tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post2355232818545731563..comments2023-05-17T06:15:41.337-04:00Comments on Lawn Gnomes in Space: made with organic stone ground cornBradley Sandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556181380912931853noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-21909841861254054522008-08-06T00:52:00.000-04:002008-08-06T00:52:00.000-04:00Imus will give me a backrub, I'm one of the few pe...Imus will give me a backrub, I'm one of the few people in the world who actually read his novel...dharmabeatdownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364339489380521104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-23654542538548207122008-08-05T11:24:00.000-04:002008-08-05T11:24:00.000-04:00jess: you can't use the n-word! expect a call from...jess: you can't use the n-word! expect a call from jesse jackson. don imus will giggle about this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-78850624331335669262008-08-05T10:26:00.000-04:002008-08-05T10:26:00.000-04:00Montenegro, please.Montenegro, please.dharmabeatdownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364339489380521104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-59590540251607228822008-08-04T18:17:00.000-04:002008-08-04T18:17:00.000-04:00Thanks.I just ate two quesadillas. I might regret ...Thanks.<BR/><BR/>I just ate two quesadillas. I might regret it.<BR/><BR/>Not a fan of Tao Lin, huh?Bradley Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052411225264059342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-72726902880683319152008-08-04T17:59:00.000-04:002008-08-04T17:59:00.000-04:00i am lactose intolerant too homie.aint nuthin but ...i am lactose intolerant too homie.<BR/>aint nuthin but a g thang<BR/>baby<BR/>2 low down gs going <BR/>crazy<BR/> <BR/>uptown in the<BR/>you aint still heard<BR/>even my homies say i'm heartless<BR/>northsiiiiide<BR/><BR/>yo<BR/>going on<BR/><BR/><BR/>i like youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-46762917981221094112008-08-04T16:48:00.000-04:002008-08-04T16:48:00.000-04:00This entry is all about you, Jess.This entry is all about you, Jess.Bradley Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556181380912931853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-28495904439776402312008-08-04T16:42:00.000-04:002008-08-04T16:42:00.000-04:00I realize that the titles might be nonsequitur, bu...I realize that the titles might be nonsequitur, but where's the stone-ground organic corn? I mean, I do work with hearty stone-ground grain for a living. You shouldn't get my hopes up.dharmabeatdownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364339489380521104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-39033136742166852582008-08-03T16:52:00.000-04:002008-08-03T16:52:00.000-04:00"a derivation of the classical punk/DIY aesthetic...."a derivation of the classical punk/DIY aesthetic. I.e. the more "homemade" something looks then the more made it seems and the more "authentic" it must be. If something is too "slick," it looks unmade, like it appeared out of the ether, inhuman. But if something is stapled or slapped together, then there is visible evidence of its construction, seams. And that makes it "better" under the codes of this punk ethos."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that's a spot-on observation, Mike. The idea that there's a deliberate stylistic 'subversion' on some sites to add a subtext of authenticity or a sort of cultural 'overbite' to the content is a very valid one, for sure.<BR/><BR/>I'll buy that for a dollar.<BR/><BR/>The way I write about music, say, on my blog is very different to if I was writing a more formalised article for an ink magazine - different readership, editorial dictates, 'house style' all play a part....on line, I write in a more playful way - i'll use shorthands like w/ or wh/ not just for a speed of typing, but also 'cause it references stuff like Burroughs, Patti Smith, Dylan sleeve-notes and other shit I grew up with...sounds a bit affected, i know, but it's a shorthand referential thing for me that I didn't much think about until recently - it was mostly subconscious, but it works on some of the levels you described above...so I totally get what you're saying.I am not Kek-whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616348388558622213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-69369331101350342992008-08-03T15:36:00.000-04:002008-08-03T15:36:00.000-04:00Rocking the Walter Benjamin references re: aura.I ...Rocking the Walter Benjamin references re: aura.<BR/><BR/>I agree that this style we're talking about is in line with the idea of using "i" instead of "I."<BR/>But I don't think it's so much digital reality slackness as a derivation of the classical punk/DIY aesthetic. I.e. the more "homemade" something looks then the more made it seems and the more "authentic" it must be. If something is too "slick," it looks unmade, like it appeared out of the ether, inhuman. But if something is stapled or slapped together, then there is visible evidence of its construction, seams. And that makes it "better" under the codes of this punk ethos.<BR/><BR/>So I think there are different kinds of "poor design." Like this punk thing is intentionally "poor" design, but there is also regular poor design for reasons of laziness, ignorance, etc.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I know: sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.Mike Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125676207376106849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-42506091940917821112008-08-03T13:20:00.000-04:002008-08-03T13:20:00.000-04:00Aura: that's a good way of putting it.Aura: that's a good way of putting it.I am not Kek-whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616348388558622213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-4204978464575904382008-08-03T13:15:00.000-04:002008-08-03T13:15:00.000-04:00i agree, i can't stand a poorly designed journal a...i agree, i can't stand a poorly designed journal and won't submit to them usually, i think the 'aura' of a work on the page is just as important as the work itself in the reader's mind: if it is ugly they are less likely to want to read it etc.<BR/><BR/>DIAGRAM has always been one of my models for great style online, bear parade def too<BR/><BR/>good thoughtsBLAKE BUTLERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01087017442473579674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-29010573513471836302008-08-03T12:18:00.000-04:002008-08-03T12:18:00.000-04:00"Grammar and punctuality"http://chokeonyourpopcult..."Grammar and punctuality"<BR/><BR/>http://chokeonyourpopculture.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/a-look-back-on-bizarro-fiction/Bradley Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052411225264059342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-65172017552093706352008-08-03T12:01:00.000-04:002008-08-03T12:01:00.000-04:00"punctualtion" lol.see?"punctualtion" lol.<BR/><BR/>see?I am not Kek-whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616348388558622213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-30153600776671453082008-08-03T12:00:00.000-04:002008-08-03T12:00:00.000-04:00"I don't know if I should care if the layout of an..."I don't know if I should care if the layout of an online journal looks like shit of they are publishing quality, readable stories. I don't think I want to care, but I can't stop myself from caring." - It's good that you do.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it <I>is</I> anal; but sometimes you just have to draw a line in the sand lol.<BR/><BR/>"He thinks the inconsistent layouts are intentional. He said something like the literary journals doing this to intentionally be anti-literary journals. He said something like that at least. I don't really remember." - that's an interesting idea and one that I don't have a problem with. But I'm not sure it's true. <BR/><BR/>I think it's more in line with people using a lower-case 'i' or no punctualtion in emails and posts, probably. The on-line/digital domain seems to inspire a certain degree of slackness; I'm not sure if this is because people are aware on some subconscious level that it's not 'real',,,or that transacting with the web, texting, etc is done in rapid eye-flicker mode; that we subconsciously 'speed up' on some neural level and this makes us sloppy, by default. I can feel that weird non-physical 'tug' as I write this comment...I'm already thinking about the next thing I'm gonna do. It's like we lose interest in things even as we do them. The brain seems to speed up somehow, but not always in a good way. This is why paper is still so incredibly important.I am not Kek-whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616348388558622213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-67579338240144260122008-08-03T04:04:00.000-04:002008-08-03T04:04:00.000-04:00I'm gonna judaize you.I'm gonna judaize you.Bradley Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052411225264059342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760895390712109616.post-65639236765144689372008-08-03T03:44:00.000-04:002008-08-03T03:44:00.000-04:00I have to agree with you, Brad. You ARE anal. ;)I have to agree with you, Brad. You ARE anal. ;)Gina Ranallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881601591594738506noreply@blogger.com