Spirits (was RE: [extropy-chat] Qualia Bet.)

[Jef Allbright]

On 11/30/05, Emlyn <emlynoregan at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 01/12/05, Amara Graps <amara at amara.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Amara, yes there is a great resemblance in your story, and it
> seems you are in the same situation that I was for the last 6 or 7
> years. Knowing that the person is not going to change, and waiting for
> that phone call, basically. Even though it almost goes without saying
> that I'm not much of a deathist, sometimes it's a relief.
>
> The one upside to all this is that the pathos is incredible creative
> fuel. I've written a blues requiem for her (actually for me, about
> her), based on the latin mass, which I'm going to record in the new
> year. It's called Requiem for Hopelessness, and you can't dance to it
> :-)

Thanks Emlyn and Amara for sharing your clear-eyed, realistic, and
humanistic view of a harsh part of reality.
- Jef