Hey, you'd appreciate being Catch-22 if you'd had to be A Prayer for Owen Meany first.
You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.
Tracy ,'The Message'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
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."
Ginger - Feb 20, 2004 9:06:41 am PST #905 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Vortex - Feb 20, 2004 9:07:51 am PST #906 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Hey, you'd appreciate being Catch-22 if you'd had to be A Prayer for Owen Meany first.
true, true.
Katerina Bee - Feb 20, 2004 9:08:29 am PST #907 of 10002
Herding cats for fun
I'm "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." Sweeeeet.
You were just looking for some decent clothes when everything changed quite dramatically. For the better or for the worse, it is still hard to tell. Now it seems like winter will never end and you feel cursed. Soon there will be an epic struggle between two forces in your life and you are very concerned about a betrayal that could turn the balance. If this makes it sound like you're re-enacting Christian theological events, that may or may not be coincidence. When in doubt, put your trust in zoo animals.
Go monkey. Choose monkey.
Rhiannon - Feb 20, 2004 9:25:48 am PST #908 of 10002
"Church, cult, cult, church. So we get bored somewhere else every Sunday. Is this really going to change our day to day life?" Bart - the Joy of Sect
I got the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe too.
At least the part about 'seems like winter will never end and you feel cursed.' is quite accurate about now.
Hmm, come to think of it, there are two forces in my life that are engaged in an epic struggle...bizarro
Sheryl - Feb 20, 2004 9:40:40 am PST #909 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
I ended up as "Lolita". That doesn't seem right....
amyparker - Feb 20, 2004 9:48:33 am PST #910 of 10002
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
I got Catch-22. The hell?
Micole - Feb 20, 2004 10:09:28 am PST #911 of 10002
I've been working on a song about the difference between analogy and metaphor.
Gritty, realistic Vietnam account. Most often read by boomers in search of gritty, realistic Vietnam account or college history students whose profs want them to read a gritty, realistic Vietnam account.
I remember the novella version as being magic realist or hallucinatory. Haven't read the full book, though I was very impressed by the novella.
I am Ulysses.
Most people are convinced that you don't make any sense, but compared to what else you could say, what you're saying now makes tons of sense. What people do understand about you is your vulgarity, which has convinced people that you are at once brilliant and repugnant. Meanwhile you are content to wander around aimlessly, taking in the sights and sounds of the city. What you see is vast, almost limitless, and brings you additional fame. When no one is looking, you dream of being a Greek folk hero.
Maybe my new tagline should be "brilliant and repugnant."
Nutty - Feb 20, 2004 10:17:39 am PST #912 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Hold on just a cotton pickin minute. I got Jurassic Park.
You guys are all classics of English language literature, (okay, Gus is French) and I'm a fricken airport read??
No fair!
erikaj - Feb 20, 2004 10:32:20 am PST #913 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Catch-22 is brilliant, imo. But, considering who my spiritual advisor is these days, of course, I love "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you," but to each her own.
beth b - Feb 20, 2004 11:59:26 am PST #914 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
You're Siddhartha! by Hermann Hesse You simply don't know what to believe, but you're willing to try anything once. Western values, Eastern values, hedonism and minimalism, you've spent some time in every camp. But you still don't have any idea what camp you belong in. This makes you an individualist of the highest order, but also really lonely. It's time to chill out under a tree. And realize that at least you believe in ferries.
I like it. It sounds like me. and the last line would make a great tag line.