Markre de Sol: Behind the Ramparts and Dreaming

One man's quest to articulate the grunts and gurgles of modern life.

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Location: Chicagrocrag, IL, Fiji

I got like, this big, big stick of gum. I chew it a little bit at a time, because I wanna savor it.

Monday, December 20, 2004

Don't you kids ever play outside?

Merry Christmas (happy other holidays as well) dear reader.

It's not yet Christmas, but the Pennsylvania snow has fallen, presents are becoming wrapped, and the winter break is in full swing. Sleeping in late and doing a whole lot o' nothin. Yessss! Anyways, you know the details of life, let's move on.

I propose that to the majority of the public, the parts when Shakespeare gets "good" are those when someone is yelling or killing. The rest of it seems self indulgent (i.e. the love scenes in Romeo and Juliet when they talk metaphors for about 5 minutes before kissing, or the 'to be or not to be' speech). People don't go to see a show for beautiful poetry any more (I don't think most people did in Shakespeare's time either, except the hoity-toity nobles), they want to see some passion. Finding great quarrel over an eggshell as it were. So okay, maybe because it takes a lot of specific schooling to appreciate the nuances of Shakespeare his work is not relevant today. It is heretical to say such things, but whatevs.

Frank Zappa claims that his daughter Moon Unit's first word was "Werp".

I'm making an illustrated version of A Christmas Carol for me Dad. I sucks at painting. Rolf.

Hmmmmmmmmm.

Bolish, where art thou?


Thursday, December 09, 2004

I've said it before and I'll sashay it again

Hey Lumpy,

Here's the Rub: If you become a celebrity, you unwittingly enter into a mandatory Human Zoo program. Celebrities are the exotic breeds of our own species. We observe their habits, encourage them to breed with one another, revel in their fights and analyze their children. I suppose its called Anthropology when the subject is humanity, but in my opinion it is silly rubbishhhhhh-.

Therefore, if you prize tranquility or anonymity, don't become a famous and successful actorbe.

Be an author.

And don't put your headshot in the book's cover.

Rapture, Rapture, Rapture - Have a Nice Daaaaaaaay!

Singularly Impressionable,
McKakle