Going upriver.

It's crazy how everyone knows everyone else.

I was reading something today, because I promised the author I would. One chapter a day, at least. That's what I tell myself every morning. I finished, and started reading the scant handful of comments. One of them stuck out more than the others; kind-of like how I pluck cards from my tarot deck. Just whichever one feels right. One thing led to another, and eventually, I found myself on Skeeter's page.

There's an interconnectedness to everything. Most days, I don't even realize it. When I do, though, it's like seeing the code in the Matrix. Or, maybe a better analogy is that I'm an ant, clinging to the bark of a small branch on an infinitely-large tree. I rarely notice, but the roots of the tree are the collective arms of three other trees, like a real-life Celtic knot. In those brief moments, where the leaves bend in a slight breeze and I can peer out, I swear I can see the whole thing. It's awe-inspiring, and a little bit scary.

The crazy thing is that the tree's made of ants, and it's not even really a tree. It's a web that's so tangled and convoluted that trying to make sense of it would require you to break your brain's metaphorical jaw-bone, just so you could cram everything in.