This is sort of a meta comment, but I think it's really fascinating for us to even be having this discussion. In a sense, humans are the brain cells of Earth. Essentially, Earth is kind of mulling over the idea of erasing a species, which it's never done before. I feel kinda bad for mosquitos, actually.
I'd give everyone their money back.
I'm not a fan of Danny Brown's verses and the art style isn't the greatest, but it's still a great song/video. Death Grips - Inanimate Sensations (great in every aspect IMO) Shabazz Palaces - #CAKE (hedonism, mang)
I don't know about my favorite, but Garden of Delete by OPN is definitely up there.
Lonnie Holley - 'Looking for All (All Rendered Truths)'
Awesome, I'm glad to hear it
Of course. It's about someone with OCD who is compulsively washing their hands. Want me to go into more detail...?
I've tried Ubuntu in the past, but always had trouble with Apple's hardware. Probably going to look further into it again at some point to see if compatibility has improved.
To a lesser degree, yes. I usually wash my hands between one and four times, depending on my perception of how 'dirty' they are. My right hand usually starts to dry out at this time of year due to the lower humidity. The poem references and exaggerates that aspect of my hand washing.
Yeah, I'm aware of the issues with implementation. It doesn't necessarily have to be required by the government. Not sure why you're talking about the state prescribing morals. Ethics courses wouldn't do that; they would encourage people to think about morality, which is a powerful way of developing a moral compass. I don't see a problem with juniors or seniors learning about Robert Wolff; moral compasses should be as diverse as music preferences, and like i said before, thinking about morality rationally cultivates more considerate behavior in my experience. Obviously this is just my opinion and I could be completely wrong. I think you're probably right about freshmen being too immature. Obviously it isn't set in stone; juniors and seniors could probably handle it. I'm taking an ethics course at the moment and it mostly revolves around understanding concepts proposed by Kant, Mill, and other philosophers. It has nothing to do with coercing people into certain moral frameworks.
Mostly Charles Cohen for me. He's such a cool dude. Album: Interview:
Thank you so much for the input! My class rarely provides constructive criticism because people are afraid of hurting others' feelings. Basically, everyone just encourages each other to keep doing what they're doing. It isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it isn't very conducive to growing as writers. Of course practice is rarely a bad thing. I think that the more I expand on those paragraphs the more they'll diverge from cliches, at least that's what I think. I've mostly written poetry and short paragraphs so far.
Ah yeah, typo. Don't worry, I know the difference!
The Confusions of Young Torless is brilliant. The description/summary sums it up fairly well, but I would like to point out that the focus of the book is Torless' development through the disturbing stuff he sees.
I've been reading The Confusions of Young Törless. It's really, really good. Törless wrestles with some extremely abstract emotions and sensations; I'd highly recommend it. If you like evocative imagery/metaphors/etc, you'll love it. (Don't let the summary deter you from reading it)
ULTRA MEGA SUPER POST INBOUND: Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz, The Shape of Jazz to Come Kurt Rosenwinkel - Our Secret Place, Star of Jupiter Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight, Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, Live-Evil, Sketches of Spain Moondog - S/T Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins Fire! Orchestra - Enter, Exit Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges Moon Hooch - This is Cave Music Jacques Coursil - Clameurs Zs - Xe Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch Hiromi - Alive John Coltrane - Ascension, A Love Supreme, Giant Steps (although Giant Steps is super entry level) Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (more blues-rock than jazz, but there are jazz elements) _______________________________________________________ If you can't decide where to start, start with one of the Miles Davis albums or Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz. Free Jazz is really cool because it's a double quartet with each quartet assigned to an audio channel (one quartet per ear). Essentially, it's like listening to two albums at the same time, except that the albums interact with each other. Plus, it's FREE JAZZ.
I don't know if I sleep on my stomach or my side. The most concise way of describing it is that I use one leg as a "kickstand."
This is awesome! Thank you so much! :)
Piano, trumpet, and/or violin. They're my favorite instruments. I'm planning on learning the trumpet this semester.
Ah yeah, I forgot to flesh out the tree metaphor that I wanted to incorporate. His million arms were supposed to be compared to a tree's branches. The use of million was intentional; the idea was that each magnifying glass (person) would be compared to a leaf.
Thank you very much for the input. I'm glad that the flaws revolve around simple problems rather than the ideas that the story is built around (at least that's the impression I'm getting from the feedback I've gotten). Luckily I've only taken a couple college classes on writing and they were geared toward argumentation and analysis, not creative writing. With this in mind, I'm thinking that I've got plenty of room to grow.
The Stranger is on my to-read list. Definitely looking forward to it; I'm really enjoying what Camus has to say.
Me too. I actually meant to mention "Judges" and "A Dream of Water" in the OP. Thanks for mentioning it! He really is amazing. The range of sound he can make is insane.
I don't have an answer to your question, but I would like to point something out that is related to the head/body transplant... I've read that gut flora has an effect on our minds. With this and the level complexity of the human mind taken into account, prima facie, the mind/head of the man being transplanted will meld with the residual mind of the deceased man's body. I'm really excited for the head/body transplant and I'm really grateful that I'll (likely) be alive for it. In a couple of years, a thought experiment will become an experiment. The future is soon.