I DREAM'D in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of the earth; I dream'd that was the new City of Friends; Nothing was greater there than the quality of robust love—it led the rest; It was seen every hour in the actions of the men of that city, And in all their looks and words.
Another in the moment as I sit here waiting pushing daisies growing gardens waiting for my lady a kiss of air the touch of spring I wonder sitting idly my butter browns my coffee simmers I am left a wondering a momentary pain, builds up until the end a flash of history still reminds me of my mortal sins struck by thought the feeling builds hark my bungled words joy is in the sweat and grit of social earthly worlds Cleanliness is godliness way too damn up high dirtiness is earthliness warming next to fire What s'more the air you breathe, should be shared with friends even those you've known for not a moment past PM Go out and choose a life that makes you try and fail Keep failing 'til the weather changes opening up the veil re-tracing steps sets you back the frog slips down the well yet steps alight and wiser yet that prince might yet prevail
Reading log for the last 2 weeks, because I was on vacation: Stalled on reading Middlemarch - up to chapter 16, but haven't read any in the last week. On vacation I read "Hey Nostradamus!" by Douglas Coupland. Really enjoyed that one. Started reading "The Stranger in the Lifeboat" by Mitch Albom.
I have yet to read a single Douglas Coupland novel. Which one should I start with to get maximal wowage?
Would you recommend it? Lately I've gotten into the habit of alternating between "quality literature" (most recently, Percival Everett's James) and scifi (finished Banks' Hydrogen Sonata this morning). I'm due for something literary again. Awesome to hear from you btw. Hope you're keeping well.
I would. It's quick and it establishes the fundamental character arc and background of everyone my age. It is fundamentally a book of disaffected ennui and I think it's useful to see that every generation goes through disaffected ennui in their 20s. The complaints of GenX aren't the complaints of Millennials aren't the complaints of GenZ but they rhyme. They don't fuckin' rhyme at all with the 'boomers.
"Hey Nostradamus" is the only one if his I've read - kleinbl00 is the one to ask, I think he's read most of them