Comments | michelleanne217: Nothing Earth-moving

michelleanne217

Nothing Earth-moving

Sep 16, 2004 00:25

Do you like my new color scheme? I call it "Miami, if Miami were idyllic and not a giant shithole." I think it's delicate and summery.

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startsstopping September 16 2004, 05:33:50 UTC

i don't like pound that much either.

ever since i read "in a station of the metro" or whatever it's called, it makes me think that anyone can write poetry. and that is NOT the case.

michelleanne217 September 16 2004, 19:57:16 UTC

Amen, sista.

I think Pound was too in love with simplicity, too willing to deny the value of classical poetic styles. And I know--know!--that he was way too hard on Whitman.

gwoodrow September 16 2004, 07:52:59 UTC

sheesh - either someone's bitter about a bad experience in Miami... or someone's NEVER BEEN. It's a great place... but not for bumpkins I suppose.

michelleanne217 September 16 2004, 20:00:38 UTC

I've been to Miami twice (four times, if you count debarkation as a seperate visit). I found it ugly and dirty and not in the least appealing. It reminded me of the unatrractive areas in BA California, minus a certain persistant level of charm. I hate Miami; I hate Florida.

I'm unsure of whether you're implying that I'm a bumpkin or not, so I'll leave that alone.

gwoodrow September 17 2004, 04:27:10 UTC

Me imply that you were a bumpkin? I'd never do such a thing :)

I don't know what areas of Miami you went to - but it sounds like you just went up and down the strip and maybe one of the nastier beaches. I found it very nice. And you hate all of Florida? Dude you've gotta go to the keys - that'll change your perspective. Well... go to the keys in a few months after the hurricanes have left and they've - ya know - built the towns again.

There's plenty of charming areas in Florida - but the good ones aren't the type to be listed on the back of a "Girls Gone Wild" video tape box.

michelleanne217 September 17 2004, 04:47:41 UTC

Of Miami, I've seen some of downtown, the grimy sprawls of strip malls on the outskirts, and the cruise ship docks. It wasn't enough to make me want to see more.
TO BE FAIR--I've pretty much only seen the ugly areas of Florida, basically towns that border the turnpike...obviously not FL's aesthetic gems.

I like Ft. Lauderdale.

...I'm not really a bumpkin. I'm not from the South, remember...and while my Cali town was teensy, there aren't many places in California where you can effectively hide from it's ginormous nature. There's worldliness, therefore, to my small-town background...plus, a stint in Seattle and my family's tendency to travel, travel, travel.