I wrote a long post about the incident outside the Kentucky Senate debate, but decided to post it at Calling 'Em Out. Check it out, if you wish.
I picked this exercise up from Pia, whose treatise of it can be found here. You're given one word, and from there, you write for a minute. Then stop. Here's mine:
It'd been a year since he'd been to Revere Beach during the day. It was better at night. Empty sands were better company than the sun worshipers. The frigid water extended endlessly towards what passed for a starry sky around here. He shivered as he felt his knees go numb. No, he thought. Not tonight.
He wondered where he'd say he was as he trudged slowly back toward the shore.
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10.27.2010
8.07.2007
Stuff
The other night my brother left the house, saying he was going for "a walk."
Five hours later, the phone rang. I looked at the caller ID, it said Winchester Hospital, which is some seven miles from my house.
I snatched up the phone.
"Hey Pat... I'm lost."
"Are you ok?"
"huh?"
"Are you ok"
"Yeah, why?"
"You called from a fucking hospital"
"oh right. my bad. could you google for directions?"
I pride myself in being nuts, but sometimes given the company I keep it's hard for me to shine in that area.
As a follow-up to the previous tale, one of the ladies I was out with apologized for the evening. Not the one who had something to apologize for, mind.
At the suggestion of Miz B, who has posted three more youtube videos so WATCH, I've been watching Green Wing, and once again I'm impressed by a British sitcom.
Apparently a website called DeeperRight wants me to let them add my link. Not quite sure how they came by that desire, as I make frequent mention that the most vociferous among them are insufferable twats. Either they're mistaken or they want to send trolls my way. I did notice that one of their members was someone I'd gotten into arguments with before. Back when the Democrats were considering filibuster as a means of forestalling the appointment of a prospective Supreme Court Justice who had no fucking qualifications, he called them hypocrites because they opposed such use of filibuster by Republicans during the Clinton years. I confronted him with the fact that their current opposition to the use of filibuster makes the GOP just as hypocritical, and he accused me of turning a blind eye to hypocrisy
Because apparently it's some leap to say that it's damned near impossible to be successful in politics without being a fucking hypocrite.
Oh right. I've been tagged by Cooper for that "blogging advice" meme. Seeing as her blogging advice was to ignore blogging advice, I have to suspect her motives in tagging me and only me of course.
as far as style goes, it's all I can say that I just don't fucking get some of the newer templates. I would shy away from the ones that organize information as if one were putting it in a closet. Double sidebars on one side, bottom bars containing that which would fill two whole sidebars... unholy combinations of the two... It's all shit. Oddly enough the bottom bars are used by the people who shout "content is king," even though it restricts the amount of content one can put on the front page. Baffling. Apart from that, they're ugly as hell. The only aesthetically competent use of them belongs to achewood, the site design of which invites me to ignore them entirely rather than cringe in pain at them.
This is the bit that Cooper would say to ignore =P
Though anyone who styles themselves as an expert in blogging is suspect if not easily dismissable.
As for content, all I have to say is that the best way to keep your blog interesting is to go out and have weird things happen to you. I believe the blogodrome's resident Zenformation Professional will agree to this. Also observe weird things, or go and do weird things and observe people's reactions. Talk to the people you meet on the subway who seem to be rambing at an invisible person slightly to your left. Debate the streetcorner preachers and the lobotomized cultists trying to raise support for Lyndon fucking Larouche. Shout at the Scientologists. Do all of this, and document your results. (was it awesome? y/n) Failing all of that, find things on the Internet that you disagree vehemently or extraordinarily with (there is in fact a distinction).
My actual writing methods are the product of a severely strange mind and therefore cannot be recommended to anyone. They are fueled by insomnia and caffeine, and any number of other variables that I'll not discuss in writing.
Though I will say that it's always fun to use crass language alongside intellectual language, as it will confound the weak-minded of all stripes. I reject entirely that use of profanity be viewed as a failure of vocabulary. Given, there are those who use it excessively in place of vocabulary, but it's easy to separate the loudmouth teenagers from the Penn Jilettes. That's right, just about every English teacher I've had. Fuck you. You're WRONG.
Why does Penn Jilette immediately come to mind? I've been watching a lot of Penn and Teller on Youtube; both their magic act and Bullshit. Those guys are fucking brilliant, and if they were running for President and VP I'd vote their way in a second. And not because of their act. But could you imagine the inaugural address?
Five hours later, the phone rang. I looked at the caller ID, it said Winchester Hospital, which is some seven miles from my house.
I snatched up the phone.
"Hey Pat... I'm lost."
"Are you ok?"
"huh?"
"Are you ok"
"Yeah, why?"
"You called from a fucking hospital"
"oh right. my bad. could you google for directions?"
I pride myself in being nuts, but sometimes given the company I keep it's hard for me to shine in that area.
As a follow-up to the previous tale, one of the ladies I was out with apologized for the evening. Not the one who had something to apologize for, mind.
At the suggestion of Miz B, who has posted three more youtube videos so WATCH, I've been watching Green Wing, and once again I'm impressed by a British sitcom.
Apparently a website called DeeperRight wants me to let them add my link. Not quite sure how they came by that desire, as I make frequent mention that the most vociferous among them are insufferable twats. Either they're mistaken or they want to send trolls my way. I did notice that one of their members was someone I'd gotten into arguments with before. Back when the Democrats were considering filibuster as a means of forestalling the appointment of a prospective Supreme Court Justice who had no fucking qualifications, he called them hypocrites because they opposed such use of filibuster by Republicans during the Clinton years. I confronted him with the fact that their current opposition to the use of filibuster makes the GOP just as hypocritical, and he accused me of turning a blind eye to hypocrisy
Because apparently it's some leap to say that it's damned near impossible to be successful in politics without being a fucking hypocrite.
Oh right. I've been tagged by Cooper for that "blogging advice" meme. Seeing as her blogging advice was to ignore blogging advice, I have to suspect her motives in tagging me and only me of course.
as far as style goes, it's all I can say that I just don't fucking get some of the newer templates. I would shy away from the ones that organize information as if one were putting it in a closet. Double sidebars on one side, bottom bars containing that which would fill two whole sidebars... unholy combinations of the two... It's all shit. Oddly enough the bottom bars are used by the people who shout "content is king," even though it restricts the amount of content one can put on the front page. Baffling. Apart from that, they're ugly as hell. The only aesthetically competent use of them belongs to achewood, the site design of which invites me to ignore them entirely rather than cringe in pain at them.
This is the bit that Cooper would say to ignore =P
Though anyone who styles themselves as an expert in blogging is suspect if not easily dismissable.
As for content, all I have to say is that the best way to keep your blog interesting is to go out and have weird things happen to you. I believe the blogodrome's resident Zenformation Professional will agree to this. Also observe weird things, or go and do weird things and observe people's reactions. Talk to the people you meet on the subway who seem to be rambing at an invisible person slightly to your left. Debate the streetcorner preachers and the lobotomized cultists trying to raise support for Lyndon fucking Larouche. Shout at the Scientologists. Do all of this, and document your results. (was it awesome? y/n) Failing all of that, find things on the Internet that you disagree vehemently or extraordinarily with (there is in fact a distinction).
My actual writing methods are the product of a severely strange mind and therefore cannot be recommended to anyone. They are fueled by insomnia and caffeine, and any number of other variables that I'll not discuss in writing.
Though I will say that it's always fun to use crass language alongside intellectual language, as it will confound the weak-minded of all stripes. I reject entirely that use of profanity be viewed as a failure of vocabulary. Given, there are those who use it excessively in place of vocabulary, but it's easy to separate the loudmouth teenagers from the Penn Jilettes. That's right, just about every English teacher I've had. Fuck you. You're WRONG.
Why does Penn Jilette immediately come to mind? I've been watching a lot of Penn and Teller on Youtube; both their magic act and Bullshit. Those guys are fucking brilliant, and if they were running for President and VP I'd vote their way in a second. And not because of their act. But could you imagine the inaugural address?
4.05.2007
Now that I think of it I may have done this one before, but still I like how this came out
So there was something I was going to write last night but it left me and then Firefox went tit up on me. As it happens, I've been tagged by Anna and, the sweetheart that she is, only had to beg a little for the honor.
The meme is words of a given letter that hold some meaning, and I was tagged with the letter F.
yes, we're all thinking it, so I'm going to put it first.
Fuck
We can take as read the predilection one might have for the literal meaning of the word, because it's really so much greater than that (or broader, leastaways). It carries with it all the usage that Charles Schultz popularized "Good Grief" with in Peanuts and more. "Fuck off!" Go "Fuck Yourself!" "What the Fuck!?" "Fuck the Haters!" et al. "Fuckin A!" is a favorite of mine, because of it's peculiar usage in the positive. It's common for it to be misused, as in, "Man, I just got a speeding ticket"/ Fuckin' A, dude. No. It's a term of agreement. As in, "Let's get some ice cream!" "Fuckin' A!" If you've been here before you know I'm in Favor of it as an intensifier. Also, if one uses it and other words of its kind in the company of 3+ syllable words it will astound and confuse the simple and weak minds.
Fool
While it's true that I prefer not to suffer fools, as they are generally recognized, I take pride in owning up to my own foolishness. furthermore, when I occasion to meet a Fool in the Shakespearean sense of the word it is never unwelcome. I'm not quite sure whether or not I fall into that category in general--clearly I sometimes play the role, even when I'm not on stage--but I'm in love with the irony behind the title of Fool in that their main function is to point out folly in others, while behaving deliciously ridiculous.
Females
Are awesome.
Explaining in detail why would be beyond the scope of the meme and would also take me the rest of the night.
No, I'm not just pandering to my lopsided demographics. Hush, you.
Fantasy
As a genre I gobble it up and I make no secret about it. Books, movies, roleplaying games, video games... etc. As a pastime it's an escape from drudgery and a necessity to any who calls themself an artist.
Fiction
William Faulkner once said that the best fiction is far more true than any kind of journalism, and I say that truth of that caliber is not often spoken. I love fiction; both reading it and writing it. But I have no end of scorn for those who present it as literal truth.
Forty-two
This one is a bit esoteric (who would ever guess that such a thing would come from me) and as such I find it hard to explain without disseminating the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. If you've read it and have any great need to hear why I find it particularly important beyond a mere reference to a brilliant work of fiction and satire, then only say the word. Otherwise I humbly suggest you read it
Fear and Loathing
This one also requires an explanation. You may be aware that the term was popularized by Hunter S Thompson, specifically in his titles. And while I suppose to fully understand what the Good Doctor meant by it would require a time machine and some chemicals, It has come to convey the air of disgust and disillusionment borne of democracy, and indeed, society, gone awry. It's the anguish of the thinking populace that discovers that the men and women paid to serve them have betrayed their interests. And moreover, it's the vigilance and determination to expose and eliminate the ugliness in our culture.
Food
Love it. Love cooking it, love eating it, love exploring new sorts of it. When the sustenance required to continue living can be a form of artistic expression, when it can be a means to bring people together... then the lives it sustains can only be enriched.
Family
Genetically speaking I come from a huge one, but I consider it to go beyond that entirely. I have only two siblings but I consider many to be my brothers (yes, sisters too but I just didn't want to say "brothers and sisters" because that sounds sort of cliche and lame).
Freedom
Not to be diluted, abridged, or restricted, save for respect to the rights of others. Anything less is an unworthy compromise and a great heresy against human nature. It's a simple idea, but to fully embrace it and all it entails can be a challenge for some.
And I do believe that's it. Hope I didn't miss anything.
This post, to restate the apparent, has been brought to you by the letter F. Thanks again to Anna. Anyone wishing a tag can have one if they ask. I'm hoping that the thing I was trying to write last night returns...
The meme is words of a given letter that hold some meaning, and I was tagged with the letter F.
yes, we're all thinking it, so I'm going to put it first.
Fuck
We can take as read the predilection one might have for the literal meaning of the word, because it's really so much greater than that (or broader, leastaways). It carries with it all the usage that Charles Schultz popularized "Good Grief" with in Peanuts and more. "Fuck off!" Go "Fuck Yourself!" "What the Fuck!?" "Fuck the Haters!" et al. "Fuckin A!" is a favorite of mine, because of it's peculiar usage in the positive. It's common for it to be misused, as in, "Man, I just got a speeding ticket"/ Fuckin' A, dude. No. It's a term of agreement. As in, "Let's get some ice cream!" "Fuckin' A!" If you've been here before you know I'm in Favor of it as an intensifier. Also, if one uses it and other words of its kind in the company of 3+ syllable words it will astound and confuse the simple and weak minds.
Fool
While it's true that I prefer not to suffer fools, as they are generally recognized, I take pride in owning up to my own foolishness. furthermore, when I occasion to meet a Fool in the Shakespearean sense of the word it is never unwelcome. I'm not quite sure whether or not I fall into that category in general--clearly I sometimes play the role, even when I'm not on stage--but I'm in love with the irony behind the title of Fool in that their main function is to point out folly in others, while behaving deliciously ridiculous.
Females
Are awesome.
Explaining in detail why would be beyond the scope of the meme and would also take me the rest of the night.
No, I'm not just pandering to my lopsided demographics. Hush, you.
Fantasy
As a genre I gobble it up and I make no secret about it. Books, movies, roleplaying games, video games... etc. As a pastime it's an escape from drudgery and a necessity to any who calls themself an artist.
Fiction
William Faulkner once said that the best fiction is far more true than any kind of journalism, and I say that truth of that caliber is not often spoken. I love fiction; both reading it and writing it. But I have no end of scorn for those who present it as literal truth.
Forty-two
This one is a bit esoteric (who would ever guess that such a thing would come from me) and as such I find it hard to explain without disseminating the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. If you've read it and have any great need to hear why I find it particularly important beyond a mere reference to a brilliant work of fiction and satire, then only say the word. Otherwise I humbly suggest you read it
Fear and Loathing
This one also requires an explanation. You may be aware that the term was popularized by Hunter S Thompson, specifically in his titles. And while I suppose to fully understand what the Good Doctor meant by it would require a time machine and some chemicals, It has come to convey the air of disgust and disillusionment borne of democracy, and indeed, society, gone awry. It's the anguish of the thinking populace that discovers that the men and women paid to serve them have betrayed their interests. And moreover, it's the vigilance and determination to expose and eliminate the ugliness in our culture.
Food
Love it. Love cooking it, love eating it, love exploring new sorts of it. When the sustenance required to continue living can be a form of artistic expression, when it can be a means to bring people together... then the lives it sustains can only be enriched.
Family
Genetically speaking I come from a huge one, but I consider it to go beyond that entirely. I have only two siblings but I consider many to be my brothers (yes, sisters too but I just didn't want to say "brothers and sisters" because that sounds sort of cliche and lame).
Freedom
Not to be diluted, abridged, or restricted, save for respect to the rights of others. Anything less is an unworthy compromise and a great heresy against human nature. It's a simple idea, but to fully embrace it and all it entails can be a challenge for some.
And I do believe that's it. Hope I didn't miss anything.
This post, to restate the apparent, has been brought to you by the letter F. Thanks again to Anna. Anyone wishing a tag can have one if they ask. I'm hoping that the thing I was trying to write last night returns...
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