’s pleasures.
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Alexander’s new single “A Woman’s Right to Choose” comes out on New Pangea on Novemeber 25th.

Day/Page/Sketch #278

I have an obtuse opinion on detachment and dependency. None win, they are permanently nemesis.

Day/Page/Sketch #274

When you lose your health to the point when you end up in hospital, there is a sense of being imprisoned, not only by the lack of health, but also by being in a hospital. They treat you like a plant, although you feel like a vegetable.

Day/Page/Sketch #273

I dislike so much to be late that I usually take too much time ahead to be somewhere. Sometimes it doesn’t work, though. The other day I even forgot to meet. I was devastated. I end up apologizing for it. I think I apologize too much sometimes. Apologies don’t make up for time loss. I wish they did.

Day/Page/Sketch #272

There are a few times that I’ve thought about what would happen if I would lose the novel I’m doing all the sketches on. What would I do? Thinking about it makes so anxious.

Day/Page/Sketch #258

When I was a kid I was terrified of bullies. They seemed like these evil creatures thirsty to get fixated on someone and cause insufferable pain. Nothing has changed, but now I can walk away and be done with them.

Day/Page/Sketch #257

The person who upholds a position of power and trust is always the wrong person.

Day/Page/Sketch #256

“Love, we say, is life; but love without hope and faith is agonizing death.” ~ Elbert Hubbard.

Day/Page/Sketch #255

I practice teetotalism, therefore I am what is called a teetotaler. Well, I really don’t practice it as in a doctrine. It just happens to be this way.–

Day/Page/Sketch #254

8:40 AM: The Havisham Hour. Day/Page/Sketch #254 of 513 from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations –You will never see HRH Elizabeth II drinking or eating in public. In fact, just as Estella, you would never see her eating or drinking. Period.–Visit http://www.HavishamHour.com to order fine prints, listen to previous podcasts, and to learn more about this project. ©2013 Julio Panisello.

Day/Page/Sketch #253

When I was a little kid I was into embroidery and cross-stitch, and also macrame. I thank my mom for letting me do all those things.

Day/Page/Sketch #252

I remember writing lines as punishment when I went to elementary Catholic school. Lots of them, for different puerile reasons. I only remember they were a waste of time.