the pleasure principle of pain

on lying and truth and addiction and the internet and the importance of fresh cut flowers in a vase

For most of my adult life I’ve had a weirdly uncomplicated relationship with pleasure. What I mean is that I’m pretty good at enjoying nice things in moderation, in the moment, and I don’t feel much residual guilt. I used to diet, fast, cleanse, impose endless strictures on myself but after I had children it was just too exhausting so I stopped. Once I …