I got to agree with Scrappy on this one.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Frankenbuddha - Jun 16, 2008 9:17:01 am PDT #6159 of 28654
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Fred Pete - Jun 16, 2008 9:17:02 am PDT #6160 of 28654
Ann, that's a ferret.
(or...is there a story of his that's about going to some sort of crowded open-air marketplace?)
A fair or a festival, perhaps? I was thinking of "Araby" when I mentioned Joyce's shorter works. It's a delight to read even if the mood is very somber.
And while "gibberish" is a very blunt way of putting forth an opinion (certainly blunter than Buffistas typically are), not getting a particular writer's experiments with language don't equate to anti-intellectualism.
Connie Neil - Jun 16, 2008 9:17:31 am PDT #6161 of 28654
brillig
Gibberish may have been a bit fraught an adjective, and I can see where it would be considered unpleasant to those who enjoy Joyce's prose. I apologize for that.
But for nothing else.
erikaj - Jun 16, 2008 9:18:43 am PDT #6162 of 28654
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
I have to admit that I attempted Ulysses on my own once(because it was a banned book) and I had no idea that it was a Thing that people did for years, sometimes. What I got from it is that I thought there were bits that I thought sounded cool. Is that more or less intellectual than not reading it? I've never attempted Moby Dick, though it's one of David Simon's great favorites. The heft discouraged me a little, I have to admit.
erikaj - Jun 16, 2008 9:19:00 am PDT #6163 of 28654
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
I have to admit that I attempted Ulysses on my own once(because it was a banned book) and I had no idea that it was a Thing that people did for years, sometimes. What I got from it is that I thought there were bits that I thought sounded cool. Is that more or less intellectual than not reading it? I've never attempted Moby Dick, though it's one of David Simon's great favorites. The heft discouraged me a little, I have to admit.
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2008 9:19:13 am PDT #6164 of 28654
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
A fair or a festival, perhaps? I was thinking of "Araby" when I mentioned Joyce's shorter works. It's a delight to read even if the mood is very somber.
Yeah, that's the one! I don't recall liking that one or seeing the point of it.
DavidS - Jun 16, 2008 9:19:27 am PDT #6165 of 28654
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I await your apology, sir.
I'll save the quip and just tell you that you won't get one.
erikaj - Jun 16, 2008 9:19:43 am PDT #6166 of 28654
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Steph L. - Jun 16, 2008 9:19:43 am PDT #6167 of 28654
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
gibberish" is a very blunt way of putting forth an opinion (certainly blunter than Buffistas typically are)
Uh. I must be subscribed to different threads than you are.
But that's neither here nor there.
Dana - Jun 16, 2008 9:20:26 am PDT #6168 of 28654
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I think connie's comment was ill-timed, which she has admitted.
But I also think she deserves an apology.