Sunday Oct 07, 2007

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Ok, time for a new one.

NOTICE: I added a new profile pic. I got a nice compliment on it from somebody so I figured why not.
I guess some people haven't seen my whole face if they weren't in chat back when I was still frequenting it. I forget that sometimes.

From 7PM Saturday until 7AM Sunday, I watched Zombie movies. It was amazing.
A 12 hour zombie marathon (at the Somerville Theater for you locals).
I had such a great time.

Then I came home. I didn't sleep tongue

I went out for dinner with a bunch of guys that like picking locks (like I do). So we all sat around a big table in a bar/pizza joint and talked and ate and picked locks biggrin It was good times. Also, one of the guys there who's a serious collector (He recently counted over 1200 locks in his collection) gave me like 6 or 7 locks to keep. Yay! Now I have something quiet to do when I'm not sleeping or talking to all the amazing people on here.

And now it's half-past nine and I still don't feel tired. This is weird. Usually I've felt tired pretty much all the time, except for brief pockets. And now I've been feeling alert for several hours. I know I'm not typing as well as I should and I'm probably missing out on some analytical capabilities, but it doesn't seem to be too noticeable. Not to me anyway.

I successfully dodged a bullet on Friday and am happy to announce that I am happy! biggrin This is very much due to some awesome conversations with some awesome people that I've been having. You know who you are and I can't thank you enough. love

And now, back to my original intention to end with a haiku.
But first, a quick thought.
(If you'd rather just read the haiku, you may skip my little spoiler-ed observation)

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

I realize that some might find the concept of a haiku to be slightly childish due to the association many of us have with this art-form and grade school. There's nothing wrong with that obviously. And whether you love haiku's, are indifferent to them, or love them. I just wanted to put a little thought out there.
To be clear this isn't admonishing anyone or correcting anyone or anything like that. I've just been thinking about this and I like the image.

Hemingway was once challenged to write a short story in only six words. He is said to have called the result is best prose ever. "For sale: baby shoes, never worn."

I like this little anecdote (and the story) because it reinforces for me my belief in the importance of words and knowing how to use them. The purpose of language is not, I believe, to provide you with billions of words to describe all the intricate details of your thought. It is to provide you with words full of deeper and alternate meanings, that can be constructed skillfully into a very brief yet evocative statement.

This is at the heart of why I find such a fascination with haiku. I am utterly flabbergasted by the ability of three short lines, limited by an admittadly silly syllable restriction to produce such brilliant images.
I've come to recognize the silly restrictions as necessary to force the writer to consider the possible meanings of all words and hopefully combine them in a way that makes sense.

I don't think I'm quite ready to tackle the six-word story like many have done, but I hope to be able to improve upon my haiku.

Thank you for reading this little rant if you did.



Dreaming while awake
The floating leaf drifts onward
At peace with the world

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kyletastic:
nothing like a 12 hour zombie marathon to make you feel alive! wink
Good rant by the way! and nice haiku... very calming.
kyletastic:
still...nice imagery

I might have to zombie up your new profile pic btw...just warning you!

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