<story><title>Life is wasting my time</title><url>http://blog.daemonl.com/2013/03/life-is-wasting-my-time.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>daemonl</author><text>You totally got it. Apparently not many others did, my bad. Thanks for your comment.</text></item><item><author>alexhaefner</author><text>Maybe I misunderstood this because of what books I have been reading lately, but I really enjoyed reading this piece as a piece of irony.  Apparently the word irony, pre-14th century had more to do with an author writing an opinion he or she did not hold, as if he or she did hold it.&lt;p&gt;When I read this as if the author doesn&apos;t believe that life is wasting his time, but is being ironic, because the inherent flaw resides within himself, and not within life, then I find the piece to be a really, really interesting and an exposing and humble read.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>alexhaefner</author><text>Thanks again for writing this.  You&apos;re writing about a feeling that I&apos;ve experienced and can relate to, and I thought the piece was excellent.  Great job.</text></comment>
<story><title>Life is wasting my time</title><url>http://blog.daemonl.com/2013/03/life-is-wasting-my-time.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>daemonl</author><text>You totally got it. Apparently not many others did, my bad. Thanks for your comment.</text></item><item><author>alexhaefner</author><text>Maybe I misunderstood this because of what books I have been reading lately, but I really enjoyed reading this piece as a piece of irony.  Apparently the word irony, pre-14th century had more to do with an author writing an opinion he or she did not hold, as if he or she did hold it.&lt;p&gt;When I read this as if the author doesn&apos;t believe that life is wasting his time, but is being ironic, because the inherent flaw resides within himself, and not within life, then I find the piece to be a really, really interesting and an exposing and humble read.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dpatrick86</author><text>Blame it on a verbose minority &lt;i&gt;not&lt;/i&gt; getting it... I think your opening title was a pretty strong hint of the direction you were taking it. Well done</text></comment>