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I kinda want three of these in my office.
And yet, they terrify me.
...this post is dedicated to R.A.M.
10.07.2009
The Future (and/or the End) is HERE.
I kinda want three of these in my office.
And yet, they terrify me.
...this post is dedicated to R.A.M.
3.02.2009
2.26.2009
2.25.2009
A list of non-poetry books I can't live without.
Brandi started it. Hanna continued it.
Alright, whatever. I'll make that list. It'll be out there. I'll wanna revise it, retract, restate. Whatever. Here's ten books that changed my life, my mind, my writing...ten important books for me. In no particular order. Turns out I share one with Brandi and Hanna and I share two! Wow. I'll start with those.
Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison. So very important to me.
1984, I read my brother's copy when I was like 11.
Cat's Cradle, Vonnegut. Read it. Now.
Tie: The Sound and the Fury/As I Lay Dying, Wm. Faulkner's prose astounds me every time I read it.
Camera Lucida, Roland Barthes.
The Stranger, Albert Camus.
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, David Foster Wallace.
A Confederacy of Dunces, J.K Toole.
Black Hole, Charles Burns. I've discussed it here.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain. I first read this one when I was in like, second grade? I had this class for bright kids and I got to read this as an independent project. I'm not sure that's kosher. But I bet I'm a writer because of it.
So there's my sort-of instant response list. I am SURE that I will find it insufficient in about a half hour.
Alright, whatever. I'll make that list. It'll be out there. I'll wanna revise it, retract, restate. Whatever. Here's ten books that changed my life, my mind, my writing...ten important books for me. In no particular order. Turns out I share one with Brandi and Hanna and I share two! Wow. I'll start with those.
Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison. So very important to me.
1984, I read my brother's copy when I was like 11.
Cat's Cradle, Vonnegut. Read it. Now.
Tie: The Sound and the Fury/As I Lay Dying, Wm. Faulkner's prose astounds me every time I read it.
Camera Lucida, Roland Barthes.
The Stranger, Albert Camus.
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, David Foster Wallace.
A Confederacy of Dunces, J.K Toole.
Black Hole, Charles Burns. I've discussed it here.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain. I first read this one when I was in like, second grade? I had this class for bright kids and I got to read this as an independent project. I'm not sure that's kosher. But I bet I'm a writer because of it.
So there's my sort-of instant response list. I am SURE that I will find it insufficient in about a half hour.
Concerning "Serious" Conservative Thinkers
You know, as usual, President Obama gave a rousing speech. I'm waiting to see results. I'm pissed about his embrace of some of the previous administration's approaches to the 'war,' specifically civil liberty curtailment.
But Bobby Jindal a) um, thinks that New Orleans isn't rising on the back of federal money? and b) is a dipshit.
And then there's George Will, an icon of Cold War conservatism and all things dull (those are not necessarily synonyms).
George, you're an asshole. And also?
But Bobby Jindal a) um, thinks that New Orleans isn't rising on the back of federal money? and b) is a dipshit.
And then there's George Will, an icon of Cold War conservatism and all things dull (those are not necessarily synonyms).
George, you're an asshole. And also?
2.24.2009
Spike Driver Blues Daily Endorsement:
...is "daily" because I make it during a day. Not every day, duh. I don't like that much stuff.
TODAY!
7-11's instant "cappuccino."
Bears little resemblance to an actual cappuccino, but BOY is it tasty. And caffeinated! And now so am I! And it comes out of a machine with a spout and a slight whooshy noise.
Have one!
TODAY!
7-11's instant "cappuccino."
Bears little resemblance to an actual cappuccino, but BOY is it tasty. And caffeinated! And now so am I! And it comes out of a machine with a spout and a slight whooshy noise.
Have one!
2.20.2009
Spike Driver Blues Daily Endorsement:
SPACE PEN!
Okay, so as a writer, I feel like I have some small degree of authority to spend on this.
You should have a space pen. They fit in your front pocket. They're shiny. And they can write IN SPACE.
Just sayin'.
Okay, so as a writer, I feel like I have some small degree of authority to spend on this.
You should have a space pen. They fit in your front pocket. They're shiny. And they can write IN SPACE.
Just sayin'.
2.19.2009
Plural Us Singular
Aaron Flanagan's interview/conversation blog has officially launched, and I'm his inaugural talk. I think the concept of the blog is lovely and community-based, and I hope I get to read it for years and years.
Plural Us Singular
Plural Us Singular
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