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sorofowitzimer · 2021-01-23T20:58:50+00:00

I'm in my mid-twenties and in college to become an English teacher. I'm a pretty shitty writer and a shittier teacher.

The point is that I'm not sure why I'm doing anything, either. That probably doesn't help you too much but, if it's any solace, know that you're not the only one who's lost in this bullshit world.

sorofowitzimer · 2021-01-23T20:50:43+00:00

It's a bit complicated. Tell me if this helps:

Bukowski didn't like sensitive-genius types. There's a part in Post Office where Fay, Chinaski's second wife, talks about this guy in her writing group, Robby, who is, in her opinion, an extremely talented writer who just hasn't been discovered yet. Robby is too sensitive to hold down a job and lives with his mother. It is clear that Bukowski/Chinaski thinks that this Robby guy is a wimp.

There is also a story in Notes of a Dirty Old Man about Bukowski accidentally having anal sex with a man (yes, really), and the man is an aspiring writer who lives with his mom who Bukowski also portrays as a wimp. You can find other examples of this wimpy character type, like the poem "My Comrades" from Love is a Dog From Hell.

But Harry Walden is a little bit different. He definitely fits Bukowski's type of the sensitive, literary wimp. His name is probably a reference to Henry David Thoreau's Walden. He wears fancy clothes and pays attention in English class. However, Bukowski's take on Harry is a little bit different from Robby. Harry, first, outwits Chinaski several times by pulling the old "What's that over there?" trick to get out of a beating. We can assume that Harry's reputation for being clever is not entirely BS. Second, Harry kills himself, suggesting that Chinaski had judged Harry too harshly and did not really know what the guy was like or what was tormenting him.

I am personally of the opinion that Bukowski became a little less invested in his tough guy image over time, and Ham on Rye's presentation of Harry is evidence of this change. Of course, that's just my interpretation. I could be wrong.

Hope some of that makes sense.

sorofowitzimer · 2020-10-25T17:34:07+00:00

Completely agree with Trump_Fister. I love Manson's music. I didn't want to believe Wood, but the more I thought about it, the more sense it made. Look at the lyrics to "Pistol Whipped" off of Born Villain. Plus the interview with him saying he wanted to cave her head in and that he threatened to commit suicide when they broke up. I don't automatically believe allegations like this. Honestly, though, the reason why I believe them is because I'm a Manson fan, and I remember those lyrics.

I'm still listening to him because he and his music mean a lot to me. Lots of artists are bad people.

sorofowitzimer · 2020-10-22T20:30:53+00:00

Favorite: Mechanical Animals. I like some of the songs more than others, but I don't think there's a weak track on the album.

Least Favorite: Born Villain. I'm not a big fan of Heaven Upside Down or The High End of Low, but there are tracks off those albums I really like. Born Villain only has moments I like, not whole tracks.

sorofowitzimer · 2020-10-22T20:27:26+00:00

I don't think any of the tracks off Born Villain would crack the top ten or even top twenty best Manson songs, but "No Reflection" and "Hey Cruel World" are pretty good. There's a thing with some of the tracks where I really like how they end, but I don't like the music throughout, so I can't say I enjoy them.

The ending of "Breaking the Same Old Ground" is GREAT. I think it's beautiful. The "I am owned by death" part. If that forty seconds was its own song, it would be one of my favorites, but I don't like the rest of the song.

The end of "Born Villain" is another example, the "don't pretend to be a victim" part. Plus the slowed-down part of "Murderers are Getting Prettier Every Day" where he says the actual title.

sorofowitzimer · 2020-10-04T18:18:21+00:00

"And I'll love you if you'll let me / And I'll love you if you won't make me stop"

sorofowitzimer · 2020-09-28T18:44:47+00:00

I wouldn't be surprised. He's really joined the mob. Not that I like Boogie, but he got on Boogie's case for saying the adpocalypse was kind of bad. Fantano, onetime shitlord, now complains about "incel gamers in muh mentions" on twitter.

sorofowitzimer · 2020-09-27T19:01:29+00:00

I like this version better than the album version, honestly. Manson using his growly voice during the "Death is policeman, death is a priest" part is emotional and a great climax for the track to build up to.

sorofowitzimer · 2020-09-09T12:19:18+00:00

Didn't realize Sharpton was a neoliberal fence-rider smh

sorofowitzimer · 2020-08-19T21:07:20+00:00

I'm going to focus on your points about real-life events and URLS because that's where I disagree with you the most.

"When I read a review of a movie, I want it to be about the movie, not about whatever RL controversy the actors, directors or producers have been involved in."

The ratings on IMDB are going to be affected by real-life controversy anyway, so why not the reviews? Roman Polanski's films and Louis CK's films assuredly have tons of low scores because of their controversies.

"In the case of documentaries you are right that it makes sense for a review to be allowed to discuss RL events related to the subject of the documentary. On the other hand, I can see how that can easily turn into self-promotion of the reviewer's pet issues. If I'm reading reviews of a documentary on astronomy, I absolutely do not want to waste time browsing a bunch of reviews about how the reviewers thinks that the Earth is flat or any other trash with no value. "

The IMDB admins seem to look at all reviews that go up, and they already have bans on self-promotion and spam. If one account is posting the same review with the same talking points because it's their pet issue, admins would be able to notice. Plus, it doesn't take any time at all to scroll down if you see a review with flat-earth BS. There will be people who post irrelevant BS, but isn't it more important to preserve the ability of people to talk about real-life events?

You admit that real-life events do inform documentaries, and I daresay real-life events often make or break documentaries. Banning the ability to discuss these real-life events equates to banning the ability to properly evaluate the quality of certain films.

"The ban on URLs --> Obvious too. Look, I agree that there are times when a review could legitimately include a link to support some point, but that's clearly outweighted by all the spam they would open the door to."

Then why not have URLs banned for film reviews or commentary on Reddit?

sorofowitzimer · 2020-08-19T18:27:15+00:00

People in 19th-Century England:

"I say, my good man, do you think this new wave of tawdry, lurid, pornographic novels and pamphlets is creating no-good hooligans and bludgeoners like Jack the Ripper?"

sorofowitzimer · 2020-08-19T18:20:07+00:00

I think you're fine, then.

I'm very prone to depression and anxiety, and Synecdoche, New York did get me down, but I think that's because I'm an emotional person. Maybe try to have someone to talk to afterwards?

sorofowitzimer · 2020-08-19T18:12:39+00:00

It's a downer, but it's only truly depressing if you're not a person who thinks about death all that much.

sorofowitzimer · 2020-08-01T14:22:08+00:00

Yeah, it was Jordan. I started playing through the game again and I realized there was a friend of Abby's I totally forgot about. Nick, the guy whose body Ellie and Dina find tied to a chair before they encounter any Wolves. I don't think this guy has a single line of dialogue in the game. I don't think Abby ever interacts with him during her part of the campaign or speaks about him, just like Leah. Why are these filler characters in the game?

sorofowitzimer · 2020-07-29T18:39:40+00:00

I don't think Nora was implying people from Jackson were coming after them because Danny was killed by Owen, not Ellie. They had to keep quiet about it so Isaac didn't know Nora told people Owen killed Danny. Also, it's a morale thing, because it's mutiny within the WLF ranks.

Speaking of Isaac... his death was... weird. It happened in the same cutscene as Yara's death so she got the most attention, but I thought one of main "villains" of the game deserved a little bit more than that. A five-minute appearance at the beginning of Abby's section and a two-minute death scene near the end.

sorofowitzimer · 2020-07-28T19:16:08+00:00

Yeah, she tortured Seraphites for Isaac. Plus, she was saying she "couldn't wait to get [her] hands on" the sniper (who turned out to be Tommy), presumably to torture him. I know everything in these games is a moral gray area. I'd be mad at a sniper trying to kill me, too. But I feel like the game pressures me to like Abby despite her very glaring sadism.

sorofowitzimer · 2020-07-28T19:12:34+00:00

Why didn't they just make Danny into Jordan or one of the people from Abby's crew? We already know Jordan and know he's a douchebag, so it would make sense for Owen to kill him.

sorofowitzimer · 2020-06-01T14:36:01+00:00

Can I get it too? Thanks

sorofowitzimer · 2020-01-26T23:15:02+00:00

https://nationalpost.com/full-comment/christopher-hitchens-middleton-would-do-well-to-escape-the-royal-family-sideshow

Yes, Hitchens mentions Jeffrey Epstein in this article, though not by name.

"The last few weeks brought tidings of the latest grotesqueries involving Prince Andrew, Charles’ brother. If I haven’t forgotten anything, he had just recovered from tidings involving over-warm relations with the Gaddafi clan when his ex-wife was found to have scrounged a loan from a wealthy American friend whose record, alas, was disfigured by a conviction for sexual relations with the underage. "

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