March 2012
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Reviser's Block
Because I am a mondo weirdo, I make things difficult for myself. I’ve written 60,000 words and handed them off to my advisor and received them back with notes. It’s all generally positive, and I have the chance to make something I am very proud of. But whenever I open my files to revise, I can’t see a way to make it better. I put words in, and they feel like post-its on a painted...
February 2012
14 posts
“That brings to mind the Douglas Adams quote I’ve mentioned a time or six: “If...”
– I have never read The Easter Parade, but this discussion (Adam Cadre and Colin Marshall, who recommended it) is fantastic nevertheless, even before it gets into the (even better) societal stuff. (via katherinestasaph)
This is pretty much the reason I write, and why I love to read.
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“Now, doesn’t it seem absurd to you? What is the good of the arts if they’re interchangeable? What is the good of the ear if it tells you the same as the eye? Helen’s one aim is to translate tunes into the language of painting, and pictures into the language of music. It’s very ingenious, and she says several pretty things in the process, but what’s gained,...
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I’ve realized that “weird” has become the go-to passive-aggressive insult when you want to mark a thing as something you wish would go away but can’t be bothered (or are afraid) to describe how it offends you.
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Stalking Religion
Heath: Ugh, life.
me: It's bigger!
me: It's bigger than you.
me: And you are not me.
me: How was Stalker? Do you feel suitably stalked?
Heath: Did not go.
Heath: That was just a dream.
Heath: Huh.
Heath: That was just a dream.