playin' hooky

Today, i did not go to school even though i technically was supposed to. i felt like i could afford to miss this day, so why not? but, i didn't really do much of anything worthwhile except for feel bored all day. i have heartburn all the time now, so i guess i need to buy some rolaids or somethin. watched the first episode of firefly... it's pretty much exactly like the movie. last night i read the myth about psyche and eros and i liked psyche's story. this one part especially was meaningful to me:

In trying to put on a new face, a 'mask,' she makes a bad mistake. She does not receive youthful beauty, innocence, or purity but instead falls to the ground in a swoon. It is as if she is weighted down with the responsibilities of mature life and with the awareness of her own mortality. Opening the jar in spite of the taboo is a mistake, a failure, but this is also necessary for the full life. It is a reminder that some human destructiveness must be integrated into our lives for full maturity. We have to come to terms with our grievances and guilts, with our imperfections. Beauty and imperfection go together." (Biallas, 1986)