August 2011
11 posts
I’ve noticed over the years a quirk in myself concerning things that I deeply want to understand. I really don’t want previous ideas or perceptions explained to me because that viewpoint will now influence what I see. If I’m trying to do something differently than has ever been done before, then why look at it through old glasses? It’s a real catch 22, but it works for me....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpwz2qKqRbc →
this is why
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“Sunday morning: half dead but fully alive.”
– (via magnificentruin)
“Sunday, husk among days … even in happy times James felt like a nameless statue staring an empty plaza.” — John Updike
“Sunday afternoon is always the worst time for the malaise.” — Walker Percy
The secret whisper of the telegraph harp announced that the high purpose of all things in their creative misuse. — D. Graham Burnett, “The Singing of the Grid”
open letter
dear gimme coffee
early in the morning, before i’ve had coffee
i’m not in any kind of state
to choose between two different coffees
i kindly ask that you stop giving me a choice
thank you
The Royal Commission examines Thomas McFarlane, a...
RC: Do you live at Coley?
M: Yes.
RC: What do you do when you are at home?
M: I don't do nothing.
RC: How do you get your clothes; how do you live?
M: I don't do nothing.
RC: Do you live on air, and do nothing?
M: Yes.
We had to sell what was the worst in us in order to preserve what was the best. But after a few years the best was all that we had left, so we began to sell that off too, in small pieces, trying to slow the process down by charging too dear a price. — Orwell
open letter
dear person in this coffeeshop
your friend sounds garbled on the phone
don’t be angry — it is not their fault
try calling them back if you like, but be forewarned
they may still sound garbled
