speech by that catherine girl in creative writing class in solondz's movie "storytelling," also on the (belle & sebastian) soundtrack. this scene/speech amuses me-- it's come to mind recently both because i've listened to the soundtrack recently and because i recently finished (writing) a piece of "critical writing ( Read more... )

valentine's day: making it clear who is loved and who is not.

the above-mentioned quotable quote (not generated by me): "I am surprised to learn that I may not know what I mean by buttsex."

"do you at least feel like a sexy alien?"

"you'll have egg on your face... and flour."

and an older one:

"...it's called the plough position."
"why, because it's easy to get ploughed in it?"

"can i give you this?" (1 ( Read more... )

"One night a co-worker says that I have the worst luck of anyone she's ever met ("We arouse pity by cultivating the most repulsive wounds"). A version of empathy, I suppose, but I don't really want to talk about it. If we go out drinking after work, if I end up spending the night with her, maybe I'll say more, as we talk afterward, as a way to ( Read more... )

quotes from 'two girls, fat and thin' by mary gaitskill ( Read more... )

"If I had to die now," he wrote, just before the event, "I would say, 'Was that all?' And: 'I didn't really understand it.' And: 'It was a bit noisy.' "

--Kurt Tucholsky; taken from intro of Castle Gripsholm (intro by Michael Hofmann)

i hate looking for a place to live. i hate meeting people. i hate making a bad impression, but i do it anyway. i hate the word "spacious." i hate how people around here seem to like to refer to their backyards as "gardens." i hate the idea of having to cook for 5 people once a week, which is why i didn't pursue such housing ( Read more... )

here are some more places i've seen. these are not necessarily in chronological order, as i can't really remember the chronological order anymore ( Read more... )

Just For The Record, here are all of the apartments i've viewed ( Read more... )