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22:28:39 Tuesday February 03 2004 I did all of the requisite Tuesday things today. I didn't stay late to work on my packet thing. I decided to grab some sleep and put that off until tomorrow. I finally gave up and joined orkut. Drop me a line if you want an invite. I have been reading Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman. I can't seem to get to sleep any more without reading a couple of chapters of something. So any time I finish a book a new one is always immediately in the offing. SD&CP is a series of semi-academic takes on pop culture. It is kind of hard to explain. For example:
As America's best-loved semipro freelance conversationalist, I am
often queried about my brazen humorousity. "How is it possible," I am
asked, "that you are able to extemporaneously lecture so effortlessly
on such a myriad of complex topics? What is the key to your incisive,
witty repertoire?"
... The formula is as follows: When discussing any given issue, always do three things. First, make an intellectual concession (this makes the listener feel comfortable). Next, make a completely incomprehensible -- but remarkably specific -- "cultural accusation" (this makes you insightful). Finally, end the dialogue by interjecting slang lexicon that does not necessarily exist(this makes you contemporary). ... For example when talking about music: "Oh, let's face it we all know that if Rivers Cuomo makes one more album about the Cubism didactic, he might as well just give up completely and turn Weezer into a hobo-core three piece." |