DISCLAIMER:  The following was originally posted on the thisisby.us writing community on September 30th, 2007.

On behalf of the Universe, we would like to take this time to issue a formal apology to you, the reader, for any inconvenience you may have experienced thus far in your life.  Please understand that this was not our original intention for you or anyone else.  You actually are supposed to enjoy yourself and feel loved.  Unfortunately, several self-important individuals have taken it upon themselves to exploit your planet's resources at the expense of the remaining populace.  Rest assured that we are well aware of the situation and we are working to counteract it.  In any case, their discorporate souls will have to come to us sooner or later, and there will be a considerable amount of explanation and reparation required.
 
We are also working to bring you teleportation, free nutrition pills, and cures for all the major contagious diseases.  Particularly the sexually transmitted ones...we don't know how that got away from us.  In the meantime, please enjoy the free air and water, and all the daydreams you desire.  Again, we are truly sorry for any discomfort you have had to endure.  
 
Have a lovely life,
The Unseen Forces of the Universe

I have yet to figure out exactly why, but rainy days always seem to be quieter.  Perhaps it is because people are less likely to go outdoors if they don't have to (unless they enjoy the feeling of the rain on their bodies).  Perhaps the white noise obscures the sound of daily traffic.  Whatever it is, I have always appreciated it.  I enjoy it even more if I don't have anything to do.  Perhaps I can make some tea, read a book, have a nap.  Being the sort of person that enjoys having music almost all the time, sometimes I need days of silence.

Of course, right now I'm listening to Soma.fm's Doomed station.  Perhaps later I'll do silence.  

One of the great things about my username is that it explains a lot about me.  I know that I have the potential to be my greatest ally, but I also remain my worst enemy.  I know that I have the potential to do several creative things, but so far I have not figured out how to use these things to earn income.

Perhaps I'm not supposed to.  Perhaps I only get to use these abilities to entertain and enlighten others.

But I don't want to work at a boring job just to pay bills!

I'm clearly doing something wrong....

I am a fledgling.  I'm learning to love myself and appreciate the things that I am capable of and the person I am capable of being.  I have been receiving pieces of the universal puzzle ever since I was little, sometimes one, sometimes a handful.  Slowly but surely, I learned how to put them together, and over time I managed to stop myself from angrily scattering the bits around the room.   After a number of close calls and near misses, I began to suspect that I was here for a specific reason, one that I still am not entirely clear on.  So I followed the path I was given.

And now I have been led here.