I drew some comics. Yes.

The Creation of Adam

The Creation of Adam is all the more beautiful and humbling because of its hidden neuroanatomy. Perhaps Michelangelo is suggesting that god is created within the human mind. I'm inclined to believe he was a closeted atheist. (His closeted homosexuality is a fact.)  


I've come to realise that all religions demand a suspension of logic. If a hobo told you that fairies live at the bottom of your garden, you'd hopefully exercise a healthy degree of skepticism and investigate before coming to your own conclusions. The only difference is that the crazy hobo is a man that your friends and family seem to respect. And there happens to be a lot of incense, candles and choir. It becomes another way of finding belonging and acceptance.

I find there are far more elegant answers to life's questions.

Caffeine is the Love of my Life

BRING IT ON, MOTHERFUCKERS!

The first time I was properly exposed to caffeine, I was 14. It was the morning of an algebra exam or something and I remember thinking, "I am going to spend 10% of my weekly allowance on one of these energy drinks." Three dollars is a lot of money to a 14 year old schoolgirl. This was back in ye olde days when commercials for energy drinks involved CGI flies getting buzzed and causing chaos on highways. It was really energetic. 

It's been seven years since then and a lot of happened. Much has changed. We've all moved forward and begun with eyes anew, walking upon the stepping stones that mark our passage through this mysterious thing called life. The one constant in my life has been caffeine. Whether in pill-form, energy drinks, coffee or chocolate-coated beans, caffeine has been my longest and most important relationship. 

This is me before caffeine. Maybe around 7:30am.

This is me at the peak of my caffeine high.

It's been hard. Like all relationships, Caffeine and I sometimes fight. It's the same fight, over and over again. I ask Caffeine to do its job and at times, it refuses. Our fights are sometimes violent, particularly if I'm really stressed. 

But we still love each other very much. We go on a "break" every now and then because I think I've had enough and I'm ready to pack my bags but inevitably, I apologise and caffeine takes me back. We go to sleep happy on those nights.

We will continue to work at the cracks within our relationship. I have to learn not to take caffeine for granted; I can't ask impossible things of caffeine and then be disappointed when caffeine can not deliver. Caffeine must be willing to work harder and understand my needs. Either way, I think I've found my life partner.