of course "i" wrote this - there are those individuals simple-minded enough to dismiss entirely the concept of the "death of the author" with seemingly witty one-liners such as "well such and such collected royalties on their book, didn't they?"; or "why did they even bother copyrighting the material if they believed such utter nonsense?". what ( Read more... )

devil's advocate - despite the books i've armed myself with here in asia, i've probably spent more time in the bookstores reading up on the analytic branch of philosophy i've either neglected or refused to read; perhaps because it has been presented to me as the "opponent", the diametrically opposed corpus of philosophical work calling out the ( Read more... )

a car crash - it's an interesting thing watching people gravitate towards a wholly unattractive situation - knowingly - and derive a certain pleasure from it all. what that pleasure stems from is beyond me, but a plethora of reasons are certainly attributable to this elation. over dinner, i eavesdropped on a conversation concerning taiwan. the ( Read more... )

theresa holmes to mark lederer

how shall we mark our separation today? a note, a gift, a pet name...you arrived late, or did i? the ephemerality of that event - but traces, always traces: your spectrality. one need not believe in ghosts to be affected by them. this ineluctable destiny of postponement, deferral, this crawl towards the threshold of ( Read more... )

a week ago, the world witnessed something sublime, transcendent, inexplicable...25 straight points, 29 of the last 30, 48 in total...all on the road, against detroit - a defensive powerhouse...the performance would be described as 'jordanesque', a descriptor, a signfier gesturing towards greatness, immortality ( Read more... )

provisionally. hopefully. maybe. there has to be.

how to transition from an ambivalent, taken for granted present to a grammatical past tense?

words do little. tear ducts have yet to register, recognize, relay this lost smile, lost wit, lost warmth.

u were doing so well. werenovember feels like yesterday...we hugged, talked about china...u were ( Read more... )

so...i guess just to clarify...

RAPTORS GAME TONIGHT AT 7PM at HONEST LAWYER.

i won't be there 'til like 8:30 and beyond considering i hafta work 'til 8...i'm gonna try to bounce early though.

so, some drinkin', some chit chatting...and then, karaoke after? MAINLANDER? COOLS BEER?

HAHAHAHA

so yeah, not much of a plan there eh?!? hahahaha

what is one to do about sour milk? and i'm not just talking about any kind of sour milk, i'm talking about sour milk well in advance of its expiration date. the refrigeration is working just fine...the cap was on tight...there was a seal on it prior to my opening of this milk carton...what to do? i mean, i can't bring it back to the grocery store, ( Read more... )

My Msn Conversation with Justin Cheung.

Fun says:
you awnt to get a tatoo this weekend on our eye lids?
Fun says:
just like this one in my msn picture (picture of Lil Wayne with his eyes shut showing tattoo)
Fun says:
weezy has FEAR GOD
Fun says:
i want..............GET MONEY
Fun says:
so everytime i close my eyes....... jesus can see

snippets of a grade 8 life ( Read more... )