"It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified."
The Editor's thread that asks"Who is your favorite literary character?" brought this blog back to mind, especially since I mentioned some of the same characters. I was thinking about people and how they describe themselves. Most people can't be counted on to accurately characterize themselves, although there are exceptions. I was rereading the Flashman chronicles because I got so annoyed at bad writing when I read Dan Simmons' Empyrion. Fraser had Flashman characterize himself, ...
Updated 09-15-2011 at 11:12 AM by PeterL (sport)
I'm at the library and I've forbidden myself to check out any fiction because I'm in school AND I have about four others that I've started and need to finish. There are just so many lovely books to read! I'll never get enough! I'm reading Wilde for a book report, Yeats poetry, Tolkien, and I started "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" by Lawrence Sterne. Tristram Shandy....I think the author's a bit mad. But that's what makes the book interesting, I guess. It was written ...
It has been a pretty good day. My parents are coming into town tomorrow, so I've been cleaning like a mad lady in preparation. This wouldn't be bad if you could tell that I've put so much work into the house. For every mess I clean up, two more come to replace them. Oh well, at least it is just my parents, and they are not going to care if my son has put fingerprints on the TV or the baby has pulled a ton of stuff out. Next week is going to be a long week. I'll not be on much ...
rambling... that's what i'm known for here... or at least that's what i think. let's see what has happened the past couple of day? well, my dear computar delighted all of my story! all of the 90 pages that if possible would have blood stains on it. luckly, i printed it out just before that happened, so all that is left to do is retype it. (editing time!) my friend is still camping. (greenlake, i really know her and was the one to intro duce her here.) luckly i have you guise to talk ...
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