From e01ed83975933e4c8eafcda7950db98342ddfd63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 22:08:20 -0700 Subject: Switch to compile.lua for reasons --- river/initial-conditions.river | 413 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 413 insertions(+) create mode 100644 river/initial-conditions.river (limited to 'river/initial-conditions.river') diff --git a/river/initial-conditions.river b/river/initial-conditions.river new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1095c17 --- /dev/null +++ b/river/initial-conditions.river @@ -0,0 +1,413 @@ +initial +conditions +there +is +a +theory +which +states +the +universe +if +it +began +with +the +same +initial +conditions +same +gravity +same +strong +weak +nuclear +force +same +size +and +shape +would +unfold +in +exactly +the +way +it +has +with +the +same +planets +orbiting +suns +same +people +making +same +mistakes +like +this +morning +it's +actually +past +two +but +i +will +call +it +morning +while +turning +on +the +shower +i +as +the +universe +intended +although +i +was +expecting +the +heat +of +suns +had +the +ice +of +inner +space +those +pre +existing +conditions +before +the +big +bang +the +shower +was +almost +exactly +freezing +for +a +split +second +every +day +it's +the +same +i +turn +on +the +tap +hop +in +pull +the +knob +have +the +same +moment +of +utter +panic +then +pain +then +a +relaxing +morning +shower +where +i +spend +between +five +to +ten +i'm +not +sure +exactly +minutes +i +have +good +thoughts +this +poem +about +the +universe +for +example +i +had +the +idea +while +i +was +conditioning +my +hair +it +came +to +me +like +accidentally +looking +at +the +sun +the +pain +and +the +wonder +that +something +as +large +as +suns +could +appear +so +small +and +yet +so +hot +all +at +the +same +time +so +hot +in +the +summer +we +require +air +conditioning +although +now +in +the +winter +it's +cold +in +the +morning +and +i +can't +wait +to +hop +in +the +shower +that +tiny +universe +of +water +and +steam +and +soap +and +body +that +and +only +that +exactly +or +rather +exclusively +it's +hard +to +get +the +words +exactly +right +the +meanings +bleed +into +each +other +like +the +sun's +shadows +on +pavement +ready +for +me +to +dream +another +universe +into +it +on +top +of +it +again +and +again +until +they +all +look +the +same +i +can't +tell +whether +it's +my +morning +or +the +shower's +morning +or +where +i +put +the +conditioner +or +what +the +initial +conditions +could +have +been +that +decided +i +would +misplace +my +conditioner +today +and +why +and +how +much +planning +was +involved +exactly +that +would +cause +so +far +down +the +production +line +of +this +morning +me +to +wake +up +so +long +after +the +rising +of +the +sun +me +to +stay +inside +all +day +even +after +showering +to +look +at +the +same +computer +screen +to +give +up +the +actual +universe +to +the +universe +in +there +with +its +conditions +where +the +screen +serves +as +sickly +sun +where +there +is +apparently +exactly +what +i +need +no +more +the +same +three +sites +i +visited +this +morning +comprising +my +entire +universe -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81