There's no truth to the counter that "all talk means still searching" because half a decade of hollow declarations could have blocked the real when it appeared and that would have been catastrophic. But the power was self-sustaining and is more so today. The repetition here is value-added because prophetic declarations are the most self-fulfilling. It effectively puts an end to been so's, as in been so blue, been so ready.

The carcinogenic chronical headlines:
the road to mandalay had fewer connections than this excursion.
Still thrilled with the markers/separation experience which doesn't translate into "next" (yes it does!). It's OK to psychologically strut but "self praise stinks" still applies here.

The erotic element is still in the air so pardon my hard-on. All the abstention ahead suggests practicing shintoism without the guilt but this is no don't shit where you eat situation. Survival that equals nirvana gets proper attention, hence the all-'bout-me-e ism here. Not looking for a free ride . . . it's more of a dress-up of what's ahead.