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[misterbigbowl]

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[fresch]

jolie piece. je vous donne 16 / 20.
mais faites attention au style ("frequent quite frequently") et aux lourdeurs ("i felt detached, observant, melancholy, but still amused with the world around me, and mysterious" pour "like a french lover after his escapade")!

al-x

[misterbigbowl]

"frequent quite frequently" was a bit of a joke, but i guess it wasn't that funny.

i'm not sure about "a french lover after his escapade." more like. a man just released from prison after a long sentence.

[fresch]

hehe, in my experience professors rarely notice such jokes. usually they will notice unintended ones.

ah, so, perhaps, a "french lover just before his escapade, awaiting the object of his lust/desire"?

al-x

[fresch]

have you read the man without qualities (der mann ohne eigenschaften)? in an unrelated way, have you read the gormenghast trilogy?

al-x

[misterbigbowl]

no, and no. if you probe further, you will quickly realize that i am the worst-read english phd student in the country.

fortunately, my wit and charisma have fooled everyone.

[fresch]

you should read gormenghast. perhaps you will like it.

al-x

[misterbigbowl]

i would say, "i'll check it out," because my first instinct is to trust your recommendations.

but i'd be lying.

i barely manage to read what i have to. for the most part, reading for pleasure lost its charm for me long ago.

[29palms]

i like you. i like your cinematic mode. i like reading it because it's like reading how my brain sees if you wrote it down. like "the middle stories" by shelia heti.

happy 25 years and 7 months birthday to us! :D

[misterbigbowl]

thanks, birthday-twin.

i must confess that i'm not familiar with "the middle stories."

so many texts, so little time.

The Rilo

[anonymous]

Hell yes it kicks ass!
I saw them perform in SF and they kicked even more ass (and much more vigorously, I might add). My favorite track is #8. I listen, I float!

Re: The Rilo

[misterbigbowl]

hmm, i'm pretty sure i know who this is.

if so: i was glad to see you updated your online journal recently after a period of silence.

!

[anonymous]

There's a hidden comment feature on my blog! I never knew!

Re: !

[misterbigbowl]

wait, now i'm confused about who this is: are your initials j.s. or j.c.?

[consilience]

I saw Rilo Kiley last week, and they're my new favorite band.

[misterbigbowl]

i didn't really like them all that much before, but i know i'm going to listen to this album a lot.