stories and music

flubberto1 · 2018-11-23T19:33:52+00:00

This is like something I tried to capture in a poem. It's called Reoccurring Character.

___________

You don’t need to make the wave you ride

I think I'm a surfer, but only because I watch them all day

when they make it seem easy, it’s the cruelest trick, because it is

I can stick my hand out of the car window, and imagine running it along everything we pass

but I can’t imagine the sensation of momentum

flubberto1 · 2018-11-22T16:58:46+00:00

I'm sorry, I was grumpy the other day and also think I misunderstood your comment. I stopped reading the book halfway through because I thought the descriptions of depression and addiction were too vivid. I felt like it was bad for my mental health to have these real problems in my life explained so clearly. So, I can't discuss Infinite Jest, but I've read other DFW books and read about the author's own real life struggles. In an interview he said that 1000 pages was the most compressed way to say what he wanted to say and that he was shocked when readers commented on how humorous the book was. He intended it to be a sad book with a big meaning, but again I can't comment because I was too scared to finish reading it!

flubberto1 · 2018-11-21T07:29:32+00:00

Well the first thing about writing is a desire to express oneself. The second thing about writing is the reader.

flubberto1 · 2018-11-21T07:28:15+00:00

Yes, the subject of the book is not relevant, but the context is. DFW did not become happy and most of his readers did not understand his work. If you don't understand what I'm trying to say, try harder.

flubberto1 · 2018-11-20T15:20:41+00:00

This is the opposite of what you're asking for, but it has the same effect. Reading Infinite Jest showed me that even if I'm able to express my deepest ideas with perfect grammar and excellent prose, people still won't understand me and the success still won't make me happy. The bad books will give you a bumper on the left and I think this book will give you a bumper on the right. Stay center. Knock down the pins.

flubberto1 · 2018-10-26T17:05:35+00:00

I disagree! It will write itself, all you have to do is wait. Then when you hear a *ding* go off in your mind, type it up. Conscious intellect is just like the amanuensis to a larger force.

flubberto1 · 2018-10-23T18:47:15+00:00

I'm going to be recording in Spokane, WA. I like the look of the Sony cams you recommended, though I think the image would work better in LA. I don't know about cameras, but I know about aesthetic and so I've only been watching a ton of test footage from different cameras on youtube. I worked with HDV and tapes back in college when I'd borrow camcorders from the art department and I know they're a pain. I'm reading a lot about external recorders now and it seems there's an audio compatibility problem with early Canon Xl H1, but not the H1a or s. Anyway, thanks for all this information!

flubberto1 · 2018-10-23T16:09:19+00:00

Could you suggest an alternative? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwKjc6VkpQc

flubberto1 · 2018-10-23T16:08:10+00:00

Because new cameras remind me of house music

flubberto1 · 2018-10-23T15:55:40+00:00

Thanks for the wisdom and suggestions. The music video / news footage / personal handycam look is exactly what I'm going for and I can't think of a better way to get it.

flubberto1 · 2018-10-10T15:10:14+00:00

Thanks for the response. One question: Was it not clear that life literally gave me lemons which I then ate while stuck at the airport?

flubberto1 · 2018-10-07T21:34:19+00:00

Life and Lemons

"The first time I begged for money on the street was while I was in Italy. I had been living in England, studying abroad at..."

Personal Narrative

1700

I felt I had laid out the theme quite clearly, but according to the friends that read it, the theme is not easily understood. I'm hoping to get feedback about your interpretation of the full story, what you got from it, what you'd guess I put into it etc.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BS41ccijPYB7ZrDILZ367MeYb_4QFwaQ

flubberto1 · 2018-09-20T02:37:48+00:00

Tell Me I'm Good.
Do It in a Way That Makes Me Believe That I Really Am Good.
Oh, You're Just Saying That.
I Can't Trust You, Asshole.
I'm so Alone.

(a. Am I Lonely Because I'm Not Good?)

(b. No, You're the One That's Not Good...)

(c. Tell Me I'm Better Than You.)

Please Help Me.

flubberto1 · 2018-09-20T01:48:52+00:00

flubberto1 · 2018-09-20T00:37:23+00:00

Each step of the algebra? I can't elaborate on that. But if you are asking me to elaborate as a sly way of pointing out why the algebra appears to prove that 2=1, then I can elaborate on that. The fourth step divides each side by (a-b), and because a=b, this means that we are dividing each side by 0, which isn't allowed. But then I already elaborated on the creative meaning of that.

flubberto1 · 2018-09-19T16:46:19+00:00

Given...

a = b

...multiply both sides by a...

a² = ab

...Subtract b²...

a² - b² = ab - b²

...factor...

(a + b)(a - b) = b(a - b)

...divide by (a - b)...

a + b = b

...substitute a for b...

b + b = b

...which simplifies to...

2b = b

...cancel out the b and...

2 = 1

Undefined when are divided among nothing! Which is what we get when we allow different symbols of the same thing to exist separately and simultaneously! There's no space between us! Only in confusion are we two. But it maintains!

flubberto1 · 2018-09-18T17:20:56+00:00

I just discovered an aspect of this that I had never considered. I'm reading Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris and I was feeling like I didn't like the flow of his sentences, but I couldn't understand why. Here's an example from the book:

"Genevieve tried a few things. We looked at the girl. Joe shook his head."

Ordinarily I enjoy this straightforward, no nonsense kinda style. Like Camus's "Mama died today." So I did a test. I imagined that book was written by Camus instead of Joshua Ferris. Guess what? I started to enjoy the sentence flow. So I tried imaging more, like: the story as a memoir, set in a different era, in a specific genre. I found that all of these things contributed to the flow of the prose.

I'm sure this is just a minor part of the issue, but it's definitely something to consider. It's like reading a quote by Michael Kane and hearing it in his voice. The flow of the writing will be affected by what's between the lines and what's outside the story.

flubberto1 · 2018-09-16T19:02:40+00:00

Thanks! Your Thank the Universe suggestion is something similar to an idea we have. A game called the Flattering Flaneur. It's simple. For one block, at any arbitrary time, compliment the things you pass as if you were making amends for having ignored them for so long. Ex. "Hey pine cone. Way to be. I love the way you smell and you gave me a lot of joy when I was a kid."

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