February 2012
50 posts
death of an idiot-charles bukowski
death of an idiot he spoke to mice and sparrows and his hair was white at the age of 16. his father beat him every day and his mother lit candles in the church. his grandmother came while the boy slept and prayed for the devil to let loose his hold upon him while his mother listened and cried over the bible. he didn't seem to notice young girls he didn't seem to notice the games boys played there...
so many pieces at once.
going back to the bathtub, famous.
Constructed situation: Party hats
Christmas Party Hats?
Audience in control of the playlist, Elle as orchestrator, and Mac and I in the constructed ‘performance space’. Sculpturally outlined by the string, attached to hooks on the walls.
Maybe.
Andrew Bird: Music from a Room, beautiful man. →
GEORGE READ THIS BABE
GEORGE what is your live art blog? I wanna see it.
Thisisgoodschadenfreude →
more translations
12. Torschlusspanik
German – Translated literally, this word means “gate-closing panic,” but its contextual meaning refers to “the fear of diminishing opportunities as one ages.”
translations
1. Toska
Russian – Vladmir Nabokov describes it best: “No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes, yearning. In particular cases...
That spoonful.......... →
Im sure other people do it.
stillness a chestnut leaf sinks through the clear water
Ryuin (died circa 1690)
Wabi-Sabi
Nothing lasts, Nothing is finished, nothing is perfect. Wabi-Sabi aesthetics.
Oscar 2012 nominations: 'They sing a bit louder... →
hmmmm!
Genius-even in summary.
The two go out for lunch. He takes Franny to a fashionable lunch room, and tries to impress her with his news of receiving a suggestion to publish his latest paper on Flaubert. Franny appears upset, questioning the importance of college education and the worth of Lane’s friends. She eats nothing, and is smoking, sweating, and feeling faint, and must excuse herself to visit the restroom,...
counting
Waiting for Weekend (2011) and TAKE ME to the finish line. feet don’t fail me now.
Notes: Pitchfork Disney, Sensationalism, The Atom Bomb, Chocolate and rotting teeth. In-yer-face Theatre such as Sarah Kane. The last voice, many things that were predicted in 1991 now happened, Ridley was right. Special medicine, sleeping pills. Don’t make me sad. The teeth have falled out, from the...