individual unexpected emotional moments

Jul 10, 2004 18:57

I sit on the riverbank and eat lunch. I have these powerful emotions sweep over me and end like a sitcom within the half-hour allotted time period, completely unchanged and showing no recollection of what had happened. Of course, it has residuals in the old noggin, but stopping the emotion is much like holding off an orgasm, it will be much ( Read more... )

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greensinger July 16 2004, 09:12:05 UTC
Isn't life on the edge wonderful? in that it can always push you over an ever-fresh boundary of emotion, of experiencing reality with your own two hands, so to speak.

Ironic, that the very same thing, the only thing I ever judged you for--the huge amounts of time you can spend on video games--seems not to have harmed you at all; or if so, you're aware and in charge of the damage.

I'm currently halfway through a book called Culture Jam, which asks the question, 'how much time do you spend laughing at jokes real people tell you, and how much time do you spend laughing at something from the media? How much time do you spend actually having sex, and how much time do you spend watching it on TV?' It hits me at the same gut level that your reaction to "Circle Game" does. It makes my heart soar to hear of someone having a real, powerful experience.

Do you dance, even a little? I'm looking for people who want to throw a little "fresh world" into this silly stale one we live in, and I have a few ideas.

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