I never wear them but I would imagine more.
Do all events have a cause?
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I never wear them but I would imagine more.
Do all events have a cause?
Cause has effect
Do mocking birds sing anything original?
Not really an answer... aight, fine.
Yes but mockingly.
Favorite Beethoven piece? If you don't listen to Beethoven you must listen to multiple recordings of all his middle and late works plus the Eroica, then come back and tell us.
Ninth, sorry for being cliche.
Would you be up for some heavy s&m if your partner wanted to?
Sheep, all true aficionados know that the Große Fuge is where it's at.
How heavy is heavy? Actually scratch that just no.
Same question.
It does depend on just how heavy, I am open to some bondage and s&m but I have my limits.
Are you for or against legalizing pot?
For because I like it, no other real reason.
Do you agree with Erwin Schrödinger's statement that:
"The sensation of color cannot be accounted for by the physicist's objective picture of light-waves. Could the physiologist account for it, if he had fuller knowledge than he has of the processes in the retina and the nervous processes set up by them in the optical nerve bundles and in the brain? I do not think so."
I do not agree.
How our eyes determine color and relay that information to the brain isn't horribly complicated.
What's the one thing your eyes have seen, that you wish you could forget?
I had a friend once say to me "the ability to forget is as important as the ability to remember." I find a lot of truth in that.
I wouldn't say any "one thing" specific, but rather in general, anything where suffering, and/or great loss have occurred. perhaps it is enough that we are left with the impression of it on our souls as opposed to having to relive it in our mind's eyes.
whats the funniest book you have read?
Jesus, Lykren, I'm scaring you? Glad you made it through okay. Take care of yourself, man.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lykren
I'm with Clopin: 9th Symphony, chiche or otherwise. It's like looking into the face of God.
And no s&m/b&d for me. It's about the least erotic thing I can imagine. Granted, tastes differ, and I don't care what consenting adults do. But no, not for me (although not a few women asked for it when I was single).
The funniest literary fiction I've ever read was Straight Man by Richard Russo. Nobody's Fool and The Risk Pool had their moments, too, and were both better books. But all were fun.
What is the most boring book you've ever read?
my funniest books all belong to Patrick McManus, a non-fiction writer who I suspect stretches the truth quite a bit for comedic purposes. ive read all his books and they make me laugh right out loud.
the boring book question is close to my answer for how many books have you started but not finished.
the competition would be between moby dick, a catcher in the rye (both of which I finished), mrs Dalloway, a small town in Germany, the accidental tourist, and zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance. maybe a 6-way tie?
what was particular discouraging to me about moby dick was, high seas adventures are one of my favorite story sources, and moby dick could have been that (a high sea adventure), but it absolutely was not.
inspiration for the next question then: have you read some classics that left you wondering, how on earth is this considered a classic?
Not really. I've had that problem with some modern books by supposedly good writers, but classics seldom let me down.
Have you ever been near death, and aware that you were near death? I don't mean have you ever had a "near death experience." I mean have you ever had an experience in which you said, in effect, "Okay, this is as far as this story goes: I'm not getting out of this one alive."
I have a fondness for Beethoven's 7th meself.
Yes, and it was the same incident that caused the seizure. I had to go to the hospital for a few days, but luckily no permanent damage, though I did have back pain for a year after.
Another close shave was when I was 12 and got separated from my dad while hiking. I got picked up by a helicopter!
Are you ever troubled by seemingly highly abstract philosophical questions?
Yikes! I've had some close calls, too; one more or less a miracle. Anyway, glad we met, Lykren. :)
No, I'm not troubled by abstract philosophical questions. The best ones are like good mysteries--even if some don't have solutions.
Do you enjoy abstract expressionism in painting less that art with more recognizable subjects?
I'm glad we met too :)
Yes but don't tell Stluke! I love Turner's abstract stuff though.
In the same vein, what are a few works of art (any mediums) that for you are the limit beyond which lies the inaccessible? That is, what's the farthest you'll venture into the avant garde before calling it quits?