if only for 7-8 hours a day
by Julio Chapluzki
all day long
i look forward
to the sweeping
encompassing
oblivion
in which
i cease
to exist
to think
to be
all day long
i look forward
to the sweeping
encompassing
oblivion
in which
i cease
to exist
to think
to be
sweet.
sum,esse, fui, futurus: to be*
(–)
this is the dictionary form of the lain verb “to be”
Latin:sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt**
English:I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, you all are, they are
* “esse” is the infinitive form that translates as “to be”
** that is only the first principle part
So Tuck, from this it looks like I did it right, translating cogito ergo sum as I think therefore I am…Did I do it right? I have not gotten around to studying Latin yet, so mostly I just pretend like I’m a Latin speaking star to impress my underlings.
cogito sounds weird. misspelling perhaps?
by the way, do any of you happen to have $2300 burning a hole in your pocket that
perhaps I could have to go to Berlin during spring break? I’ll get you a nice, big souvenir (like a lot of really good chocolate or something)
just a suggestion if you do.
berlin is not all its cracked up to be…
aw who am i kidding… i spent a week there my sophmore year of high school and it was one of the most defining times of my life.
this reminds me… i have a poem to write…