morning boy's letters on serious matters and commentary on funny things aplenty
I enjoyed reading this paper: https://www.academia.edu/38128184/Viktor_Shklovsky_and_Marshall_McLuhan_Beyond_Common_Sense
Transformative thoughts of Viktor Shklovsky and Marshall McLuhan compared and related and matched. How can I forget then what Winston Churchill said.
“Pamphleteer is a historical term for someone who creates or distributes pamphlets, unbound booklets intended for wide circulation.”
A much better sounding expression than ‘blogger’.
Flossophy, what a sound. Apply it wherever you like, okay? Will you come back and record the instance here?
How we desire swift movement and absorption even in books, some are described as page-turners!
‘Incomplete’ is a far more powerful expression for me to hide under than ‘imperfect’.
Incomplete steps to completion. The makings of tragedy and luck.
“Entertaining and brilliantly written, this is a pretty reckless romp of a history through classical music and much much more.”
That’s the last line to describe the book Stephen Fry’s Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music.
I want a reckless romp, especially when it is in a book form.
I couldn’t find the Kindle version. Let me wait for the lock down to get over.
Murakami’s books end but leave a feeling of incompletion.
‘Work in progress’ and ‘incomplete’, for an instance felt similar.
It’s alright to write an incomplete book.
It is not important to decide the category or genre before you begin writing. Whatever it is that grips you may not attract and assume an immediate name. Let the words flow regardless.
Should I attempt to learn German, now that I read these really long German words?
Normal in ‘normal people’ sounds condescending. So does abnormal in ‘abnormal people’.
Another morning I spent searching for interesting titles and books. Today, for some reason I searched for ‘fingers’. And I come across this book interestingly titled NICOTINE FINGERS.
Here’s what the description of this book reads:
Edwin has reached the peak of indifference. At age thirty-six, he’s starting to take a serious look at his current status as a bartender, a boyfriend of four years, and a smoker. He dropped out of college at age twenty to follow his music…al dreams, only to have them shattered by a hazy night of drug use. Eleven years later, he finds himself working opposite hours with his girlfriend Zoey, who is forcefully trying to get him to quit smoking. Asked to play a one-off show with his former band Addison Street, Edwin is forced to address old emotions that he had long since tucked away. Despite his initial reluctance, this looming performance gives him a new perspective on his stagnant life. A youthful, more involved Edwin emerges from weeks full of band rehearsals and late nights of drinking and smoking. However, someone from his rock ‘n’ roll past returns, and he must decide whether or not his relationship with Zoey is worth opposite hours and constant nagging about his habit. After eighteen years, will Edwin end his longest relationship, with cigarettes, to save the one he has with Zoey?
What do you say?
Interspersing
The most important concept with respect to ‘sitting’. Sitting – standing – sitting – moving – sitting – springing up – sitting. Like beats in music. Like variable notes in music.
Try adding ‘Re’ to unlikely words, as a prefix. Like,
Refinish
Rekiss
Rejoke
Reinternet
‘Thoughts’ what a ridiculous tag I use for some of my updates. What are ‘Thoughts’! Bad!
The sounds of the words with ‘plex’ in them. Like, perplex. Great sound.
T… w… t.. o…… t..
These are the first letters of words that make up a sentence. The dots after the first letters, each stands for a letter, that make up that word. So you get the idea of how long the words are. Can you decode the sentence?
The word ‘online’ gave birth to the word ‘offline’. ‘Social Media’ made the acronym MSM popular. My estimate is ‘mainstream’ in MSM will disappear. What will emerge to qualify M?
The other side of the coin with elegance on one side? Precariousness.
The truth is bitter; I don’t know what they call video games these days?
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