February 2008
18 posts
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I MAKE FRIENDS, ENEMIES.
Faelan’s people skills are not improving, reports indicate. This weekend it was announced that Faelan can be condescending and not humble. Occasionally, he’s a prick. An eyewitness said, “You’re kinda a know-it-all.” Faelan was heard to respond, “Because I do.” This would seemingly prove the allegations true. In other news, his fingers smell like garlic. This was foreseen and thus proves as well...
Sigh...
I can’t even load a simple roll of film. Nor it would seem can I buy a roll of black and white film. I bought a roll that is “color” and produces black and white. How pathetic.
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Information for International Letter Writers.
I have begun actively searching out more correspondents outside my circle of friends and family. This led to some questions for which I found answers at varied and distant locations. For the beginner in foreign “penpalling,” I have created this little compendium of information. The question I had was, “How much is this going to set me back?” I went to the USPS website and...
Thought.
I have nothing to say. My writing, so far as I can tell, is a facsimile of my speaking. And my speaking, is most likely drivel. Therefore I have nothing good to put down. I seem to be fond of demonstratives. And that I think is indicative of a rather lacking quality. (Please note, I used a demonstrative to declare my using them inadequate. That, in and of itself, should imply I have at least a...
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Writers.
I have a style of writing that is very wordy and pompous. I am finding the flavor of Vonnegut incredibly delicious because it is the opposite. Concise. Meaningful. Efficient. He and Orwell have me thinking -reflecting- on my own style. I don’t know that opinions should be taken for gospel. But the thrift is certainly liberating. I cannot wait to try it on and see if it suits me. On a...
I’m not sure what I’m doing.
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Jesus.
I got myself a new camera with some late x-mas money (thank you nana!). There is a picture above. I tried to take one of my own but, if the camera could take a picture of itself I’m pretty sure the universe would fold inward and implode or something. I am very excited. It’s not one of the better ones on the market, but I feel a little silly going out and buying something heavy and...
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Vae Victis
My goddamned typewriter quit on me. How inauspicious. I think my short story is doomed.
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Nota fucking bene.
To the audience: British means the fucking islands, not the fucking English. Read the whole thing in your mind as it was in an Irish accent, and it may well come off charming, rather than a rant. Do this, and I’ll count you my friend. - What’s with this fucking thrift in words? I’m suitably British to agree that thrift is a benefit, but I must say that in some cases the lack of flourish is...
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Writing with thrift.
I just read Politics and the English Language by George Orwell. While I think his aim was to discuss how politicians erode the language of their speech in order to hide their meaning, I found it an excellent resource as a writer. Sometimes, one needs to have things broken apart and analyzed in order to be able to recognize the travesties that are being perpetrated. I found myself accountable for...
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I was driving home earlier, thinking of this girl I met and hung with in South Beach. We really hit it off, and I ended up going to see her in her native Texas. We e-mailed a lot, and I thought we had a nice relationship going. Nothing crazy. Just a “friends” thing, but yet we hooked up. So what? I was cool to let it be that. Completely. But when she ceased e-mailing frequently,...
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I'm naseous. I'm naseous.
I finally have all of my domain names in place and all, and expect to go live with them pretty soon. That is, start soliciting hits from people (mostly friends and the like) via my e-mail. We’ll see what happens from there. I’m very apprehensive about it though, because as much as I like the idea of people reading my writing, there are some things I’m rather uncomfortable having...
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Words I looked up today.
Dynamism (and dynamic and dynamo). Eschew. Democide. Epistemology. Couture.
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Friends....
My friend is blasting the salmon dance upstairs. Rock and roll. I am drunk, therefore, this post will contain spelling errors, grammatical errors and what have you. I had some intelligent things to say, so much as a drunk can, in the interim between when I sat and the time it took to fire up the computer. Oh well. Let’s see, I talked to David. He’s cool. You won’t know him,...
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Sigh........whaaaateeevvverrr...
My roommate does this vision board thing. And it’s supposed to help you realize your goals. Realize via visualize-ing. For instance he put a fake paycheck for a crapload of money, a picture of things he wants, places he’d like to go. All that crap. If you keep it in the forefront of your mind, you will be working towards it. Follow? Well, I’m a lot lazier. I never made it to the...
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At the lady's house...
Alright, this was a little while ago, so it’s hard to remember, but I’ll try and drag the details to the front of my mind. In any case, it will be short and I think I know what I’ve done wrong here. I went to visit this girl, we’ll call her “Republican.” She told me, when I asked when I should come over (we were supposed to go to the WPB fair), “You are...
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No way.
I was eating a freaking salad…and a filling came out. All right, it could have been the rock hard pita chips after, but it’s very odd having an exposed square hole in my tooth. I can’t stop tonguing it and I’m afraid of some hitherto unheard of pain should I drink something cold or hot. Anyway, finally got this site organized. So I’ve got a nice journal here now. Been...