Tumble Weed

Shopping

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:13:38 -0400

L: So we only went in there for a switch blade, but then we wandered around a while and ended up at Borders and Petco and...
E: *laughing*
L: Why are you laughing?
E: I'm just wondering how many people have ever started a story with, "So we only went in for the switch blade."

Cannibals

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:49:00 -0400

L: In a post-apocalyptic world I'm not sure I would be able to find the point.
E: To survive? Isn't that always the point?
L: But if I'm like one of the only survivors running from gangs of cannibals or zombies, it's hard to see a point.
E: What is the point anyway? We're all just running from metaphysical cannibals anyway.
L: Well that's bleak.

Human Calendar

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:51:00 -0400

Human Calendar: Really cool calendar concept.

Eggs

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:53:00 -0400

L: Wow, I just read the craziest thing.
E: What was it?
L: The Story of the Eye
E: What's it about?
L: Um...a murderous egg fetish.

Butter Tea Recipe

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:53:57 -0400

Man from Bhutan: Then you blend the salt and butter together.
B: OK, and what kind of tea do you use?
Man from Bhutan: Well, in Bhutan we use a special kind of tea. But here, we just use Lipton.

Working in sales

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:34:43 -0400

In 1969 Jack Kroll from Newsweek interviewed David and Albert Mayles about their film Salesman. Seeing the film as nothing more than a depressing take on the illegitamacy of the sales world, Kroll asked what was the film’s point.

The men responded (and I’m paraphrasing) by saying this film illustrated how life isn’t that different for so many other people. And if this is the existence of so many people, it begs the question “what could it or should it be instead?”

Commitment

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:36:06 -0400

L: Get this. They quit their jobs and sold their house.
B: And then spent a year in Europe?
L: Yeah, that's commitment to a dream.
B: That's what I call overwhelming.
L: True. I mean what do you think they did when they got back to reality?
B: No, I mean, how much would you remember with a schedule like that? It would all blur together.

Power

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:06:32 -0400

Power: Favorite poem by Adrienne Rich

Shovels

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:06:00 -0400

L: What's that sound?
*looks in back of car*
B: Shovels.
L: You have eight dirt encrusted shovels in your back seat.
B: Yeah.
L: You know, that' gonna look really bad if we happen to get pulled over.

Animated stick people

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:09:00 -0400

Animated stick people: Just a cool, animated picture. Order in chaos.

Nietzsche

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:57:00 -0400

E: I've been reading a lot of Nietzsche.
L: What do you think?
E: I'm seeing some connection to Buddhism.
L: *laughs* I think I know what you mean, but I don't think the Buddhists would agree.
E: Well, what do you think about the whole "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" thing?
L: Besides the fact that he never actually said that and it's a morbid misinterpretation of his philosophy?
E: Uh...yeah...I guess.
L: I think whatever strength you had was always there. Perhaps the hardship had to be endured in order to reveal it to you, but it was always in you, somewhere.

"Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness."

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:38:00 -0400

“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.”

- Eckhart Tolle

Get What You Get

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:45:00 -0400

L: The other day on TAL someone said, "In life you don't get what you deserve. You get what you get, and you've got to be ok with that."
B: Yeah?
L: I've been thinking about that for days.

Hamsterster

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:41:00 -0400

Hamsterster: Is the internet causing us all to lose our minds?

"Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an..."

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:18 -0500

“Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.”

- Mark Twain

Man Bites Dog...again

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:59:00 -0500

L: And what's the title trying to say?
B: That the media sensationalizes things.
L: But if the unusual becomes the usual, then you have to find something else unusual and it's a vicious cycle.
B: Yeah, sensational.
L: OMG, do you think that whole movie was just an in depth commentary about that phrase? Because if so, I think that's insane.
B: I think more has been made of less.

Man Bites Dog

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:58:00 -0500

L: OMG, what was that?
B: Art.
L: Are you sure it wasn't exploitation?
B: It was art.
L: Crap, I think it exists as both.

All You Zombies

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:09:00 -0500

All You Zombies: Short story that came recommended.

Evil

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:24:00 -0500

B: I don't know...Does that make him evil? All he did was compromise?
L: Isn't that what evil is?
B: Huh?
L: Making a compromise here and there until that's all you do...That's what I think of as evil.

Anthology Builder

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:52:00 -0500

Anthology Builder: Someday when I’ve read more short stories…It would be great to have all my favorites in one place!